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Half a century of echinoid population decline in the northern Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea. [PDF]

J Anim Ecol
Multi‐decadal monitoring in the Gulf of Aqaba, northern Red Sea, reveals severe (>90%) declines of key echinoid grazers. These declines signify a collapse of crucial herbivory functions underpinning coral reef resilience. Results implicate accelerating anthropogenic stress as a principal driver, emphasizing the urgent need for sustained, species ...
Eviatar G, Bronstein O.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Thirty years of research on Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (1986–2016): Scientific advances and emerging opportunities [PDF]

, 2017
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.
Babcock, R.C., Bos, A.R., Brodie, J., Buck, A.C.E., Byrne, M., Caballes, C.F., Chen, C.C.M., Fortunato, S.A.V., Hoey, J., Matthews, S., Mellin, C., Messmer, V., Nadler, L.E., Pratchett, M.S., Sweatman, H.P.A., Thompson, C.A., Uthicke, S., Wilmes, J.C.   +17 more
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Methylome Profiling of a Deuterostome Invertebrate Using Oxford Nanopore Technology (ONT). [PDF]

Mol Ecol Resour
ABSTRACT DNA methylation is crucial for genome regulation and provides key insights into the interaction between genetics and environmental factors, offering valuable perspectives for ecological research. However, knowledge of DNA methylation patterns in nonmodel invertebrates remains limited.
Kwong SLT, Budd AM, Hung JY, Villacorta-Rath C, Uthicke S.   +4 more
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The role of top-predator in the preservation of coral reefs ecosystem

Communication in Biomathematical Sciences, 2017
The coral reef ecosystem in Indonesian as part of Coral Triangle Region has been significantly decreasing in the last decades. This damage has been known widely due to coastal development, pollution, and uncontrolled fishing and harvesting.
Rina Ratianingsih, Nurul Ismawati, Juni Wijayanti Puspita, Agus Indra Jaya   +3 more
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Bright spots in the darkness of cancer: A review of starfishes-derived compounds and their anti-tumor action [PDF]

, 2019
The fight against cancer represents a great challenge for researchers and, for this reason, the search for new promising drugs to improve cancer treatments has become inevitable.
Arizza V., Lazzara V., Luparello C., Mauro M., Vazzana M.   +4 more
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Coral Venom and Toxins as Protection Against Crown-of-Thorns Sea Star Attack. [PDF]

Mol Ecol
ABSTRACT Crown‐of‐thorns sea star (CoTS) outbreaks are a main cause of hard coral cover decline across the Indo‐Pacific, posing a major threat to the resilience of coral reefs. However, the drivers underlying CoTS feeding on preferred (e.g., Acropora species) versus non‐preferred (e.g., Porites species) are poorly understood. We hypothesised that coral
Gorman LM, Huffmyer AS, Byrne M, Mills SC, Putnam HM.   +4 more
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Coral-Eating Sea Stars Acanthaster planci in Hawaii [PDF]

Science, 1971
An aggregation of 2 × 10 4 Acanthaster planci was observed from September 1969 to November 1970. The sea stars within the aggregation were very uniform in size, and their reproduction was seasonal. Their average diameter and weight also varied seasonally in a manner that suggests a correlation between ...
J M, Branham, S A, Reed, J H, Bailey, J, Caperon   +3 more
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Detection of a High-Density Brachiolaria-Stage Larval Population of Crown-of-Thorns Sea Star (Acanthaster planci) in Sekisei Lagoon (Okinawa, Japan)

Diversity, 2016
Outbreaks of the crown-of-thorns sea star (Acanthaster planci) are likely to be strongly associated with drastic changes in larval survival influenced by food availability. However, no quantitative or qualitative data are available on the distribution of
Go Suzuki, Nina Yasuda, Kohta Ikehara, Kouki Fukuoka, Takahiko Kameda, Sayaka Kai, Satoshi Nagai, Atushi Watanabe, Takashi Nakamura, Shunsuke Kitazawa, Lawrence Patrick C. Bernardo, Tatsuya Natori, Momoka Kojima, Kazuo Nadaoka   +13 more
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There's no place like home: crown-of-thorns outbreaks in the central pacific are regionally derived and independent events. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
One of the most significant biological disturbances on a tropical coral reef is a population outbreak of the fecund, corallivorous crown-of-thorns sea star, Acanthaster planci.
Molly A Timmers, Christopher E Bird, Derek J Skillings, Peter E Smouse, Robert J Toonen   +4 more
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Prevalence and abundance of coral disease in Aceh Besar regency Aceh, Indonesia

Depik Jurnal, 2022
The aims of this research was to  knew the prevalence, abundance and types of coral diseases detected in Peukan Bada Aceh Besar Regency. Method used in this research was a 20x2m belt transect with 3 replicates.
Maria Ulfah, Iqbal Nindo Turnip, Chitra Octavina, Irma Dewiyanti, Syahrul Purnawan   +4 more
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