Understanding the role of predatory fish within a community is essential to predict how
ecosystem structure and function may respond to loss of fish species and to ensure …

The sea urchin Diadema africanum is an herbivore that has a significant influence on
subtidal rocky reef communities on the Canary Islands, facilitating transitions between …

Clemente, S., Hernández, JC, and Brito, A. 2009. Evidence of the top–down role of predators
in structuring sublittoral rocky-reef communities in a Marine Protected Area and nearby …

Settlement of Diadema antillarum Philippi was measured at two barren ground sites, Abades
and Masca (Tenerife), between April 2002 and April 2003, in order to assess the suitability of …

Modeling is a useful approach to learn about the capacity of the systems to recover after
disturbances. In October 2011, a submarine volcanic eruption in The Punta Restinga–Mar …

The distribution of species is expressed by their occurrence in local faunal lists often
compiled by non‐taxonomists. In the case of rare or cryptic species, this can pose a severe …

Diadema africanum is a recently described sea urchin from the Eastern Atlantic
archipelagos, and adults play a major ecological role mediating the transition between two …

We tested the suitability of three different kinds of artificial collectors designed for
quantitative assessment of echinoid settlement rates:(1) nylon nets containing plastic …

La mortalidad masiva de organismos marinos supone un problema cada vez más
acuciante. El erizo de mar Diadema africanum ha sufrido en dos ocasiones la merma de sus …

En las islas Canarias, el erizo de mar Diadema africanum cumple un papel fundamental a la
hora de regular la dinámica de las comunidades bentónicas someras de fondos rocosos …