Robotic detection and tracking of Crown-of-Thorns starfish [PDF]
2015 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2015 This paper presents a novel vision-based underwater robotic system for the identification and control of Crown- Of-Thorns starfish (COTS) in coral reef environments. COTS have been identified as one of the most significant threats to Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
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Filling the gaps: first record of the Crown-of-thorns Starfish, Acanthaster planci (Linnaeus, 1758) (Spinulosida: Acanthasteridae), at Gorgona Island, Colombia, Tropical Eastern Pacific [PDF]
Check List, 2017 We report the occurrence of a major corallivore, the Crown-of-thorns Starfish Acanthaster planci, on the coral reefs of Gorgona Island, Tropical Eastern Pacific.
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Diversity, 2017 Outbreaks of crown-of-thorns starfish are often attributed to step-changes in larval survivorship following anomalous increases in nutrients and food availability.
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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. +4 more
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The 27–year decline of coral cover on the Great Barrier Reef and its causes [PDF]
, 2012 This study investigates the spatial and temporal dynamics of coral cover, identifies the main drivers of coral mortality, and quantifies the rates of potential recovery of the Great Barrier Reef.The world’s coral reefs are being degraded, and the need to
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Model to manage and reduce crown-of-thorns starfish outbreaks [PDF]
Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2014 The crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS) Acanthaster planci is one of the largest causes of coral cover loss on Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Numerous trophic-mediated and anthro- pogenic-related hypotheses, singly or in combination, have been proposed to explain COTS out- breaks, but the evidence remains inconclusive.
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The Role of Maternal Nutrition on Oocyte Size and Quality, with Respect to Early Larval Development in The Coral-Eating Starfish, Acanthaster planci. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Variation in local environmental conditions can have pronounced effects on the population structure and dynamics of marine organisms. Previous studies on crown-of-thorns starfish, Acanthaster planci, have primarily focused on effects of water quality and
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Two Hidden mtDNA-Clades of Crown-of-Thorns Starfish in the Pacific Ocean
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022 Recurring outbreaks of crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS) severely damage healthy corals, especially in the Western Pacific Ocean. To obtain a better understanding of population genetics of COTS and historical colonization across the Pacific Ocean, complete
Nina Yasuda +15 more
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Modelling Growth of Juvenile Crown-of-Thorns Starfish on the Northern Great Barrier Reef
Diversity, 2016 The corallivorous crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster spp.) is a major cause of coral mortality on Indo-Pacific reefs. Despite considerable research into the biology of crown-of-thorns starfish, our understanding of the early post-settlement life stage
Jennifer Wilmes +5 more
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Redai dili, 2023 The global proliferation of natural predators, including Terpios hoshinota sponge and crown-of-thorns starfish, poses a significant threat to the ecological vitality of coral reefs.
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