Acanthaster cf. planci HBH-2015

Outbreaks of the coral-killing seastar Acanthaster planci are intense disturbances that can decimate coral reefs. These events… Expand

Population outbreaks of the coral-eating crown-of-thorns seastar, Acanthaster planci, continue to kill more coral on Indo-Pacific… Expand

Population outbreaks of the coral‐eating starfish, Acanthaster planci, are hypothesized to spread to many localities in the Indo… Expand

Spatial variation in allelic frequencies at nine allozyme loci were assayed in 20 populations of the crown‐of‐thorns starfish… Expand

Coral reefs in the tropical eastern Pacific region experienced catastrophic coral mortality during the severe 1982/1983 El Nino… Expand

Population outbursts of the crown-of-thorns starfish, Acanthaster planci, have drastically altered communities in many coral reef… Expand

Outbreaks of adult Acanthaster planci (Linnaeus) have appeared at irregular intervals, arriving 3 yr after heavy rains (>100 cm… Expand

IN spite of its notoriety, population densities of Acanthaster planci (L.) on most flourishing reefs in the Indo-West Pacific are… Expand

RECENT observations of Acanthaster planci populations in Micronesia suggest that the animal may eat certain corals in preference… Expand

Acanthaster planci, a coral predator, is undergoing a population explosion in many areas of the Pacific Ocean. Data on feeding… Expand