Predator's pick: Lobster predation on urchins - data and code from experimental investigation
This dataset comprises observations from four captive feeding experiments conducted at IMAS Taroona laboratories between 2020 and 2024. The experiments investigated predation by southern rock lobster (Jasus edwardsii) on the invasive long-spined sea urchin (Centrostephanus rodgersii) and the native sea urchin (Heliocidaris erythrogramma). Experimental conditions included live urchins, urchin roe, and trimmed urchins.
This data is directly linked to the following publication: Jennifer E Smith, John Keane, Craig Mundy, Caleb Gardner, Michael Oellermann, Spiny lobsters prefer native prey over range-extending invasive urchins, ICES Journal of Marine Science, Volume 79, Issue 4, May 2022, Pages 1353–1362, https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsac058
Data and resources
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Smith JE, Keane J, Oellermann M, Mundy C, Gardner C. (2023) Lobster predation on barren-forming sea urchins is more prevalent in habitats where small urchins…HTML Open
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Additional information
| Temporal extent | 2020-09-01 – 2025-02-01 |
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| Date (publication) | 2026-07-31 |
| Status | completed |
| Update frequency | notPlanned |
| Metadata language | en |
| License | Data, products and services from IMAS are provided "as is" without any warranty as to fitness for a particular purpose. |
| Source metadata | ISO 19115 XML |
| Last updated | 2026-11-05 |
| Created | 2026-11-05 |
| API | package_show |