A culling programme has succeeded in protecting key areas of the Great Barrier Reef from voracious coral-eating starfish. Scientists who analysed the outcome say the effort should be expanded to ...
The transition from the post-settlement herbivorous juvenile to the coral-eating stage of crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS) is a fundamental step to seed population outbreaks that decimate tropical ...
Coral-munching crown-of-thorns starfish can be safely killed by common household vinegar, scientists revealed Thursday in a discovery that offers hope for Australia's struggling Great Barrier Reef.
A crown-of-thorns starfish feasts on a plate coral on the Great Barrier Reef. Credit: Australian Institute of Marine Science A new study by researchers from the University of Sydney provides new ...
A single crown-of-thorns starfish is impressive. This unusually large, sinister-looking sea star grows to 3 feet in diameter with as many as 19 spiny arms. It’s hard to miss on the reef, where it ...
The main findings from experiments with the synthetic peptide mixture (SPM). A) shows a toxicity assay in which brine shrimp (Artemia salinia) are subjected to various concentrations of the SPM, ...
Life cycle of coral with crown-of-thorns starfish. Beginning with healthy coral, heatwave events induce coral bleaching, causing coral death and algal colonisation. Corals then collapse and create ...
The Great Barrier Reef is considered by many as Australia’s most incredible natural wonder – but it’s also our most ...
The most sophisticated modeling to date forecasts that, under the current global emissions pathway, the Great Barrier Reef ...
SINGAPORE, Oct 2 (Reuters) - The world's largest coral reef - under threat from Australia's surging coal and gas shipments, climate change and a destructive starfish - is declining faster than ever ...
The crown-of-thorns starfish is nature's ultimate coral predator that has a circle of life perfectly adapted to warming waters. Research conducted by marine biologists from the University of Sydney ...
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