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The possible causes and consequences of outbreaks of the Crown-of-Thorns starfish : proceedings of a workshop held in Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 10 June 1992 at the Sheraton Breakwater Casino Hotel

, 1992
The following papers and abstracts were presented at a workshop on “The Possible Causes and Consequences of Outbreaks of the Crown-of-thorns Starfish”, held on 10 June 1992 in Townsville, Australia.
Engelhardt, U., Lassig, B.R.
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The Crown of Thorns affair

, 1971
Evaluating the threat of the Great Barrier Reef by the Crown of Thorns starfish has become a political issue in ...
Hazell, Malcolm J.
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Moving Beyond Temperature Metrics in Coral Bleaching Prediction Using Interpretable Machine Learning

Global Ecology and Biogeography, Volume 34, Issue 8, August 2025.
ABSTRACT Aim Marine heatwaves are the greatest threat to coral reefs, but the interplay between other physical environmental factors often influences the thermal sensitivity of corals. While existing coral bleaching algorithms largely depend on temperature‐related metrics, such relationships may not hold under climate change when corals experience ...
Mandy W. M. Cheung, Milani Chaloupka, Karlo Hock, Peter J. Mumby   +3 more
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Recurrent Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (Acanthaster cf. solaris) Outbreaks Alter Coral Recovery Trajectories in the Central South China Sea

Ecosystem Health and Sustainability
Tracking the degradation and recovery of foundational organisms is key to understanding ecosystem sustainability. Using coral reefs as a model, we investigated how disturbance frequency affects the recovery of reef-building corals. We examined changes in
Lintao Huang, Yuyang Zhang, Lei Jiang, Xiaolei Yu, Youfang Sun, Chengyue Liu, Jiansheng Lian, Sheng Liu, Hui Huang   +8 more
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Potential Enhanced Survivorship of Crown of Thorns Starfish Larvae due to Near-Annual Nutrient Enrichment during Secondary Outbreaks on the Central Mid-Shelf of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Diversity, 2017
The Great Barrier Reef (GBR) is currently experiencing widespread crown of thorns starfish (CoTS) outbreaks, as part of the fourth wave of outbreaks since 1962. It is believed that these outbreaks have become more frequent on the GBR and elsewhere in the
Jon Brodie, Michelle Devlin, Stephen Lewis   +2 more
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State of the Reef Report 2004: Crown-of-thorns starfish

, 2004
The crown-of-thorns starfish is one of only a few animals that feed on living coral tissue. The starfish is named for the dense covering of long, sharp spines on its upper surface. At low densities the crown-of-thorns starfish is a ‘normal’ part of the
Hoey, J., Chin, A.
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Controlling crown-of-thorns starfish

, 1995
This document details the control of the corallivorous starfish crown-of-thorns during outbreaks on the ...
Lassig, B.R.
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Citric Acid Injections: An Accessible and Efficient Method for Controlling Outbreaks of the Crown-of-Thorns Starfish Acanthaster cf. solaris

Diversity, 2016
Outbreaks of the crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster cf. solaris, COTS) are one of the primary causes of coral decline in the Indo-Pacific region. Effective methods to control COTS outbreaks may therefore be one of the most direct and immediate ways to
Alexander C. E. Buck, Naomi M. Gardiner, Lisa Boström-Einarsson   +2 more
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Advancing projections of crown-of-thorns starfish to support management interventions

Science of The Total Environment
Outbreaks of corallivorous Crown of Thorns Starfish (Acanthaster spp.; CoTS) cause substantial coral mortality throughout the Indo-Pacific, particularly on the Great Barrier Reef (GBR). Refining CoTS population density modelling and understanding the disparities between real-world observations and model predictions is crucial for developing effective ...
Skinner, Christina, Bozec, Yves-Marie, Matthews, Samuel A., Williamson, David H., Beeden, Roger, Mumby, Peter J.   +5 more
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Managing cross-scale dynamics in marine conservation: pest irruptions and lessons from culling of crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster spp.)

, 2019
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 (Acanthaster spp.),
Cumming, Graeme S., Pratchett, Morgan S.
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