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The Urchin Barrens (URC) Bioband
Bio-band Name |
Database Label |
Colour |
Indicator Species* |
Physical Description |
Exposure |
Associate Species* |
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C |
Urchin Barrens |
URC |
Underwater, coralline white |
Shows rocky substrate clear of macroalgae. Often has a pink-white colour of encrusting coralline red algae. May or may not see urchins. |
SP-SE, current |
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Urchin Barrens (URC) surround this Semi-Protected islet off Edge Point, Mary Island. Individual Strongylocentrotus franciscanus (red sea urchin) are visible in excavated holes etched out of the underlying bedrock. |
Urchin Barrens (URC), and even individual urchins, are visible here in the underwater zone below a canopy of Macrocystis (MAC) and Nereocystis (NER) on a Southeastern islet in the Percy Islands. |
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Bioarea SECR |
Bioarea SECR |