https://www.selleckchem.com/pr....oducts/slf1081851-hy
Time-lapse photography revealed that predation on tethered urchins was due mostly to the largest size class of lobsters (100 mm carapace length), which comprised only 7% of the population, highlighting the importance of large-sized lobsters in controlling urchin abundance in localized areas adjacent to urchin-dominated barrens. Despite an ongoing once-a-year fishing event permitted within the MPA, lobster populations were persistent, demonstrating that the cascading effect of the lobsters on urchins and ultimately m
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