Coral colonies in the eastern tropical Pacific: predation by Acanthaster cf. solaris
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DOI: 10.1071/pc18040
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… read more here.
Keywords: eastern tropical; coral colonies; colonies eastern; acanthaster solaris ... See more keywords
Variation in Incidence and Severity of Injuries among Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (Acanthaster cf. solaris) on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef
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DOI: 10.3390/d9010012
Abstract: Despite the presence of numerous sharp poisonous spines, adult crown-of-thorns starfish (CoTS) are vulnerable to predation, though the importance and rates of predation are generally unknown. This study explores variation in the incidence and severity… read more here.
Keywords: incidence; acanthaster solaris; severity injuries; crown thorns ... See more keywords
Damage caused by crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster cf. solaris) outbreak to restored corals in the southern Gulf of California, Mexico
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DOI: 10.5343/bms.2020.0034
Abstract: In the last decades, managers and local communities have been turning to active restoration as a mechanism to recover damaged reefs affected at an unprecedented rate because of climate change, anthropogenic activities, and natural events,… read more here.
Keywords: gulf california; crown thorns; solaris outbreak; southern gulf ... See more keywords