Management of crown-of-thorns sea star (Acanthaster planci L.) outbreaks: Removal success depends on reef topography and timing within the reproduction cycle

2012/10/03 by Arthur R. Bos, Girley S. Gumanao, Benjamin Mueller +2 · 3 citations
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Environmental Science · #Acanthaster #Biology #Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies #Ecology #Fishery #Geology #Great barrier reef #Ichthyology and Marine Biology #Marine and coastal plant biology #Oceanography #Reef #Reproduction

paper · doi:10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2012.09.011

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Citations

• A newly discovered predator of the crown-of-thorns starfish
• Are increased nutrient inputs responsible for more outbreaks of crown-of-thorns starfish? An appraisal of the evidence
• The health and future of coral reef systems
• Three lines of evidence to link outbreaks of the crown-of-thorns seastar Acanthaster planci to the release of larval food limitation
• Terrestrial runoff as a cause of outbreaks of Acanthaster planci (Echinodermata: Asteroidea)
• Size-specific locomotion rate and movement pattern of four common Indo-Pacific sea stars (Echinodermata; Asteroidea)
• Sperm Diffusion Models and In Situ Confirmation of Long-Distance Fertilization in the Free-Spawning Asteroid Acanthaster planci

Cited by

• Spawning observation of Acanthaster planci in the Gulf of Thailand
• Visual orientation by the crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci)
• Crown-of-thorns starfish [wikipedia]