A new study suggests that the removal of predatory fish such as sharks from coral reefs may be a key factor driving outbreaks of coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish. Dr. Mark Meekan and Dr. Emily ...
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Crown-of-thorns starfish cleared from Leyte reefs
TACLOBAN CITY, LEYTE, Philippines — To prevent further damage to coral reefs in Southern Leyte, personnel of the Philippine ...
A crown-of-thorns starfish feasts on a plate coral on the Great Barrier Reef. Credit: Australian Institute of Marine Science A new study by researchers from the University of Sydney provides new ...
Research into one of the most persistent coral predators on the Great Barrier Reef has revealed a troubling paradox in reef ecosystems: the crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS) appears to thrive in the ...
With a large variety of starfish in the ocean, there are many unique appearances that can be surprising. One example is the ...
For this project, Matt Clements received funding for a PhD scholarship from the University of Sydney and partial support from the Ian Potter Foundation crown-of-thorns starfish grants through the ...
A single crown-of-thorns starfish is impressive. This unusually large, sinister-looking sea star grows to 3 feet in diameter with as many as 19 spiny arms. It’s hard to miss on the reef, where it ...
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