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Publication
| Cornish, A. 2003. Diadema sea urchins and the black-spot tuskfish. Porcupine! Newsletter of the Department of Ecology and Biodiversity, No. 28. University of Hong Kong. |
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| Cunningham, M. 2001. One Of First Attempts To Save Coral Reefs Upcoming. Daily University Science News. |
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| Hay, M.E. 1984. Patterns of fish and urchin grazing on Caribbean coral reefs: Are previous results typical? Ecology. 65: 446-454. |
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| McClanahan, TR and JC Mutere. 1994. Coral and sea urchin assemblage structure and interrelationships in Kenyan reef lagoons. Hydrobiologia. 286: 109-124. |
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| McClanahan, TR, Arthur, R., Kaunda-Arara, B., Kiambo, R., Machano, H., Mangi, S., Muthiga, N., and M. Rodriques. 2000. Sea Urchin reduction as a restoration technique in a new marine park. Proceedings of the 9th International Coral Reef Symposium 2:947-953. |
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| Sammarco, P.W. 1980. Diadema and its relationship to coral spat mortality: grazing, competition, and biological disturbance. J. Exp. Mar. Ecol. 45: 245-272. |
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Success Stories
| Raloff, J. 2001. Wanted: Reef Cleaners; Can spiny housekeepers save beleaguered Caribbean corals? Science News Online, 160(8): 120. |
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| Samarrai, F. Helping urchins may benefit corals. |
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| Smith, P. Corals and sea urchins: Two parts of the same story. North Carolina Sea Grant. |
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Photo Gallery
| ReefBase. Sea urchins graze on algae which compete with corals for space and light. |
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| ReefBase. Diadema antillarum on coral rubble. |
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