Predator Crown-of-Thorns Starfish
Predator Crown-of-Thorns Starfish
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Public Library of Science
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English
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Outbreaks of the coral-killing seastar Acanthaster planci are intense disturbances that can decimate coral reefs. These events consist of the emergence of large swarms of the predatory seastar that feed on reef-building corals, often leading to widespread devastation of coral populations. While cyclic occurrences of such outbreaks are reported from...
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Predator Crown-of-Thorns Starfish
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TN_cdi_gale_incontextgauss_ISR_A543326853
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_gale_incontextgauss_ISR_A543326853
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0047363
