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Elevated predation on crown-of-thorns starfish in no-take marine reserves

Current Biology
Predator removal can destabilise and devastate ecosystems, particularly if a species released from top-down control can itself fundamentally alter the system1. On Indo-Pacific reefs, coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish (CoTS, Acanthaster spp.) threaten ecosystem function and resilience due to their propensity to undergo destructive population ...
Peter C. Doll, Sterling B. Tebbett, Scott D. Ling, Samuel L. Coenradi, Deborah Burn, Andrew S. Hoey, Michael J. Emslie, Morgan S. Pratchett   +7 more
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Taphonomy of crown-of-thorns starfish: implications for recognizing ancient population outbreaks

Coral Reefs, 1995
A field experiment was conducted to determine whether in situ mass mortality of Acanthaster planci subsequent to a simulated outbreak would leave a recognizable signature in surficial reef sediments. Constituent particle analyses comparing sediments that received starfish carcasses to those that did not revealed that, after a four year interval, the ...
Greenstein, BJ, Pandolfi, JM, Moran, PJ
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Liver damage by the crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) lethal factor

Toxicon, 1990
Upon autopsy of mice injected with the crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) lethal factor, a change in color of the liver, swelling of the gall bladder and jaundice were observed. After administration of the lethal factor into mice, activities of glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (GOT), glutamic pyruvic transaminase (GPT), lactate ...
K, Shiomi, S, Yamamoto, H, Yamanaka, T, Kikuchi, K, Konno   +4 more
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Observations on Fijian coral reefs and the crown of thorns starfish

Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 1971
Zonation patterns of coral reefs and lagoons near highly cultivated land at Natadola on the southern coast of Viti Levu are compared with zonation patterns of Wakaya Island in a more isolated and less developed part of Fiji. In both places distinct zones of both zoantharian and alcyonarian coral occur on some reefs and lagoons ...
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The Crown-of-Thorns Starfish

BioScience, 1974
Masashi Yamaguchi, Joseph M. Braham
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A ratiometric electrochemical DNA biosensor for the detection of crown-of-thorns starfish eDNA

Bioelectrochemistry
Recurring infestations of crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS) inflict severe harm on coral reef ecosystems. To prevent irreversible harm to coral ecosystems, early monitoring of COTS distribution before outbreaks is crucial for timely intervention and effective management.
Beihua, Wen, Zhenyu, Zhu, Junjie, Zeng, Shiwei, Wan, Chaoxin, Zhang, Yingzhan, Chen, Liwei, Wang, Man, Zhang, Kefu, Yu   +8 more
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Significant Changes in Bacterial Communities Associated with Pocillopora Corals Ingestion by Crown-of-Thorns Starfish: An Important Factor Affecting the Coral’s Health

Microorganisms, 2022
Kefu Yu, Biao Chen, Zhenjun Qin
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Crown of Thorns Starfish in the Western Indian Ocean

2005
Published
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A newly discovered predator of the crown-of-thorns starfish

Coral Reefs, 2008
A. R. Bos, G. S. Gumanao, F. N. Salac
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The Crown-of-Thorns Starfish: From Coral Reef Plague to Model System

2018
Acanthaster planci, commonly known as the "crown-of-thorns starfish" (COTS) are famous for decimating coral reefs, yet the unique features of the COTS genome make the starfish a useful system for genomic and evolutionary developmental research. The COTS genome assembly is an order of magnitude more highly contiguous than other recently sequenced ...
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