Abstract
Field observations in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands and Discovery Bay, Jamaica reveal that Diadema antillarum Philippi has a strong feeding preference for algal turf. Seasonally reduced abundance of this preferred food item was accompanied by the utilization of an alternate food resource (live coral) in concurrence with optimal foraging theory predictions....
Recommended Citation
Carpenter, Robert C.. 1981. "Grazing by Diadema antillarum (Philippi) and its effects on the benthic algal community." Journal of Marine Research 39, (4). https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/journal_of_marine_research/1568
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