Sea Urchin (IMAGE)

Wildlife Conservation Society

Sea Urchin

Caption

Sea urchins such as Diadema setosum can inhibit coral reef growth in the absence of predators such as orange-lined triggerfish.

Credit

T. McClanahan/WCS.

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