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Bias associated with the detectability of the coral-eating pest crown-of-thorns seastar and implications for reef management
Outbreaks of the predator crown-of-thorns seastar (COTS) Acanthaster planci cause widespread coral mortality across the Indo-Pacific. Like many marine invertebrates, COTS is a nocturnal species whose cryptic behaviour during the day can affect its detectability, particularly in structurally complex...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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The Royal Society Publishing
2017
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5579104/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28878988 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.170396 |