San Diego State University. ... S. purpuratus) was documented at sites in northern and southern California (USA) for 4 settlement .... Also, brushes are cheap.
Vol. I l l : 41-52, 1994
MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.
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Published August 11
Settlement patterns of red and purple sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus franciscan us and S. purpuratus) in California, USA Thomas A. ~ b e r t ' ,Stephen C. s c h r o e t e r l , John D. ~ i x o n ' ,Peter ~ a l v a s s ~ 'Department of Biology. San Diego State University. San Diego. California 92182-0057. USA 'california Department of Fish and Game. 19160 S. Harbor Drive, Fort Bragg. California 95437. USA
ABSTRACT: Weekly settlement of red and purple sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus franciscanus and S. purpuratus) was documented at sites in northern and southern California (USA) for 4 settlement seasons from 1990 to 1993. Newly settled sea urchins (
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