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Temperature and pressure tolerances of embryos and larvae of the Antarctic sea urchin Sterechinus neumayeri (Echinodermata: Echinoidea): potential for deep-sea invasion from high latitudes

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Date Issued:
2000
Title: Temperature and pressure tolerances of embryos and larvae of the Antarctic sea urchin Sterechinus neumayeri (Echinodermata: Echinoidea): potential for deep-sea invasion from high latitudes.
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Name(s): Tyler, Paul A., creator
Young, Craig M., creator
Clarke, Andrew, creator
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Article
Issuance: single unit
Date Issued: 2000
Publisher: Inter-Research Science Center
Extent: 9 p.
Physical Description: pdf
Language(s): English
Identifier: 3350886 (digitool), FADT3350886 (IID), fau:6482 (fedora), 10.3354/meps192173 (doi)
Note(s): These data suggest that the embryonic and larval stages of S. neumayen are capable of surviving low temperatures in surface waters, but only tolerate higher pressures when water column temperatures are >O°C. Such a pattern of temperature increase is seen in the formation of Antarctic Bottom Water in the Weddell Sea and we infer that the larvae of S. neumayen are capable of penetrating the deep sea through the agency of this deep water formation.
This manuscript is available at http://www.int-res.com/ and may be cited as: Tyler, P. A., Young, C. M., & Clarke, A. (2000). Temperature and pressure tolerances of embryos and larvae of the Antarctic sea urchin Sterechinus neumayeri (Echinodermata: Echinoidea): potential for deep-sea invasion from high latitudes. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 192, 173-180. doi:10.3354/meps192173
Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #1355.
Subject(s): Echinoidea
Sea urchins--Antarctica
Sea urchins--Embryos
Larvae
Pressure
Temperature
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3350886
Links: http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps192173
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Host Institution: FAU