Dynamics of an outbreak population of Acanthaster planci at Lizard Island, northern Great Barrier Reef (1995–1999)

By M. Pratchett. Coral reefs, 2005

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Subfields: Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography

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Thirty Years of Research on Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (1986–2016): Scientific Advances and Emerging Opportunities (2017, background): “Rapid and pronounced declines in the abundance of CoTS following major outbreaks [2,11,59] are suggested to occur because starfish either die following extensive prey depletion and subsequent starvation, or move en masse to find alternate sources of prey [170].”
Changes in coral assemblages during an outbreak of Acanthaster planci at Lizard Island, northern Great Barrier Reef (1995–1999) (2010, methodology): “09 SE starfish per 200 m(2)) significantly exceeded critical threshold densities considered indicative of an outbreak (Pratchett 2005).”
Recent disturbances augment community shifts in coral assemblages in Moorea, French Polynesia (2011, methodology): “Acanthaster planci were almost never recorded within the lagoon (zones 1 and 2) at Moorea (see also Pratchett 2005).”
Connectivity networks reveal the risks of crown-of-thorns starfish outbreaks on the Great Barrier Reef (2014, background): “Outbreaks of COTS are often highly localized events, with individuals in high abundance on a particular reef but absent from adjacent reefs (Pratchett 2005; Sweatman, Delean & Syms 2011).”
A boom–bust phylum? Ecological and evolutionary consequences of density variations in echinoderms (2009, background): “Also, sea star population densities during the ‘‘low-density’’ phase may recover through a slow buildup from low local recruitment (Witman et al. 2003, Pratchett 2005), or nearby populations can provide sufficient larvae to allow recovery of a depleted population once the cause of depletion has…”
Three lines of evidence to link outbreaks of the crown-of-thorns seastar Acanthaster planci to the release of larval food limitation (2010, background): “planci size classes (including juveniles) observed at Lizard Island in 1996 (Pratchett 2005) suggested a gradual population buildup in the whole region through several successful spawning events in prior years, indicating that not only the large 1991 flood but also conditions in following years prov”
Comparative Effects of Different Disturbances in Coral Reef Habitats in Moorea, French Polynesia (2011, background): “In other geographic locations, recovery of coral cover following outbreaks of A. planci has typically taken much longer (e.g., Great Barrier Reef—10 to 15 years, [82]; 10 to 20 years, [83]; 10 to 25 years, [84] and 20 to 40 years, [32]; Guam—11 years, [85]; 20 to 30 years, [86]).”
Feeding Preferences of Acanthaster planci (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) under Controlled Conditions of Food Availability1 (2007, unknown): “Sea stars used in this study were collected exclusively from back-reef habitats, on the northwestern side of Lizard Island, where they most likely recruited (Pratchett 2005) and probably remained throughout their lives.”