Tipping the balance: reef community shifts after a regional urchin population collapse Article

Nicolas, Rivas, Ryan, James W, Valentina, Bautista et al. (2026). Tipping the balance: reef community shifts after a regional urchin population collapse . CORAL REEFS, 10.1007/s00338-026-02822-1

cited authors

  • Nicolas, Rivas; Ryan, James W; Valentina, Bautista; Madison, Sandquist; Arianna, F Guerriero; Silvana, B Arias; Alex, E Mercado-Molina; Jennifer, Rehage; Rolando, O Santos

publication date

  • February 9, 2026

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keywords

  • Algae proliferation
  • Benthic community structure
  • CORAL-REEFS
  • COVER
  • Coral-algal competition
  • DIADEMA-ANTILLARUM
  • DIE-OFF
  • FOREST
  • Herbivore loss
  • Life Sciences & Biomedicine
  • MASS MORTALITY
  • Marine & Freshwater Biology
  • PHASE-SHIFTS
  • Photogrammetry
  • RESILIENCE
  • Reef degradation
  • SEA-URCHIN
  • Science & Technology

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

publisher

  • SPRINGER