Localized outbreaks of Acanthaster planci at an isolated and unpopulated reef atoll in the Chagos Archipelago

• Published in: Marine Biology
• Main Authors: Roche, R.C., Pratchett, M.S., Carr, P., Turner, J.R., Wagner, D., Head, C., Sheppard, C.R.C
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Springer 2015
• Subjects: Danger Island; Eagle Island; Guano; Indian; Pacific
• Online Access: https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/40899/1/40899%20Roche%20et%20al%202015.pdf

Outbreaks of the crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS), Acanthaster planci, have occurred at many locations throughout the Indo-Pacific and are a major contributor to widespread coral loss and reef degradation. The causes of outbreaks remain controversial, but are commonly attributed to anthropogenically...