Quantifying shedding and degradation rates of environmental DNA (eDNA) from Pacific crown-of-thorns seastar (Acanthaster cf. solaris)
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DOI: 10.1007/s00227-021-03896-x
Abstract: Population outbreaks of the corallivorous crown-of-thorns seastar (CoTS; Acanthaster spp.) are significant threats to the Indo-Pacific reefs. Although recent research demonstrated that environmental DNA (eDNA) techniques could improve CoTS monitoring, the interpretation of surveillance results… read more here.
Keywords: crown thorns; environmental dna; thorns seastar; rate ... See more keywords
Crown-of-thorns starfish outbreak at oceanic Dongsha Atoll in the northern South China Sea
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DOI: 10.1007/s12526-019-01021-2
Abstract: The corallivorous Crown-of-Thorns starfish (COTS), Acanthaster planci (Linnaeus, 1758), has been reported to undergo outbreaks that can decimate scleractinian coral assemblages (e.g. Waheed and Hoeksema 2014; Waheed et al. 2015). In the South China Sea… read more here.
Keywords: south china; thorns starfish; atoll; dongsha atoll ... See more keywords
Managing cross-scale dynamics in marine conservation: Pest irruptions and lessons from culling of crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster spp.)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2019.108211
Abstract: Abstract The global degradation of natural ecosystems is leading to an increased focus on interventionist management and habitat restoration. On coral reefs, a foremost example of this trend is the extensive culling of crown-of-thorns starfish… read more here.
Keywords: crown thorns; population irruptions; thorns starfish; culling crown ... See more keywords
A Crown-of-Thorns Seastar recombinant relaxin-like gonad-stimulating peptide triggers oocyte maturation and ovulation.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2019.05.009
Abstract: The Acanthaster planci species-complex [Crown-of-Thorns Seastar (COTS)] are highly fecund echinoderms that exhibit population outbreaks on coral reef ecosystems worldwide, including the Australian Great Barrier Reef. A better understanding of the COTS molecular biology is… read more here.
Keywords: gonad stimulating; relaxin like; crown thorns; like gonad ... See more keywords
Biocontrol: Crown-of-thorns no more
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DOI: 10.1038/nature21905
Abstract: The starfish Acanthaster planci destroys coral reefs. Whole- genome sequences provide clues to the proteins that mediate A. planci outbreaks — information that might be used to help protect coral. See Letter p.231 Crown-of-thorns starfish… read more here.
Keywords: crown thorns; biocontrol crown;
The crown-of-thorns starfish genome as a guide for biocontrol of this coral reef pest
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DOI: 10.1038/nature22033
Abstract: The crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS, the Acanthaster planci species group) is a highly fecund predator of reef-building corals throughout the Indo-Pacific region. COTS population outbreaks cause substantial loss of coral cover, diminishing the integrity and resilience… read more here.
Keywords: thorns starfish; crown thorns; biocontrol; reef ... See more keywords
Bias associated with the detectability of the coral-eating pest crown-of-thorns seastar and implications for reef management
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DOI: 10.1098/rsos.170396
Abstract: Outbreaks of the predator crown-of-thorns seastar (COTS) Acanthaster planci cause widespread coral mortality across the Indo-Pacific. Like many marine invertebrates, COTS is a nocturnal species whose cryptic behaviour during the day can affect its detectability,… read more here.
Keywords: reef management; crown thorns; day; thorns seastar ... See more keywords
Multi-species consumer jams and the fall of guarded corals to crown-of-thorns seastar outbreaks.
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DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.13118.1
Abstract: Outbreaks of predatory crown-of-thorns seastars (COTS) can devastate coral reef ecosystems, yet some corals possess mutualistic guardian crabs that defend against COTS attacks. However, guarded corals do not always survive COTS outbreaks, with the ecological… read more here.
Keywords: multi species; species consumer; guarded corals; crown thorns ... See more keywords
Multi-species consumer jams and the fall of guarded corals to crown-of-thorns seastar outbreaks
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DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.13118.2
Abstract: Outbreaks of predatory crown-of-thorns seastars (COTS) can devastate coral reef ecosystems, yet some corals possess mutualistic guardian crabs that defend against COTS attacks. However, guarded corals do not always survive COTS outbreaks, with the ecological… read more here.
Keywords: multi species; species consumer; guarded corals; crown thorns ... See more keywords
Identification of Crown of Thorns Starfish (COTS) using Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) and attention model
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0283121
Abstract: Coral reefs play important roles in the marine ecosystem, from providing shelter to aquatic lives to being a source of income to others. However, they are in danger from outbreaks of species like the Crown… read more here.
Keywords: thorns starfish; cnn; attention model; crown thorns ... 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