Implications of changing Caribbean coral reefs on Diadema antillarum larvae settlement

T Wijers, B van Herpen, D Mattijssen, AJ Murk… - Marine Biology, 2024 - Springer
Tropical western Atlantic reefs have gradually shifted from being dominated by corals to
being mainly covered by macroalgae. The mass-mortality of the sea urchin Diadema …

Impacts of hurricanes and disease on Diadema antillarum in shallow water reef and mangrove locations in St John, USVI

RD Godard, CM Wilson, CG Amstutz, N Badawy… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
The 1983–1984 mortality event of the long-spined sea urchin Diadema antillarum reduced
their population by up to 99% and was accompanied by a phase shift from coral dominated …

Uneven demographic consequences of the 2022 disease outbreak for the sea urchin Diadema antillarum in Puerto Rico

R Rodríguez-Barreras, CP Ruiz-Diaz… - PeerJ, 2023 - peerj.com
Pervasive epizootic events have had a significant impact on marine invertebrates throughout
the Caribbean, leading to severe population declines and consequential ecological …