Sea urchin predation mortality rates

Created 16/03/2026

Updated 16/03/2026

Mortality rates of the sea urchin Heliocidaris erythrogramma where estimated under experimental conditions to determine the importance of natural and predation mortality in structuring sea urchin populations. Data was obtained from tethering, tagging and caging experiments at four sites within Mercury Passage and the Derwent Estuary in eastern Tasmania.

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Title Sea urchin predation mortality rates
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/2ee80bf0-5075-4437-bdfa-aca83d3d2d2a
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
hughp@myriax.com
Reference Period 01/01/2000 - 12/07/2003
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Data Portal Australian Oceans Data Network

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Sea urchin predation mortality rates". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/sea-urchin-predation-mortality-rates1