by Martin A. Moe, Jr. After witnessing firsthand the changes in the Florida reef ecosystem that followed the near extinction of the long spine sea urchin Diadema antillarum in the early 1980s, Martin A Moe, Jr. saw a need to develop the techniques required to breed and mass culture this critically important species. He set up a small experimental marine culture laboratory in a spare room of his house in the Florida Keys where, after eleven years of work he was successful, despite many challenges. His work will forever be instrumental in future coral reef restoration efforts in the tropical western Atlantic and Caribbean. This manual recounts the trials, discoveries, successes, mysteries, and thorny problems along the path to understanding the larval life of Diadema antillarum, and is intended as a reference guide for researchers continuing the work with this species.
248 pages, hardcover.
