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The crown of thorns (CoTS; Acanthaster cf. solaris) have not been reported as an actual threat to reefs in the Gulf of California; however, in the Espiritu Santo Archipelago National… Click to show full abstract
The crown of thorns (CoTS; Acanthaster cf. solaris) have not been reported as an actual threat to reefs in the Gulf of California; however, in the Espiritu Santo Archipelago National Park, we have evidenced massive predation over scleractinian corals. Its abundance is now over outbreaks threshold value and it is higher than historical records
Keywords:
eastern tropical;
coral colonies;
colonies eastern;
acanthaster solaris;
tropical pacific;
predation
Journal Title: Pacific Conservation Biology
Year Published: 2018
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Journal Title: Pacific Conservation Biology
Year Published: 2018
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