The role that seaweeds play as primary producers and ecosystems engineers in marine
coastal ecosystems is widely acknowledged. Seaweeds, however, are also important drivers …

Diets for aquatic animals are numerous. They differ from species to species and may change
to meet varied nutritional requests during the life cycle, and may be designed for larvae …

The present study was performed to determine whether the palatability, consumption and
digestibility of an artificial sea urchin diet could be improved by the addition of a highly …

The common sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus (Lamarck, 1816) is an important commercial
species in the Mediterranean Sea for the consumption of its gonads (roe). This species has …

Diatoms are unicellular algae playing a key role as photosynthetic organisms in the world's
ocean food webs. The chemical ecology of planktonic diatoms is well documented, but few …

The common sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus (Lamarck, 1816) is the most consumed
echinoid in Europe. It is considered a seafood delicacy, given its high-valued gonads. In sea …

Sea urchin aquaculture represents a promising tool to promote blue economy principles that
are geared towards the sustainable production of low-trophic-level organisms with high …

Sea urchin gonads are exploited both for gastronomic and scientific purposes; thus, the
production of large and mature gonads is essential. Natural populations of the …

Investigations on trophic requirements of different life cycle stages of Paracentrotus lividus
are crucial for the comprehension of species ecology and for its artificial rearing. The future …

The establishment of a commercially sustainable aquaculture production of Paracentrotus
lividus depends on the development of diets able to fulfil the species nutritional requirement …