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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, Jun Inoue, Michael R. Hall, Manoj R. Nair, Mehdi Adjeroud, Mehdi Adjeroud, Miguel D. Fortes, Mutsumi Nishida, Nat Tuivavalagi, Rachel Ravago-Gotanco, Zac H. Forsman, Taha Soliman, Ryo Koyanagi, Kanako Hisata, Cherie A. Motti, Noriyuki Satoh   +15 more
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Crown-of-thorns starfish control guidelines [PDF]

, 2014
SUPERSEDED by Crown-of-thorns starfish control guidelines: second edition (http://hdl.handle.net/11017/3162)Superseded ...

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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, Samuel Matthews, Daniel Schultz, Vanessa Messmer, Andrew Hoey, Morgan Pratchett   +5 more
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Robotic detection and tracking of Crown-Of-Thorns starfish [PDF]

, 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.
Dunbabin, Matthew, Corke, Peter, Feras Dayoub, Matthew Dunbabin, Peter Corke, Dayoub, Feras   +5 more
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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
Ciemon Frank Caballes, Morgan S Pratchett, Alexander M Kerr, Jairo A Rivera-Posada   +3 more
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High Resolution Remote Sensing Monitoring and Analysis of Coral Reef Degradation Caused by Outbreaks of Biological Natural Enemies: A Case Study of the Taiping Island in the South China Sea

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.
Zheng Jinhui, Ren Guangbo, Hu Yabin, Zhang Feifei, Ma Yi, Li Mingjie, Wang Ruifu   +6 more
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Crown-of-thorns starfish control guidelines: second edition [PDF]

, 2017
This document updates the first edition: Crown-of-thorns starfish control guidelines (http://hdl.handle.net/11017/2874)

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Deep learning–assisted coral morphology cover across 742 sites on the Great Barrier Reef (2022–2025): A Great Reef Census citizen science dataset

Limnology and Oceanography Letters, Volume 11, Issue 6, November 2026.
Abstract Citizen science can expand the spatial extent of coral reef surveys, but its value is often limited by inconsistent data quality and slow manual analysis. Here we combine volunteer‐collected imagery with deep learning to overcome these constraints, delivering validated coral cover data at scale.
Christopher L. Lawson, Kathryn M. Chartrand, Peter J. Mumby, Andy Ridley, Benjamin Vozzo, Seán Daly, Chandru Ganesan, Aruna Kolluru, Chris M. Roelfsema   +8 more
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Predicting the feasibility of Crown-of-Thorns control in space and time to improve coral protection on the Great Barrier Reef

Ecological Informatics
Conservation prioritisation allocates limited resources to benefit objectives such as biodiversity conservation or ecosystem services. Decisions are often determined on the basis of costs and benefits, but for logistically intensive actions such as pest ...
Michael Bode, Parsa Yaryab, Bryce Stansfield, Sam Matthews, Rickard Abom, David H. Williamson, Owen Stewart, Adam Downie, Severine Choukroun   +8 more
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A Pentaradial and Bilateral Combined Photoreception System in the Sea Cucumber is Mediated by a Blue Light‐Sensitive R‐Opsin

Advanced Science, Volume 13, Issue 58, 19 October 2026.
The sea cucumber Holothuria leucospilota detects blue and adjacent wavelengths of light via an r‐opsin with a maximum absorption at 459 nm. In the oral tentacles, papillae, and tube feet, distinct light‐sensing structures with specialized morphologies are formed, constituting a unique pentaradial and bilateral combined photoreception system.
Jiasheng Huang, Chunhua Ren, Zhou Qin, Yimeng Cui, Bingbing Zhang, Peng Luo, Xuan Wang, Yaoqi Xie, Xin Zhang, Aifen Yan, Yang Zhang, Dingding Fan, Yang Liu, Wenjie Pan, Xiao Jiang, Lihong Yuan, Haipeng Qin, David M. Irwin, Chaoqun Hu, Yang Liu, Ting Chen   +20 more
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