Detectability of Crown-of-Thorns Starfish and Consequences for Culling or Removal [PDF]
BiologyPopulation irruptions of crown-of-thorns starfish (CoTS; Acanthaster spp.) represent a perennial threat to Indo-Pacific coral reefs, often causing extensive coral loss and contributing to reef degradation.
Morgan S Pratchett +2 more
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Crown-of-thorns starfish spines secrete defence proteins [PDF]
PeerJ, 2023 Background The crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS; Acanthaster species) is a slow-moving corallivore protected by an extensive array of long, sharp toxic spines.
Adam K. Hillberg +13 more
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Variable food alters responses of larval crown-of-thorns starfish to ocean warming but not acidification [PDF]
Communications Biology, 2023 Phytoplankton abundance is decreasing and becoming more variable as the ocean climate changes. We examine how low, high, and variable phytoplankton food supply affected the survival, development, and growth of larval crown-of-thorns starfish, Acanthaster
Benjamin Mos +2 more
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Optimising crown-of-thorns starfish control effort on the Great Barrier Reef. [PDF]
PLoS ONEOutbreaks of crown-of-thorns starfish Acanthaster planci (COTS), a disruptive coral-eating predator, are responsible for almost half of total coral cover loss on Australia's Great Barrier Reef. As the pressures of climate change continue to intensify the
Kanupriya Agarwal +2 more
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Fish predators control outbreaks of Crown-of-Thorns Starfish [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2021 Outbreaks of Crown-of-Thorn Starfish (CoTS) have caused coral cover declines across the Indo-Pacific. Here the authors analyse long-term CoTS, coral reef fish monitoring, and fisheries catch data from the Great Barrier Reef to demonstrate removal of ...
Frederieke J. Kroon +2 more
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Starvation Influences the Microbiota in the Stomach of the Corallivorous Crown-of-Thorns Starfish [PDF]
BiologyThe crown-of-thorns starfish (CoTS, Acanthaster spp.), is responsible for a considerable amount of coral loss in the tropical Indo-Pacific region. After decimating coral populations through predation, it is expected that CoTS will face food scarcity ...
Ying Zhang +9 more
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Environmental and biological cues for spawning in the crown-of-thorns starfish. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Sporadic outbreaks of the coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish are likely to be due, at least in part, to spatial and temporal variation in reproductive and settlement success.
Ciemon Frank Caballes +1 more
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A ubiquitous subcuticular bacterial symbiont of a coral predator, the crown-of-thorns starfish, in the Indo-Pacific [PDF]
Microbiome, 2020 Background Population outbreaks of the crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci sensu lato; COTS), a primary predator of reef-building corals in the Indo-Pacific Ocean, are a major threat to coral reefs.
Naohisa Wada +16 more
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Extract from crown-of-thorns starfish promotes zebrafish caudal fin regeneration by inhibition of neutrophil migration [PDF]
PeerJReparative regeneration is the process of repairing or replacing damaged or lost tissue. Starfish possess remarkable regenerative capacity and can regenerate nearly any part of their body, making them ideal models for studying regenerative medicine.
Weibo Zhang +9 more
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Increasing densities of Pacific crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster cf. solaris) at Lizard Island, northern Great Barrier Reef, resolved using a novel survey method [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 Recurrent population irruptions of Pacific crown-of-thorns starfish (CoTS, Acanthaster cf. solaris) are among the foremost causes of coral mortality on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef (GBR).
Josie F. Chandler +7 more
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