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Crown of thorns starfish life-history traits contribute to outbreaks, a continuing concern for coral reefs
Crown of thorns starfish (COTS, Acanthaster sp.) are notorious for their destructive consumption of coral that decimates tropical reefs, an attribute unique among tropical marine invertebrates. Their populations can rapidly increase from 0–1 COTS ha(−1) to more than 10–1000 COTS ha(−1) in short orde...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Portland Press Ltd.
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9023020/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35225331 http://dx.doi.org/10.1042/ETLS20210239 |