Biology, Ecology and Management of Crown-of-Thorns Starfish

• Main Author: Morgan Pratchett (Ed.) (auth)
• Other Authors: Sven Uthicke (Ed.) (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2017
• Subjects: Biology, life sciences; Coral reefs; Habitat loss; Disturbance; Ecology; Management; Acanthaster spp.
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Outbreaks of crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster spp.) are a major contributor to ongoing coral loss on reefs throughout the Indo-Pacific, thereby jeopardizing productivity and biodiversity of these important marine ecosystems. Controlling outbreak populations of Acanthaster spp. is considered one...