[Coral-List] coral list post: Diadema antillarum
James Cervino PhD.
jcervino at whoi.edu
Fri Apr 25 18:04:53 EDT 2008
Can anyone alert me to papers published on the specific diet of D.a? Has anyone
watched them eat the same species of alga over time? I think these lawn keepers
have a specific palate??
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Dr. James M. Cervino
Visiting Scientist
Woods Hole Oceanographic Inst.
Department of Marine Chemistry
Woods Hole MA.
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Quoting John Ware <jware at erols.com>:
* Drew and Dan,
*
* Well, since I didn't see any other replies:
*
* D.a. are typically sparse, altough I understand there is a comeback at
* DBML. What we have done in the past is to lay out a transect line using
* a 50 m tape. We laid our tapes along depth contours in order to
* determine a depth effect. Then two divers swim along the line, one on
* each side, with a 1 m pvc pipe. Each diver counts the number of D.a.
* within 1 m of the tape using the pvc pipe as a guide, thus surveying 100
* m**2. This is simple and fast.
*
* Sounds like you may be taking people without much diving experience and
* maybe even less night diving experience. D.a. are very good at hiding,
* so all surveys should be done after the sun goes down. Without good
* buoyancy control, there could be some close encounters with the D.a.
* which, believe me, are VERY painful. Do some research on first aid and
* take along the required stuff - DBML may help you there.
*
* John
*
* Dan Dalke-Fac/Staff wrote:
*
* >Dear coral listers,
* >
* >This is Drew Fozzard. I am a senior at Lovett, and am currently
* >doing an independent research project with my Marine Biology
* >teacher. Along with 11 other students, we will be going to
* >Discovery Bay Marine Lab in Jamaica with a research diving
* >class. We are interested in doing a project involving the
* >population of the reef urchin Diadema antillarum. I was
* >wondering if anyone had any information or suggestions for
* >monitoring the numbers of Diadema on the different reefs at
* >Discovery Bay. We are taking 1/2 m and 1 m quadrants with us.
* >
* >Thanks,
* >
* >Drew Fozzard
* >alfozzard at lovett.org
* >
* >
* >
* >Dan Dalke
* >Upper School Science Department Chairman
* >The Lovett School
* >404-262-3032 ext. 1520
* >ddalke at lovett.org
* >
* >
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