Story: Sea floor

Sea urchins

This video clip shows sea urchins feeding on branches that have fallen to the sea floor in one of the fiords of south-west New Zealand.

Using this item

Natural History New Zealand

This item has been provided for private study purposes (such as school projects, family and local history research) and any published reproduction (print or electronic) may infringe copyright law. It is the responsibility of the user of any material to obtain clearance from the copyright holder.

All images & media in this story

How to cite this page:

Ashley Rowden, 'Sea floor - The sea floor environment', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/video/8948/sea-urchins (accessed 24 April 2024)

Story by Ashley Rowden, published 12 Jun 2006