Effects of larvae density and food concentration on Crown-of-Thorns seastar (Acanthaster cf. solaris) development in an automated flow-through system
Abstract Coral-eating Crown-of-Thorns Sea stars (Acanthaster spp.) are major contributors to coral reef loss in the Indo-Pacific region. A release from food limitation of their planktotrophic larvae through enhanced pelagic productivity is one of the main hypothesis explaining population outbreaks (...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2018-01-01
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| Series: | Scientific Reports |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-19132-w |