Carbonate sediment production by the rock-boring urchin Echinometra lucunter and associated endolithic infauna at Black Rock, Little Bahama Bank

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HBOI Faculty Contributions
Contributors
Hoskin, Charles M.
Publisher
U. S. Department of Commerce
Date Issued
1985
Note

Bioerosion by the urchin Echinometra lucunter (Linnaeus) has been studied previously in Barbados (McLean, 1967), Bermuda (Hunt, 1969), and the Virgin Islands (Ogden, 1977). Another species, E. mathaei, has been studied in Persian Gulf reefs by Shinn (p. 39, in Hughes Clarke and Keij, 1973) and Enewetak (Russo, 1980). The purposes of this study are to determine the rate of sediment production and cavity formation by E. lucunter using a new method, to characterize the size distribution of the particles produced, and to compare these data with the rate of production and size of particles produced by the rock-boring infauna closely associated with the urchin bore holes.

Language
English
Type
Text
Genre
article
Extent
15 p.
Subject (Topical)
Coral reef ecology
Echinometra lucunter
Erosion
Identifier
3177146
Additional Information
Bioerosion by the urchin Echinometra lucunter (Linnaeus) has been studied previously in Barbados (McLean, 1967), Bermuda (Hunt, 1969), and the Virgin Islands (Ogden, 1977). Another species, E. mathaei, has been studied in Persian Gulf reefs by Shinn (p. 39, in Hughes Clarke and Keij, 1973) and Enewetak (Russo, 1980). The purposes of this study are to determine the rate of sediment production and cavity formation by E. lucunter using a new method, to characterize the size distribution of the particles produced, and to compare these data with the rate of production and size of particles produced by the rock-boring infauna closely associated with the urchin bore holes.
This article may be cited as: Hoskin, C. M. (1985). Carbonate sediment production by the rock-boring urchin Echinometra lucunter and associated endolithic infauna at Black Rock, Little Bahama Bank. In M.L. Reaka (Ed.), The ecology of coral reefs: Results of a workshop on coral reef ecology held by the American Society of Zoologists, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 1985, 3(1), 151-161. Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, Office of Undersea Research.
Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #390.
Date Backup
1985
Date Text
1985
Date Issued (EDTF)
1985
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Attributed name: Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
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Hoskin, Charles M.

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Carbonate sediment production by the rock-boring urchin Echinometra lucunter and associated endolithic infauna at Black Rock, Little Bahama Bank
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http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3177146
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U. S. Department of Commerce
1985
single unit
Title
Carbonate sediment production by the rock-boring urchin Echinometra lucunter and associated endolithic infauna at Black Rock, Little Bahama Bank
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Carbonate sediment production by the rock-boring urchin Echinometra lucunter and associated endolithic infauna at Black Rock, Little Bahama Bank