Inventory of echinoderms in the Iles Eparses (Europa, Glorieuses, Juan de Nova), Mozambique Channel, France
Conand, C.; Mulochau, T.; Stöhr, S.; Eléaume, M.; Chabanet, P. (2016). Inventory of echinoderms in the Iles Eparses (Europa, Glorieuses, Juan de Nova), Mozambique Channel, France. Acta Oecol. (Montrouge) 72: 53-61. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actao.2015.06.007
In: Acta Oecologica (Montrouge). Gauthier-Villars: Montrouge. ISSN 1146-609X; e-ISSN 1873-6238, more
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Iles Eparses, Western Indian Ocean, Mozambique Channel, Echinoderms, Inventory, Ecology, Conservation |
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- Conand, C.
- Mulochau, T.
- Stöhr, S., more
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The multidisciplinary programme BioReCIE (Biodiversity, Resources and Conservation of coral reefs at Eparses Is.) inventoried multiple marine animal groups in order to provide information on the coral reef health of the Iles Eparses. All five classes of echinoderms were observed by visual census, photographed and later identified. About 100 species are reported, including a few unidentified ones which require further studies. The Holothuroidea and Ophiuroidea are the most diverse. One new species, the asterinid Aquilonastra chantalae O'Loughlin and McKenzie (2013), was discovered in addition to several new records of echinoderms. The illegal fishery targeting holothurians, which are presently highly valuable resources in this zone, is discussed. |
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