This fully revised and expanded edition of Sea Urchins provides a wide-ranging understanding of the biology and ecology of this key component of the world's oceans. Coverage includes reproduction, metabolism, endocrinology, larval ecology, growth, digestion, carotenoids, disease and nutrition. Other chapters consider the ecology of individual species that are of major importance ecologically and economically, including species from Japan, New Zealand, Australia, Europe, North America, South America and Africa. In addition, six new contributions in areas such as immunology, digestive systems and community ecology inform readers on key recent developments and insights from the literature.
Sea urchins are ecologically important and often greatly affect marine communities. Because they have an excellent fossil record, they are also of interest to paleontologists. Research on sea urchins has increased in recent years, stimulated first by recognition of their ecological importance and subsequently their economic importance. Scientists around the world are actively investigating their potential for aquaculture and fisheries, and their value as model systems for investigations in developmental biology continues to increase.
1. Phylogeny of Sea Urchins Andrew B. Smith and Andreas Kroh 2. Sea Urchin Life History Strategies John M. Lawrence 3. Sea Urchin Gametogenesis – Structural, Functional and Molecular/Genomic Biology Charles W. Walker, M.P. Lesser, and Tatsuya Unuma 4. Biochemical and Energy Requirements of Gonad Development Adam G. Marsh, Mickie L. Powell, and Stephen A. Watts 5. Endocrine Regulation of Sea Urchin Reproduction Kristina M. Wasson, and Stephen A. Watts 6. Larval Ecology of Echinoids Anna Metaxas 7. Growth and Survival of Postsettlement Sea Urchins Thomas A. Ebert 8. Digestive System Nicholas D. Holland 9. Feeding, Digestion and Digestibility of Sea Urchins John M. Lawrence, Addison L. Lawrence, and Stephen A. Watts 10. Nutrition Stephen A. Watts, Addison L. Lawrence, and John M. Lawrence 11. Carotenoids in Sea Urchins Maeve S. Kelly and Rachael C Symonds 12. Disease in Sea Urchins Yi Nan Wang, Ya Qing Chang, and John M. Lawrence 13. Immunology in Sea Urchins José Roberto Machado Cunha da Silva 14. Sea Urchins as Drivers of Shallow Benthic Marine Community Structure Robert S. Steneck 15. Stocking Enhancement Yukio Agatsuma 16. Cidaroids John M. Lawrence, and Michel Jangoux 17. Centrostephanus rodgersii Maria Byrn, and Neil Andrew 18. Diadema Nyawira A. Muthiga and Timothy R. McClanahan 19. Arbacia Paola Gianguzza and Chiara Bonaviri 20. Loxechinus albus Julio Alberto Vásquez and Gonzalo A. Donoso 21. Paracentrotus lividus Charles F. Boudouresque and Marc Verlaque 22. Psammechinus miliaris Maeve S. Kelly, A. D. Hughes, and E .J. Cook 23. Echinometra Timothy R. McClanahan and Nyawira A. Muthiga 24. Evechinus chloroticus Michael F. Barker 25. Heliocidaris erythrogramma John K. Keesing 26. Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis Robert E. Scheibling and Bruce G. Hatcher 27. Strongylocentrotus franciscanus and Strongylocentrotous purpuratus Laura Rogers-Bennett 28. Strongylocentrotus intermedus Yukio Agatsuma 29. Strongylocentrotus nudus Yukio Agatsuma 30. Hemicentrotus pulcherimus, Pseudocentrotous depressus and Anthocidaris crassispina Yukio Agatsuma 31. Lytechinus Stephen A. Watts, James B. McClintock, and John M. Lawrence 32. Tripneustes John M. Lawrence and Yukio Agatsuma
Department of Integrative Biology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA. John has several awards including Medalist, Florida Academy of Sciences and Distinguished Scientist Award, Marine Biological Association of Western Universities; He has over 40 years of teaching and research experience. He has authored three books, and published over ~300 scientific papers.
Reviews for Sea Urchins: Biology and Ecology
"""Consists of contributions from leading sea urchin experts, covering the basic biology of sea urchins and describing 17 species of edible sea urchines...This text is a solid compilation of the state of the knowledge of sea urchin biology, and will be a valuable addition to the library of any sea urchin researcher or marine biologists."" - NORTHEASTERN NATURALIST"
