Contribution to Book
Estimates of Carbonate Sediment Production by Some Common Fish and Sea Urchins in the Caribbean
Studies in Geology #4: Caribbean Coral Reefs - Holocene and Ancient
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
1-1-1977
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1306/St4393C21
Disciplines
Abstract
Estimates have been made of carbonate-sediment production by the striped parrot fish Scarus croicensis Bloch and two common Caribbean echinoids, Diadema antillarum Philippi and Echinometra lucunter (L.), on the basis of an analysis of stomach contents and rate of feeding. The striped-parrot-fish population studied at Isla Pico Feo in Panama produced 0.49 kg/m2/year of carbonate sediment. The urchins Diadema and Echinometra studied in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, produced 4.6 kg/m2/year and 3.9 kg/m2/year, respectively.
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Estimates of Carbonate Sediment Production by Some Common Fish and Sea Urchins in the Caribbean, in S. Frost & M. Weiss (Eds.), Studies in Geology #4: Caribbean Coral Reefs - Holocene and Ancient, AAPG, p. 281-285
Citation Information
John C. Ogden. "Estimates of Carbonate Sediment Production by Some Common Fish and Sea Urchins in the Caribbean" Studies in Geology #4: Caribbean Coral Reefs - Holocene and Ancient (1977) p. 281 - 285 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/john-ogden/24/