Fish predators control outbreaks of Crown-of-Thorns Starfish

oleh: Frederieke J. Kroon, Diego R. Barneche, Michael J. Emslie

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2021-12-01

Deskripsi

Outbreaks of Crown-of-Thorn Starfish (CoTS) have caused coral cover declines across the Indo-Pacific. Here the authors analyse long-term CoTS, coral reef fish monitoring, and fisheries catch data from the Great Barrier Reef to demonstrate removal of predatory fish as a contributor to CoTS outbreaks.