At Tanguisson Reef, Guam, in 1968-1969 a population explosion of the coral-eating sea star Acanthaster planci devastated the coral community. In the wake of this predation, coral species richness, ...
The long term population dynamics of the Crown-of-Thorns starfish, Acanthaster planci, has been the focus of recent study. This is one of the most long term and extensive surveys of its kind, with ...
Acanthaster planci is the principle natural enemy of reef-building corals. Outbreaks of this coral-feeding starfish occur periodically, due to reasons that remain unclear. It decimates entire reefs in ...
The Acanthaster phenomenon first published in Oceanography and marine biology: an annual review, 1986, v. 24, p. 379-480; Acanthaster planci: an annotated bibliography first published as a technical ...
PROCEEDINGS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF GUAMTRUST TERRITORY ACANTHASTER PLANCI CROWNOFTHORNS STARFISH WORKSHOP MARCH 2729 1972 COMPILED BY ROY T TSUDA ...
Crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) eat live coral. They are native to Australia, but outbreaks in recent years have been blamed for destroying up to 40 percent of the Great Barrier Reef.
Few creatures are more aptly named. The crown-of-thorns, a large, reddish brown sea dweller, has as many as 21 arms, all covered with venomous spines that can temporarily paralyze a swimmer and ...
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