Population dynamics and reproduction of Holothuria tubulosa (Holothuroidea: Echinodermata) in the Aegean Sea

• Published in: Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
• Main Authors: Kazanidis, G., Antoniadou, C., Lolas, A. P., Neofitou, N., Vafidis, D., Chintiroglou, C., Neofitou, C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: population structure; allometry; reproduction; sea-cucumber; eastern; Mediterranean; Aegean Sea; GREAT-BARRIER-REEF; FORSKALI ECHINODERMATA; STICHOPUS-CHLORONOTUS; HALODEIMA ATRA; BIOLOGY; ASPIDOCHIROTIDA; LAGOON; ISLAND; Marine & Freshwater Biology; Lagoon Island
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11615/29335; https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315410000251

The Atlanto-Mediterranean holothurian Holothuria tubulosa is among the conspicuous benthic invertebrates in the shallow sublittoral zone. It is an edible species, harvested at the Aegean Sea and utilized as fishing bait. Considering the lack of information for the Aegean populations, a one-year surv...