Sea Urchins

by Lawrence

• ISBN13: 9780123964915
• ISBN10: 0123964911
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2013-08-13
• Publisher: Elsevier Science

Summary

Sea urchins are a major component of the world ocean. They are important ecologically and often greatly affect marine communities. They have an excellent fossil record and consequently are of interest to paleontologists. Research has increased in recent years stimulated first by a recognition of their ecological importance and then because of their economic importance. Scientists around the world are actively investigating their potential for aquaculture. This book is designed to provide a broad understanding of the biology and ecology of sea urchins. Synthetic chapters consider biology of sea urchins as a whole to give a broad view. The topics of these chapters include reproduction, metabolism, endocrinology, larval ecology, growth, digestion, carotenoids, disease and nutrition. Subsequent chapters consider the ecology of individual species that are of major importance ecologically and economically. These include species from Japan, New Zealand, Australia, Europe, North America, South America and Africa. * First comprehensive book devoted to the biology and ecology of sea urchins * NEW chapter on Nutrition of Sea Urchins and Ecology of Diadema * Brand NEW illustrations * Hot NEW topic: Immunology of the Sea Urchin * Chapters written by internationally recognized experts * Each chapter revised and updated from the first edition * Biological chapters include reproduction, endocrinology, carotenoids and disease * Ecological chapters include species of major economic interest for fisheries and aquaculture

Table of Contents

Sea Urchins: Biology and Ecology 3e

Comparative Biology and Ecology

Phylogeny of Sea Urchins

Life History Strategies

Gametogenesis and Reproduction

Biochemical and Energy Requirements of Gonad Development

Endocrine regulation of sea urchin reproduction

Larval Ecology

Growth and Survival of Postsettlement Sea Urchins

Digestive System

Feeding and Digestion

Nutrition

Carotenoids

Disease

Immunology

Community Ecology

Stocking Enhancement

Integrative Biology and Ecology

Cidaridae

Centrostephanus rodgersii

Diadema

Arbacia

Loxechinus albus

Paracentrotus lividus

Psammechinus miliaris

Echinometra

Evechinus chloroticus

Heliocidaris erythrogramma

Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis

Strongylocentrotus franciscanus and Strongylocentrotous purpuratus

Strongylocentrotus intermedus

Strongylocentrotus nudus

Hemicentrotus pulcherimus, Pseudocentrotous depressus and Anthocidaris crassispina

Lytechinus

Tripneustes

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