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Crown-of-thorns Starfish
Note: Crown-of-thorns starfish feeding on coral. From: "Great Barrier Reef: Crown-of-thorns starfish eating their way through coral in major outbreak", by G. Roberts, 2018, (www.abc.net.au/news/2018-01-05/great-barrier-reef-crown-of-thorns-starfish-major-outbreak/9305580)
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- Biocontrol: Crown-of-thorns no moreCITEMAKER > Automatically Generate Citations > Website or DOI
"Coral reefs face many threats, not least of which is the risk of recurrent outbreaks of Acanthaster planci , the crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS). A ferocious predator of reef-building corals, aggregations of COTS can denude kilometres of reef during outbreaks ... " - Scientists tackle starfish plagues on Great Barrier ReefCITEMAKER > Automatically Generate Citations > Website or DOI
"Upon first glance, the crown-of-thorns starfish looks a lot like an enemy creature you'd find in a nature-based video game. Long spikes cover its body, which can reach 2 1/2 feet in diameter ... " - Crown of Thorns StarfishCITEMAKER > Automatically Generate Citations > Website or DOI
"The crown-of-thorns starfish is named for the many spikes, or thorns, on its back and its basic star-like body shape. Unlike many starfish, which roam along the ocean floor in search of prey, the crown-of-thorns starfish lives on the coral reefs on which it feeds ... " - Crown-of-thorns starfish control programCITEMAKER > Automatically Generate Citations > Website or DOI
"The Crown-of-thorns Starfish Control Program was established in 2012 and delivers the tactical response to outbreaks, as part of the Marine Park Authority’s Crown-of-thorns Starfish Strategic Management Framework ... " - Winning the war on Great Barrier Reef crown-of-thorns starfish"A new approach to culling crown-of-thorns starfish on the Great Barrier Reef has significantly reduced their numbers helping the coral return ... "
