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ABSTRACT Echinometra lucunter is a common Caribbean sea urchin, which the abundance and distribution were evaluated along a rocky platform at Cepe beach, Venezuela. Two surveys were conducted along transects perpendicular and parallel to the coast, from the shore to the wave breaking zone (WB), using 1m2 quadrat method. In survey-1 the smaller sea urchins (<1.8 cm) occurred in the tide pool zone (TP) and medium and large dominated in the WB. The average density recorded in the WB and TP (140.2 and 272.7 ind/m2 respectively) are among the highest values reported in the Caribbean. The maximum density recorded was 562 ind/m2 in the TP and most of them were juveniles (<1.8 cm). In survey-2 sea urchins (³3.0 cm) density ranged from 1 to 156 ind/m2 and the overall average was 29.6 (± 32.4) ind/m2. The highest density occurred in the platform western sector (average 43.2 ±41.3 ind/m2). In the transects parallel to the coast the sea urchin's abundance gradually decreased from the WB (130 ±12 ind/m2) towards the coast (0.3 ±0.37 ind/m2). In conclusion, the E. lucunter densities recorded on the Cepe beach platform are the highest values reported in the Caribbean.
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Marine Biology Research (MBRJ) provides a worldwide forum for key information, ideas and discussion on all areas of marine biology and biological oceanography. Founded in 2005 as a merger of two Scandinavian journals, Sarsia and Ophelia, MBRJ is based today at the Institute of Marine Research, Bergen, Norway. The Journal’s scope encompasses basic and applied research from all oceans and marine habitats and on all marine organisms, the main criterium for acceptance being quality.