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
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
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.
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Thirty Years of Research on Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (1986–2016): Scientific Advances and Emerging Opportunities
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DOI: 10.3390/d9040041
Abstract: Research on the coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish (CoTS) has waxed and waned over the last few decades, mostly in response to population outbreaks at specific locations. This review considers advances in our understanding of the biology… read more here.
Keywords: research; thorns starfish; crown thorns; biology ... 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