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Predicting Coral Cover Trends From Local to Broad Spatial Scales

Global Change Biology, Volume 32, Issue 8, August 2026.
We present an integrated framework to track coral cover trends across multiple spatial scales, ranging from a local scale of 5 km2 to a broad scale exceeding 5000 km2. Through use cases, we demonstrate the value of our spatio‐temporal prediction framework in generating new insights from monitoring data across varying spatial and temporal data ...
Julie Vercelloni, Murray Logan, Andrew Zammit‐Mangion, Matthew Sainsbury‐Dale, Britta Schaffelke, Kerrie Mengersen, Manuel González‐Rivero   +6 more
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Diel activity patterns in crown-of-thorns starfish behavioral blind spots in coral reef management

Discover Environment
This scientific comment draws attention to overlooked diel activity patterns in crown-of-thorns starfish Acanthaster sp., based on recent field observations from the Red Sea.
Abdulmajid A. Almasabi
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Corals and Reef‐Dwelling Fish Regulate Carbon Storage and Cycling Processes in Coral Reef Ecosystems

Advanced Science, Volume 13, Issue 41, 22 July 2026.
Coral reefs are biodiversity hotspots, yet their role in carbon storage and cycling remains poorly understood. Using field surveys and modeling in the South China Sea, we reveal the overlooked potential of carbon storage in reef ecosystems and how reef fish, corals, and surface sediment jointly shape reef carbon reservoirs.
Yiting Chen, Wenliang Zhou, Lan Qiu, Han Lai, Mingpan Huang, Qian Li, Wen Yu, Pei‐Yuan Qian, Fuwen Wei   +8 more
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Kelimpahan Predator Benthik (Acanthaster planci) di Perairan Putri Menjangan, Kabupaten Buleleng, Bali

Journal of Innovation and Applied Technology, 2020
Pantai Putri Menjangan, has good condition of coral reef, is located at Gerokgak District, Buleleng, Bali. Natural threat came from other inventebrate such as the coral eater, Acanthaster planci, that prey on coral tissue. A.
Oktiyas Muzaky Luthfi, Rizki Iliani
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Sex-specific expression of pheromones and other signals in gravid starfish

BMC Biology, 2022
Background Many echinoderms form seasonal aggregations prior to spawning. In some fecund species, a spawning event can lead to population outbreaks with detrimental ecosystem impacts.
Mathias Jönsson, Marie Morin, Conan K. Wang, David J. Craik, Sandie M. Degnan, Bernard M. Degnan   +5 more
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A review of ecological risks of coral reef interventions

Restoration Ecology, Volume 34, Issue 5, July 2026.
Abstract Introduction Coral reefs, essential for biodiversity, livelihoods, and global economies, face severe threats from climate change and other stressors. Curbing greenhouse emissions is crucial, but the urgent situation also calls for immediate intervention strategies.
Nicholas M. Hammerman, Corinne E. Allen, Michelle Devlin, Madeleine J. H. van Oppen, Jason Vains, Mark Gibbs, Juliet Karisa, Rachel J. Pears   +7 more
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Crown-of-Thorns Starfish Larvae Can Feed on Organic Matter Released from Corals

Diversity, 2016
Previous studies have suggested that Crown-of-Thorns starfish (COTS) larvae may be able to survive in the absence of abundant phytoplankton resources suggesting that they may be able to utilize alternative food sources.
Ryota Nakajima, Nobuyuki Nakatomi, Haruko Kurihara, Michael D. Fox, Jennifer E. Smith, Ken Okaji   +5 more
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Portfolio Effects and Synchrony in Coral Communities

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 5, May 2026.
Reef‐building corals are well‐known for their taxonomic diversity and capacity for population variability. In investigating patterns of variability across coral taxa through a 9‐year annual time‐series, we found that a period of relative stability across the community was maintained through asynchronous fluctuations among constituent populations ...
Clinton B. Edwards, Jonathan A. Charendoff, Vid Petrovic, Stuart A. Sandin   +3 more
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Capacity for regeneration in crown of thorns starfish, Acanthaster planci [PDF]

Coral Reefs, 2013
[Extract] Population outbreaks of the coral-feeding crown of thorns starfish, Acanthaster planci (Fig. 1a), are, with storms, the most significant disturbance on coral reefs in the western Pacific (e.g., De'ath et al. 2012). Controlling outbreaks of A. planci is therefore increasingly viewed as a key strategy in reducing coral loss and reef degradation.
Messmer, V., Pratchett, M.S., Clark, T.D.   +2 more
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Floodplain reforestation reduces nitrate loss through soil microbial pathways

Ecological Solutions and Evidence, Volume 7, Issue 2, April–June 2026.
Reforesting floodplains with native Melaleuca substantially reduced nitrate leaching relative to sugarcane, driven by higher soil organic carbon supporting decomposer‐dominated microbial communities that immobilise nitrogen rather than converting it to leachable nitrate.
Adam Canning, Michelle Tink
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