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Community Organisation on Intertidal Rock Platforms at Rottnest Island, Western Australia: The Functional Role of the Sea Urchin Echinometra mathaei

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Updated 23/06/2025

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The sea urchin Echinometra mathaei exists in high densities on intertidal rock platforms at Rottnest Island, Western Australia. In terms of both numbers and biomass, it is the dominant species in the benthic community. From November, 1984 to November, 1986 experiments were carried out to see if this numerical dominance also had functional significance, specifically in the determination of the species composition and the patterns of distribution and abundances in the surrounding benthic community.

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Title Community Organisation on Intertidal Rock Platforms at Rottnest Island, Western Australia: The Functional Role of the Sea Urchin Echinometra mathaei
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/c8a72766-5593-4448-867b-8c7b9bbf1c3a
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
jane.prince@uwa.edu.au
Reference Period 01/10/1984 - 01/10/1986
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Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Community Organisation on Intertidal Rock Platforms at Rottnest Island, Western Australia: The Functional Role of the Sea Urchin Echinometra mathaei". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/community-organisation-on-intertidal-rock-platforms-at-rottnest-island-western-australia-the-fu1