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Seastars

Seastars are echinoderms that are notable for their five arms that extend from their central body. Many starfish, such as the Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci), prey on coral polyps.

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Algae are aquatic, photosynthetic plant-like organisms and include calcareous macroalgae, fleshy macroalgae, turf algae, and crustose coralline algae. Aquarium Stock is aquatic life that humans collect for sale to commercial aquariums or individual hobbyists. Arthropods are invertebrates with jointed limbs and segmented bodies, such as lobster, crab, and shrimp. Sand production is the process by which calcified coral skeletons and invertebrate shells break down, forming sand which replenishes beaches. Biocriteria are narrative expressions or numeric values that describe the biological condition (structure and function) of aquatic communities inhabiting waters of a designated aquatic life use. Biological Harvest is the collection of living things from the ecosystem for recreation, consumption, or sale of marine products. Biological monitoring is the use of a biological entity as a detector and its response as a measure to determine environmental conditions. Biological monitoring, mapping, and scientific research are activities to track the condition of populations, communities, and habitat, and to understand the processes, stressors, and ecological interactions that affect that condition. Bivalves are a class of molluscs known for their hinged shells, including clams, oysters, and scallops. A number of reef organisms, including stony coral, calcareous macroalgae, crustose coralline algae, crustaceans, mollusks, and bivalves, deposit calcium carbonate (CaCO3) during growth to form hard skeletons or shells. Carbon storage and cycling is the ability of an ecosystem to utilize, process, and store carbon. Complex habitat and resources reflects the complex architecture of sessile, plant-like organisms, such as octocoral and sponges, which provides shelter and protection for small fish and other invertebrates from predators. Contact Uses, such as biological additions, physical damage, and biological harvesting, are activities in which humans create pressures through direct contact with the ecosystem. Coral is a colonial marine animal consisting of polyps. Cultural services are the nonmaterial benefits people obtain from ecosystems through spiritual enrichment, cognitive development, recreational opportunities, aesthetic experiences, sense of place, and educational and research opportunities. Designating protected species is the process of legally establishing a species as threatened, endangered, or of special concern, often requiring that critical habitat must be designated as well and recovery plans implemented. Discharges are the intentional or unintentional distribution of chemicals, debris, or other pollution, into the environment as a consequence of human activities. Echinoderms are radially symmetrical marine invertebrates, such as starfish and sea urchins. Ecosystem monitoring and restoration refers to responses to directly alter the condition of the reef ecosystem through restoration or remediation activities, setting limits on degradation through biological criteria or water quality criteria, or improving knowledge through monitoring, mapping, and scientific research. Ecosystem services are the benefits people obtain from ecosystems . Finfish and shellfish stock are fish (e.g., groupers and snappers) and invertebrates (e.g., lobster, crab, conch, octopus, squid, and bivalves) that are harvested for human consumption as seafood. Invertebrate Harvesting is the act of collecting marine invertebrates, including sponges, lobsters, and other invertebrates, for seafood or other marine products. An Invertebrate is any animal that lacks a backbone. Invertivorous fish are fish that primarily feed on invertebrates. Landscape Changes are alterations of the natural landscape through human activities, including coastal development, shoreline armoring, impervious surfaces, deforestation, or soil disturbance, which can alter water flow patterns and lead to pollutant runoff into coastal systems. Lobster, Crab, and Shrimp are crustaceans that can be found in coral reef ecosystems. Marine products are non-food goods derived from reefs that promote human well-being (e.g, aquarium fish or ornamental resources) and human health (e.g., pharmaceuticals and cosmetics). Any worm that lives in a marine environment is considered a marine worm. Microorganisms are microscopic plants or animals, such as cyanobacteria and disease-causing pathogens that live in coral reef ecosystems. Molluscs are marine invertebrates with soft, unsegmented bodies, such as clams, squid, and snails. Octopi and Squid are Mollusks that can be found in coral reef ecosystems. The Reef Ecosystem includes a suite of abiotic variables that form the physical and chemical environment. Pressures are human activities that create stress on the environment. Provisioning services are the products or ecosystem goods obtained from ecosystems, including seafood, genetic and biochemical resources, pharmaceuticals, ornamental resources, and water resources. The state of the Reef Ecosystem is the condition, in terms of quantity and quality, of the abiotic and biotic components including physical, chemical, and biological variables. Reef Habitat is the abundance, distribution, and condition of the benthic components of the reef ecosystem. Reef Inhabitants are all of the motile components of the reef ecosystem, including fish, invertebrates, marine reptiles and mammals, and are quantified by their abundance, distribution, and condition. Reef Life is the abundance, distribution, and condition of the biological components of the coral reef ecosystem. Responses are actions taken by groups or individuals in society and government to prevent, compensate, ameliorate or adapt to changes in Ecosystem Services or their perceived value. Sea Urchins are small, spiny echinoderms that can be found in coral reef ecosystems. Seastars are echinoderms that are notable for their five arms that extend from their central body. Snails and Conch are Mollusks that can be found in the coral reef ecosystem. Socio-Economic Drivers include the sectors that fulfill human needs for Food & Raw Materials, Water, Shelter, Health, Culture, and Security, and the Infrastructure that supports the sectors. Supporting services are ecological processes that indirectly benefit humans by maintaining a functional ecosystem for the production of other ecosystem goods and services. Wetland and reef restoration are activities to directly improve, reestablish, or repair degraded ecosystems.

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Seastars benefit from the supporting service of complex habitat & resources provided by the reef life. Seastars are important aquarium stock, and all species are important for the cultural services of coral reefs. Altering the physical & chemical environment reduces echinoderm survival, growth, and reproduction. Biological monitoring, mapping, and restoration is needed to identify changes in the abundance and condition of Seastars; and ultimately, determine the appropriate responses to maintain the supply of ecosystem services and ensure the benefits to human health and well-being.

Citations

Citation Year Study Location Study Type Database Topics
Brodie, JE; Devlin, M; Haynes, D; Waterhouse, J. 2011. Assessment of the eutrophication status of the Great Barrier Reef lagoon (Australia). Biogeochemistry 106:281-302. 2011 Australia; Europe Field Study & Monitoring Agriculture; Biological Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Chemical Use Regulations; Climate; Discharges; Fertilizer & Pesticide Use; Funding & Donations; Funding & Incentives; Nutrients; Octocoral; Plankton; Seagrasses; Seastars; Sediment; Stony Coral; Surface & Groundwater Flow
Devi, P; Wahidulla, S; Kamat, T; D'Souza, L. 2011. Screening marine organisms for antimicrobial activity against clinical pathogens. Indian journal of GeoMarine Sciences 40:338-346. 2011 India Echinoderms; Octocoral; Pathogens; Seastars; Sponges
Donahue, MJ; Desharnais, RA; Robles, CD; Arriola, P. 2011. Mussel Bed Boundaries as Dynamic Equilibria: Thresholds, Phase Shifts, and Alternative States. American Naturalist 178:612-625. 2011 Review; Field Study & Monitoring; Model Seastars
Emslie, MJ; Pratchett, MS; Cheal, AJ. 2011. Effects of different disturbance types on butterflyfish communities of Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Coral Reefs 30:461-471. 2011 Australia Complex Habitat & Resources; Corallivorous Fish; Pathogens; Seastars; Storms & Hurricanes
Gates, RD; Ainsworth, TD. 2011. The nature and taxonomic composition of coral symbiomes as drivers of performance limits in scleractinian corals. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 408:94-101. 2011 Algae; Climate; Microorganisms; Nutrients; Seastars; Stony Coral; Surface & Groundwater Flow
Gondim, AI; Dias, TLP; Campos, FF; Alonso, C; Christoffersen, ML. 2011. Benthic macrofauna from Areia Vermelha Marine State Park, Cabedelo, Paraiba, Brazil. Biota Neotropica 11:75-86. 2011 China Field Study & Monitoring Aquarium & Pet Trade; Aquarium Stock; Echinoderms; Hydrocoral; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Molluscs; Seastars; Tourism & Recreation
Graham, NAJ; Nash, KL; Kool, JT. 2011. Coral reef recovery dynamics in a changing world. Coral Reefs 30:283-294. 2011 South & Central America; US Pacific & Hawaii; Pacific Ocean; Caribbean Review Climate; Complex Habitat & Resources; Marine Protected Areas; Seastars
Holbrook, SJ; Schmitt, RJ; Brooks, AJ. 2011. Indirect effects of species interactions on habitat provisioning. Oecologia 166:739-749. 2011 Field Study & Monitoring Anemones & Zooanthids; Nutrients; Planktivorous Fish; Seastars; Small Herbivorous Fish; Stony Coral
Kayal, M; Lenihan, HS; Pau, C; Penin, L; Adjeroud, M. 2011. Associational refuges among corals mediate impacts of a crown-of-thorns starfish Acanthaster planci outbreak. Coral Reefs 30:827-837. 2011 Field Study & Monitoring; Model Complex Habitat & Resources; Seastars; Special Use Permitting; Stony Coral
Linares, C; Pratchett, MS; Coker, DJ. 2011. Recolonisation of Acropora hyacinthus following climate-induced coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef. Marine Ecology Progress Series 438:97-104. 2011 Australia Climate; Seastars; Stony Coral
Luo, P; Hu, CQ; Xia, JJ; Ren, CH; Jiang, X. 2011. Chemical constituent analysis of the crown-of-thorns starfish Acanthaster planci and potential utilization value of the starfish as feed ingredient for animals. African Journal of Biotechnology 10:13610-13616. 2011 Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Seastars
Maoka, T; Akimoto, N; Tsushima, M; Komemushi, S; Mezaki, T; Iwase, F; Takahashi, Y; Sameshima, N; Mori, M; Sakagami, Y. 2011. Carotenoids in Marine Invertebrates Living along the Kuroshio Current Coast. Marine Drugs 9:1419-1427. 2011 Seastars; Snails & Conch; Stony Coral; Zooxanthellae
Osborne, K; Dolman, AM; Burgess, SC; Johns, KA. 2011. Disturbance and the Dynamics of Coral Cover on the Great Barrier Reef (1995-2009). PLoS One 6. 2011 Australia Field Study & Monitoring Pathogens; Seastars; Stony Coral; Storms & Hurricanes
Pratchett, MS; Trapon, M; Berumen, ML; Chong-Seng, K. 2011. Recent disturbances augment community shifts in coral assemblages in Moorea, French Polynesia. Coral Reefs 30:183-193. 2011 US Pacific & Hawaii; India Climate; Seastars; Stony Coral
Rivera-Posada, JA; Pratchett, M; Cano-Gomez, A; Arango-Gomez, JD; Owens, L. 2011. Injection of Acanthaster planci with thiosulfate-citrate-bile-sucrose agar (TCBS). I. Disease induction. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 97:85-94. 2011 Echinoderms; Microorganisms; Pathogens; Seastars
Stella, JS; Munday, PL; Jones, GP. 2011. Effects of coral bleaching on the obligate coral-dwelling crab Trapezia cymodoce. Coral Reefs 30:719-727. 2011 US Pacific & Hawaii; Australia; India Lab Study Climate; Seastars; Stony Coral
Stella, JS; Pratchett, MS; Hutchings, PA; Jones, GP. 2011. Coral-Associated Invertebrates: Diversity, Ecological Importance And Vulnerability To Disturbance. Oceanography and Marine Biology: Annual Review 49:43-104. 2011 US Pacific & Hawaii Review Climate; Complex Habitat & Resources; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Seastars; Snails & Conch; Stony Coral
Sweatman, H; Delean, S; Syms, C. 2011. Assessing loss of coral cover on Australia's Great Barrier Reef over two decades, with implications for longer-term trends. Coral Reefs 30:521-531. 2011 Australia Field Study & Monitoring Climate; Marine Protected Areas; Seastars
Tokeshi, M; Daud, JRP. 2011. Assessing feeding electivity in Acanthaster planci: a null model analysis. Coral Reefs 30:227-235. 2011 Indonesia Field Study & Monitoring; Model; Index or Indicator Echinoderms; Seastars; Stony Coral
van Oppen, MJH; Peplow, LM; Kininmonth, S; Berkelmans, R. 2011. Historical and contemporary factors shape the population genetic structure of the broadcast spawning coral, Acropora millepora, on the Great Barrier Reef. Molecular Ecology 20:4899-4914. 2011 Australia Climate; Octocoral; Seastars; Stony Coral
Done, T. J., L. M. DeVantier, E. Turak, D. A. Fisk, M. Wakeford, and R. van Woesik. 2010. Coral growth on three reefs: development of recovery benchmarks using a space for time approach. Coral Reefs 29:815-833. 2010 Australia Climate; Seastars; Stony Coral
Edgar, G. J., S. A. Banks, M. Brandt, R. H. Bustamante, A. Chiriboga, S. A. Earle, L. E. Garske, P. W. Glynn, J. S. Grove, S. Henderson, C. P. Hickman, K. A. Miller, F. Rivera, and G. M. Wellington. 2010. El Nino, grazers and fisheries interact to greatly elevate extinction risk for Galapagos marine species. Global Change Biology 16:2876-2890. 2010 Global Algae; Climate; Complex Habitat & Resources; Coralline Algae; Echinoderms; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Fishing Sector; Fleshy Macroalgae; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Marine Protected Areas; Sea Urchins; Seastars; Small Herbivorous Fish
Fabricius, K. E., K. Okaji, and G. De'ath. 2010. Three lines of evidence to link outbreaks of the crown-of-thorns seastar Acanthaster planci to the release of larval food limitation. Coral Reefs 29:593-605. 2010 US Pacific & Hawaii; Australia Field Study & Monitoring; Lab Study; Model Nutrients; Plankton; Seastars; Surface & Groundwater Flow
Goddard, J. H. R. and M. S. Love. 2010. Megabenthic Invertebrates On Shell Mounds Associated With Oil And Gas Platforms Off California. Bulletin of Marine Science 86:533-554. 2010 Anemones & Zooanthids; Echinoderms; Invasive Species; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Oil & Gas Rigs; Sea Urchins; Seastars
Hiscock, K., S. Sharrock, J. Highfield, and D. Snelling. 2010. Colonization of an artificial reef in south-west England-ex-HMS 'Scylla'. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 90:69-94. 2010 England Algae; Anemones & Zooanthids; Artificial Habitat; Coastal Defense; Military; Planktivorous Fish; Sea Urchins; Seastars; Sponges
Houk, P. and J. Raubani. 2010. Acanthaster planci Outbreaks in Vanuatu Coincide with Ocean Productivity, Furthering Trends throughout the Pacific Ocean. Journal of Oceanography 66:435-438. 2010 Global; US Pacific & Hawaii; Pacific Ocean; Vanuatu Index or Indicator Echinoderms; Seastars
McCook, L. J., T. Ayling, M. Cappo, J. H. Choat, R. D. Evans., D. M. De Freitas, M. Heupel, T. P. Hughes, G. P. Jones, B. Mapstone, H. Marsh, M. Mills, F. J. Molloy, C. R. Pitcher, R. L. Pressey, G. R. Russ, S. Sutton, H. Sweatman, R. Tobin, D. R. Wachenfeld, and D. H. Williamson. 2010. Adaptive management of the Great Barrier Reef: a globally significant demonstration of the benefits of networks of marine reserves. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences [earlyedition]. 2010 Global; Australia Review Apex Fish Predators; Climate; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fishing Sector; Landuse Management; Seastars; Tourism & Recreation; Tourism & Recreation Policies
Mendonca, V. M., M. M. Al Jabri, I. Al Ajmi, M. Al Muharrami, M. Al Areimi, and H. A. Al Aghbari. 2010. Persistent and Expanding Population Outbreaks of the Corallivorous Starfish Acanthaster planci in the Northwestern Indian Ocean: Are They Really a Consequence of Unsustainable Starfish Predator Removal through Overfishing in Coral Reefs, or a Response to. Zoological Studies 49:108-123. 2010 Indian Ocean; India; Oman Finfish Harvest; Nutrients; Plankton; Seastars
Morimoto, N., Y. Furushima, M. Nagao, T. Irie, A. Iguchi, A. Suzuki, and K. Sakai. 2010. Water-Quality Variables across Sekisei Reef, A Large Reef Complex in Southwestern Japan. Pacific Science 64:113-123. 2010 Japan Light; Nutrients; Plankton; Salinity; Seastars; Sediment
Morri, C., S. Aliani, and C. N. Bianchi. 2010. Reef status in the Rasfari region (North Male Atoll, Maldives) five years before the mass mortality event of 1998. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 86:258-264. 2010 Indian Ocean; Maldives; India Field Study & Monitoring Seastars; Stony Coral
Narvaez, K. and F. A. Zapata. 2010. First record and impact of the crown-of-thorns starfish, Acanthaster planci (Spinulosida: Acanthasteridae) on corals of Malpelo Island, Colombian Pacific. Revista de Biologia Tropical 58:139-143. 2010 US Pacific & Hawaii; Panama Seastars
Nunez-Pons, L., R. Forestieri, R. M. Nieto, M. Varela, M. Nappo, J. Rodriguez, C. Jimenez, F. Castelluccio, M. Carbone, A. Ramos-Espla, M. Gavagnin, and C. Avila. 2010. Chemical defenses of tunicates of the genus Aplidium from the Weddell Sea (Antarctica). Polar Biology 33:1319-1329. 2010 Pharmaceuticals & Cosmetics Sources; Seastars; Tunicates
Pillay, D., G. M. Branch, and A. Steyn. 2010. Unexpected effects of starfish grazing on sandflat communities following an outbreak. Marine Ecology Progress Series 398:173-182. 2010 South Africa Field Study & Monitoring; Index or Indicator Invertebrates; Microorganisms; Seastars; Sediment; Small Herbivorous Fish
Pratchett, M. S. 2010. Changes in coral assemblages during an outbreak of Acanthaster planci at Lizard Island, northern Great Barrier Reef (1995-1999). Coral Reefs 29:717-725. 2010 Australia Complex Habitat & Resources; Octocoral; Seastars; Stony Coral
Scheibling, R. E. and A. Metaxas. 2010. Mangroves And Fringing Reefs As Nursery Habitats For The Endangered Caribbean Sea Star Oreaster Reticulatus. Bulletin of Marine Science 86:133-148. 2010 South & Central America; Belize; Panama; Caribbean Complex Habitat & Resources; Mangroves; Seagrasses; Seastars; Sediment; Sponges
Stier, A. C., C. S. McKeon, C. W. Osenberg, and J. S. Shima. 2010. Guard crabs alleviate deleterious effects of vermetid snails on a branching coral. Coral Reefs 29:1019-1022. 2010 Field Study & Monitoring Complex Habitat & Resources; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Nutrients; Seastars; Sediment; Snails & Conch; Stony Coral
Thompson, A. A. and A. M. Dolman. 2010. Coral bleaching: one disturbance too many for near-shore reefs of the Great Barrier Reef. Coral Reefs 29:637-648. 2010 Australia Field Study & Monitoring; Model Climate; Seastars; Stony Coral
Uthicke, S., A. Thompson, and B. Schaffelke. 2010. y Effectiveness of benthic foraminiferal and coral assemblages as water quality indicators on inshore reefs of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Coral Reefs 29:209-225. 2010 Global; South & Central America; Australia; Caribbean Index or Indicator Finfish Harvest; Light; Non-point Source Runoff; Nutrients; Seastars; Sediment; Stony Coral
Wilson, S. K., R. Fisher, M. S. Pratchett, N. A. J. Graham, N. K. Dulvy, R. A. Turner, A. Cakacaka, and N. V. C. Polunin. 2010. Habitat degradation and fishing effects on the size structure of coral reef fish communities. Ecological Applications 20:442-451. 2010 Fiji Climate; Complex Habitat & Resources; Finfish Harvest; Fishing Sector; Seastars
Carbone, M., L. Nunez-Pons, F. Castelluccio, C. Avila, and M. Gavagnin. 2009. Illudalane Sesquiterpenoids of the Alcyopterosin Series from the Antarctic Marine Soft Coral Alcyonium grandis. Journal of Natural Products 72:1357-1360. 2009 Octocoral; Seastars
Davoult, D., J. Harlay, and F. Gentil. 2009. Contribution of a Dense Population of the Brittle Star Acrocnida brachiata (Montagu) to the Biogeochemical Fluxes of CO2 in a Temperate Coastal Ecosystem. Estuaries and Coasts 32:1103-1110. 2009 France Calcium Carbonate Deposition; CO2; Echinoderms; Seastars
Eklof, J. S., S. Frocklin, A. Lindvall, N. Stadlinger, A. Kimathi, J. N. Uku, and T. R. McClanahan. 2009. How effective are MPAs? Predation control and 'spill-in effects' in seagrass-coral reef lagoons under contrasting fishery management. Marine Ecology Progress Series 384:83-96. 2009 Kenya Finfish Harvest; Fish; Fishing Sector; Marine Protected Areas; Non-point Source Runoff; Nutrients; Sea Urchins; Seagrasses; Seastars
Elmhirst, T., S. R. Connolly, and T. P. Hughes. 2009. Connectivity, regime shifts and the resilience of coral reefs. Coral Reefs 28:949-957. 2009 Model Algae; Finfish Harvest; Pathogens; Seastars; Surface & Groundwater Flow
Gooding, R. A., C. D. G. Harley, and E. Tang. 2009. Elevated water temperature and carbon dioxide concentration increase the growth of a keystone echinoderm. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 106:9316-9321. 2009 Climate; CO2; Echinoderms; Invertebrates; Ocean Acidity; Seastars
Himmelman, J. H., H. E. Guderley, and P. F. Duncan. 2009. Responses of the saucer scallop Amusium balloti to potential predators. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 378:58-61. 2009 Australia Accidental & Illegal Harvest; Fishing Sector; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Seastars; Sediment
Kenyon, J. C. and G. S. Aeby. 2009. Localized outbreak and feeding preferences of the crown-of-thorns seastar Acanthaster Planci (echinodermata, asteroidea) on reefs off oahu, HAWAII. Bulletin of Marine Science 84:199-209. 2009 US Pacific & Hawaii Echinoderms; Seastars
Kochzius, M., C. Seidel, J. Hauschild, S. Kirchhoff, P. Mester, I. Meyer-Wachsmuth, A. Nuryanto, and J. Timm. 2009. Genetic population structures of the blue starfish Linckia laevigata and its gastropod ectoparasite Thyca crystallina. Marine Ecology Progress Series 396:211-219. 2009 US Pacific & Hawaii; Indian Ocean; India; Pacific Ocean; Southeast Asia Index or Indicator Seastars; Water Depth & Sea Level
Koplovitz, G., J. B. McClintock, C. D. Amsler, and B. J. Baker. 2009. Palatability and chemical anti-predatory defenses in common ascidians from the Antarctic Peninsula. Aquatic Biology 7:81-92. 2009 Fish; Seastars
Langhamer, O. and D. Wilhelmsson. 2009. Colonisation of fish and crabs of wave energy foundations and the effects of manufactured holes - A field experiment. Marine Environmental Research 68:151-157. 2009 US East Coast (NC, SC, GA); Atlantic Ocean; Europe Field Study & Monitoring Artificial Habitat; Complex Habitat & Resources; Fishing & Harvesting Management; Fishing Sector; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Seastars; Shoreline Protection
Nugues, M. M. and R. P. M. Bak. 2009. Brown-band syndrome on feeding scars of the crown-of-thorn starfish Acanthaster planci. Coral Reefs 28:507-510. 2009 Indonesia Pathogens; Seastars; Stony Coral
Peters, K. J., C. D. Amsler, J. B. McClintock, R. W. M. van Soest, and B. J. Baker. 2009. Palatability and chemical defenses of sponges from the western Antarctic Peninsula. Marine Ecology Progress Series 385:77-85. 2009 Seastars; Sponges
Pratchett, M. S., T. J. Schenk, M. Baine, C. Syms, and A. H. Baird. 2009. Selective coral mortality associated with outbreaks of Acanthaster planci L. in Bootless Bay, Papua New Guinea. Marine Environmental Research 67:230-236. 2009 Papua New Guinea Complex Habitat & Resources; Seastars; Stony Coral
Soong, K., Y. J. Lin, S. M. Chao, and D. Chang. 2009. Spawning time of two shallow-water brittle stars. Marine Ecology Progress Series 376:165-171. 2009 Taiwan Lab Study; Index or Indicator Seastars
Stier, A. C., M. A. Steele, and A. J. Brooks. 2009. Coral reef fishes use crown-of-thorns seastar as habitat. Coral Reefs 28:227. 2009 Seastars
Uthicke, S., B. Schaffelke, and M. Byrne. 2009. A boom-bust phylum? Ecological and evolutionary consequences of density variations in echinoderms. Ecological Monographs 79:3-24. 2009 Global Review; Model Echinoderms; Finfish Harvest; Invertebrates; Nutrients; Pathogens; Plankton; Sea Urchins; Seastars
Wilson, S. K., A. M. Dolman, A. J. Cheal, M. J. Emslie, M. S. Pratchett, and H. P. A. Sweatman. 2009. Maintenance of fish diversity on disturbed coral reefs. Coral Reefs 28:14-Mar. 2009 Australia Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Seastars; Storms & Hurricanes
Wilson, S. K., A. M. Dolman, A. J. Cheal, M. J. Emslie, M. S. Pratchett, and H. P. A. Sweatman. 2009. Maintenance of fish diversity on disturbed coral reefs. Coral Reefs 28:3-14. 2009 Australia Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Seastars; Storms & Hurricanes
Yasuda, N., S. Nagai, M. Hamaguchi, K. Okaji, K. GErard, and K. Nadaoka. 2009. Gene flow of Acanthaster planci (L.) in relation to ocean currents revealed by microsatellite analysis. Molecular Ecology 18:1574-1590. 2009 US Pacific & Hawaii; Australia; Kenya; Mayotte; India; Pacific Ocean; Japan; Palau; Fiji; Philippines Echinoderms; Plankton; Seastars
Bao, N., L. Shen, G. Srinivasan, K. Yanagisawa, and A. Gupta. 2008. Shape-controlled monocrystalline ferroelectric barium titanate nanostructures: From nanotubes and nanowires to ordered nanostructures. Journal of Physical Chemistry C 112:8634-8642. 2008 Seastars
Bos, A. R., G. S. Gumanao, J. C. E. Alipoyo, and L. T. Cardona. 2008. Population dynamics, reproduction and growth of the Indo-Pacific horned sea star, Protoreaster nodosus (Echinodermata; Asteroidea). Marine Biology 156:55-63. 2008 US Pacific & Hawaii; Philippines Echinoderms; Salinity; Seagrasses; Seastars; Water Depth & Sea Level
Courtney, A. J., M. J. Campbell, D. P. Roy, M. L. Tonks, K. E. Chilcott, and P. M. Kyne. 2008. Round scallops and square meshes: A comparison of four codend types on the catch rates of target species and by-catch in the Queensland (Australia) saucer scallop (Amusium balloti) trawl fishery. Marine and Freshwater Research 59:849-864. 2008 Australia Accidental & Illegal Harvest; Bivalves; Echinoderms; Fish; Fishing Sector; Invertebrates; Invertivorous Fish; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Molluscs; Sea Urchins; Seastars; Sponges
Crandall, E. D., M. E. Jones, M. M. Munoz, B. Akinronbi, M. V. Erdmann, and P. H. Barber. 2008. Comparative phylogeography of two seastars and their ectosymbionts within the Coral Triangle. Molecular Ecology 17:5276-5290. 2008 US Pacific & Hawaii; India; Indonesia Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Seastars; Water Depth & Sea Level
Gerard, K., C. Roby, N. Chevalier, B. Thomassin, A. Chenuil, and J.-P. Feral. 2008. Assessment of three mitochondrial loci variability for the crown-of-thorns starfish: A first insight into Acanthaster phylogeography. Comptes Rendus - Biologies 331:137-143. 2008 US Pacific & Hawaii; Indian Ocean; Kenya; Mayotte; Madagascar; India; Pacific Ocean Seastars
Lin, B., R. L. Norris, and P. S. Auerbach. 2008. A case of elevated liver function tests after crown-of-thorns (Acanthaster planet) envenomation. Wilderness and Environmental Medicine 19:275-279. 2008 US Pacific & Hawaii Model Seastars
Nishikawa, A. 2008. Degree and pattern of gene flow in several scleractinian corals in the Ryukyu Archipelago, Southern Japan. Pacific Science 62:413-421. 2008 Japan Review Pathogens; Plankton; Seastars; Stony Coral
Orphal, C., B. Christophe, M. Emmanuel, V. Pierre, and P. Eric. 2008. Temporal variability of settlement in Carapidae larvae at Rangiroa atoll. Environmental Biology of Fishes 81:277-285. 2008 Bivalves; Echinoderms; Invertebrates; Seastars
Salvat, B., A. Aubanel, M. Adjeroud, P. Bouisset, D. Calmet, Y. Chancerelle, N. Cochennec, N. Davies, A. Fougerousse, R. Galzin, E. Lagouy, C. Lo, C. Monier, C. Ponsonnet, G. Remoissenet, D. Schneider, A. Stein, M. Tatarata, and L. Villiers. 2008. Monitoring of French Polynesia coral reefs and their recent development [Le suivi de l'etat des recifs coralliens de Polynesie francaise et leur recente evolution]. Revue d'Ecologie (La Terre et la Vie) 63:145-177. 2008 US Pacific & Hawaii; Pacific Ocean Field Study & Monitoring Aquarium & Pet Trade; Aquarium Stock; Climate; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Molluscs; Nutrients; Seastars; Sewage Treatment; Storms & Hurricanes; Tourism & Recreation; Waste Management Policies
Scaps, P. and F. Runtukahu. 2008. Assessment of the coral reefs of the luwuk peninsula, central sulawesi, indonesia [evaluation des recifs coralliens de la peninsule de Luwuk, Sulawesi central, Indonesie]. Bulletin de la Societe Zoologique de France 133:341-355. 2008 Cuba; Indonesia Corallivorous Fish; Echinoderms; Large Herbivorous Fish; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Marine Debris; Octocoral; Pathogens; Piscivorous Fish; Planktivorous Fish; Seastars; Sediment; Snails & Conch; Stony Coral
Stohr, S., C. Conand, and E. Boissin. 2008. Brittle stars (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from la Reunion and the systematic position of Ophiocanops Koehler, 1922. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 153:545-560. 2008 Indian Ocean; Reunion; India Echinoderms; Seastars
Sweatman, H. 2008. No-take reserves protect coral reefs from predatory starfish. Current Biology 18. 2008 US Pacific & Hawaii; Australia Finfish Harvest; Marine Protected Areas; Seastars; Storms & Hurricanes
Tilot, V., W. Leujak, R. F. G. Ormond, J. A. Ashworth, and A. Mabrouk. 2008. Monitoring of South Sinai coral reefs: Influence of natural and anthropogenic factors. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 18:1109-1126. 2008 Egypt Field Study & Monitoring Finfish Harvest; Fishing Sector; Seastars; Stony Coral; Tourism & Recreation
Victor, S. 2008. Stability of reef framework and post settlement mortality as the structuring factor for recovery of Malakal Bay Reef, Palau, Micronesia: 25 years after a severe COTS outbreak. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 77:175-180. 2008 Palau; Micronesia Seastars; Skeletal Coral; Substrate
Vogler, C., J. Benzie, H. Lessios, P. Barber, and G. Worheide. 2008. A threat to coral reefs multiplied? Four species of crown-of-thorns starfish. Biology Letters 4:696-699. 2008 US Pacific & Hawaii Seastars
Wakeford, M., T. J. Done, and C. R. Johnson. 2008. Decadal trends in a coral community and evidence of changed disturbance regime. Coral Reefs 27:13-Jan. 2008 Australia Field Study & Monitoring; Model Climate; Octocoral; Seastars; Stony Coral
Wantiez, L. 2008. Coral reefs of New Caledonia in 2006: Status report and monitoring network [Les recifs coralliens de nouvelle-caledonie en 2006: etat des lieux et reseau de suivi]. Revue d'Ecologie (La Terre et la Vie) 63:117-132. 2008 US Pacific & Hawaii; New Caledonia; Europe Field Study & Monitoring Cruise Ships; Environmental Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Funding & Donations; Funding & Incentives; Housing; Mining; Mining Policies; Seastars; Sewage Treatment; Small Boats; Tourism & Recreation; Wastewater Discharge
Wilson, S. K., S. C. Burgess, A. J. Cheal, M. Emslie, R. Fisher, I. Miller, N. V. C. Polunin, and H. P. A. Sweatman. 2008. Habitat utilization by coral reef fish: Implications for specialists vs. generalists in a changing environment. Journal of Animal Ecology 77:220-228. 2008 Fish; Seastars; Small Herbivorous Fish; Stony Coral
Wulff, J. L. 2008. Collaboration among sponge species increases sponge diversity and abundance in a seagrass meadow. Marine Ecology 29:193-204. 2008 South & Central America; Belize; Caribbean Collaboration & Partnering; Seagrasses; Seastars; Sediment; Sponges
Allen Brooks, R., M. S. Nizinski, S. W. Ross, and K. J. Sulak. 2007. Frequency of sublethal injury in a deepwater ophiuroid, Ophiacantha bidentata, an important component of western Atlantic Lophelia reef communities. Marine Biology 152:307-314. 2007 US East Coast (NC, SC, GA) Seastars
Ammar, M. S. A. 2007. Recovery patterns of corals at Shabror Umm Gam'ar Hurghada, Red Sea, Egypt, after the 1998 outbreak of Acanthaster planci. Zoology in the Middle East 40:97-104. 2007 Egypt Anchoring & Vessel Grounding; Octocoral; Seastars; Stony Coral
Bedry, R. and L. De Haro. 2007. Venomous and poisonous animals. v. envenomations by venomous marine invertebrates [Envenimations ou intoxications par les animaux venimeux ou veneneux v - invertebres marins venimeux]. Medecine Tropicale 67:223-231. 2007 Europe Review Anemones & Zooanthids; Light; Medical Care; Molluscs; Octopus & Squid; Sea Urchins; Seastars
Feary, D. A., G. R. Almany, G. P. Jones, and M. I. McCormick. 2007. Coral degradation and the structure of tropical reef fish communities. Marine Ecology Progress Series 333:243-248. 2007 Global Seastars; Stony Coral
Feary, D. A., G. R. Almany, M. I. McCormick, and G. P. Jones. 2007. Habitat choice, recruitment and the response of coral reef fishes to coral degradation. Oecologia 153:727-737. 2007 Global; US Pacific & Hawaii Field Study & Monitoring; Lab Study Seastars
Fourgon, D., M. Jangoux, and I. Eeckhaut. 2007. Biology of a \babysitting\" symbiosis in brittle stars: Analysis of the interactions between Ophiomastix venosa and Ophiocoma scolopendrina". Invertebrate Biology 126:385-395. 2007 US Pacific & Hawaii; Australia; Madagascar; Pacific Ocean Lab Study Echinoderms; Seastars
Houk, P., S. Bograd, and R. Woesik. 2007. The transition zone chlorophyll front can trigger Acanthaster planci outbreaks in the Pacific Ocean: Historical confirmation. Journal of Oceanography 63:149-154. 2007 US Pacific & Hawaii; Pacific Ocean; Japan Index or Indicator Plankton; Seastars
Love, M. S., M. M. Yoklavich, B. A. Black, and A. H. Andrews. 2007. Age of black coral (Antipathes dendrochristos) colonies, with notes on associated invertebrate species. Bulletin of Marine Science 80:391-399. 2007 Anemones & Zooanthids; Echinoderms; Seastars
Neves, B. M., E. J. B. Lima, and C. D. Perez. 2007. Brittle stars (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) associated with the octocoral Carijoa riisei (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) from the littoral of Pernambuco, Brazil. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 87:1263-1267. 2007 Beaches & Nature Parks; Echinoderms; Octocoral; Seastars; Sponges
Pratchett, M. S. 2007. Feeding preferences of Acanthaster planci (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) under controlled conditions of food availability. Pacific Science 61:113-120. 2007 Lab Study Echinoderms; Seastars; Stony Coral
Richards, V. P., J. D. Thomas, M. J. Stanhope, and M. S. Shivji. 2007. Genetic connectivity in the Florida reef system: Comparative phylogeography of commensal invertebrates with contrasting reproductive strategies. Molecular Ecology 16:139-157. 2007 South & Central America; Florida; Belize Marine Protected Areas; Seastars; Sponges; Tube, Barrel, & Finger Sponges
Scopelitis, J., S. Andrefouet, and C. Largouet. 2007. Modelling coral reef habitat trajectories: evaluation of an integrated timed automata and remote sensing approach. Ecological Modelling 205:59-80. 2007 New Caledonia Review; Field Study & Monitoring; Model; GIS & Maps; Remote Sensing; Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Complex Habitat & Resources; Seastars; Storms & Hurricanes
Sudkamp, W. H. 2007. An atypical fauna in the Lower Devonian Hunsruck Slate of Germany. Palaontologische Zeitschrift 81:181-204. 2007 Germany Echinoderms; Housing; Seastars; Sediment
Turner, R. A., A. Cakacaka, N. A. J. Graham, N. V. C. Polunin, M. S. Pratchett, S. M. Stead, and S. K. Wilson. 2007. Declining reliance on marine resources in remote South Pacific societies: Ecological versus socio-economic drivers. Coral Reefs 26:997-1008. 2007 US Pacific & Hawaii; Australia; Fiji Climate; Finfish Harvest; Housing; Seastars; Surface & Groundwater Flow
Yasuda, N., S. Nagai, M. Hamaguchi, and K. Nadaoka. 2007. Seven new microsatellite markers for crown-of-thorns starfish Acanthaster planci. Plankton and Benthos Research 2:103-106. 2007 Japan Seastars
Altieri, A. H. and J. D. Witman. 2006. Local extinction of a foundation species in a hypoxic estuary: Integrating individuals to ecosystem. Ecology 87:717-730. 2006 Model Bivalves; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Nutrients; Plankton; Seastars
Berumen, M. L. and M. S. Pratchett. 2006. Recovery without resilience: Persistent disturbance and long-term shifts in the structure of fish and coral communities at Tiahura Reef, Moorea. Coral Reefs 25:647-653. 2006 Corallivorous Fish; Seastars; Stony Coral
Bujang, J. S., M. H. Zakaria, and A. Arshad. 2006. Distribution and significance of seagrass ecosystems in Malaysia. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A 9:203-214. 2006 Malaysia Review Bivalves; Echinoderms; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Mangroves; Sea Turtles; Seagrasses; Seastars; Sediment; Substrate
Conlan, K. E., G. H. Rau, and R. G. Kvitek. 2006. δ13C and δ15N shifts in benthic invertebrates exposed to sewage from McMurdo Station, Antarctica. Marine Pollution Bulletin 52:1695-1707. 2006 Index or Indicator Bivalves; Octocoral; Point Source Discharges; Sea Urchins; Seastars; Sediment; Sewage Treatment; Surface & Groundwater Flow; Waste Management Policies
Hawgood, B. J. 2006. The marine biologist-Bob Endean. Toxicon 48:768-779. 2006 Australia Field Study & Monitoring Discharges; Marine Protected Areas; Seastars; Snails & Conch
Kenyon, J. C., P. S. Vroom, K. N. Page, M. J. Dunlap, C. B. Wilkinson, and G. S. Aeby. 2006. Community structure of hermatypic corals at French Frigate Shoals, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands: Capacity for resistance and resilience to selective stressors. Pacific Science 60:153-175. 2006 US Pacific & Hawaii Field Study & Monitoring Biological Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Pathogens; Seastars; Stony Coral
Pratchett, M. S., S. K. Wilson, and A. H. Baird. 2006. Declines in the abundance of Chaetodon butterflyfishes following extensive coral depletion. Journal of Fish Biology 69:1269-1280. 2006 Australia Corallivorous Fish; Seastars; Stony Coral
Rilov, G. and D. R. Schiel. 2006. Seascape-dependent subtidal-intertidal trophic linkages. Ecology 87:731-744. 2006 Model Fish; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Seastars
Tapella, F. and G. A. Lovrich. 2006. Recruitment of young-of-the-year lithodids Lithodes santolla and Paralomis granulosa in artificial passive collectors in the Beagle Channel, Argentina [Asentamiento de estadios tempranos de las centollas Lithodes santolla y Paralomis granulosa (Decapoda:. Investigaciones Marinas 34:47-55. 2006 Artificial Habitat; Finfish Harvest; Fishing Sector; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Marine Worms; Seastars
Wilson, S. K., N. A. J. Graham, M. S. Pratchett, G. P. Jones, and N. V. C. Polunin. 2006. Multiple disturbances and the global degradation of coral reefs: Are reef fishes at risk or resilient? Global Change Biology 12:2220-2234. 2006 Global Review Algae; Complex Habitat & Resources; Seastars; Storms & Hurricanes
Yasuda, N., M. Hamaguchi, M. Sasaki, S. Nagai, M. Saba, and K. Nadaoka. 2006. Complete mitochondrial genome sequences for Crown-of-thorns starfish Acanthaster planci and Acanthaster brevispinus. BMC Genomics 7. 2006 US Pacific & Hawaii Decision Support Frameworks & Tools CO2; Plankton; Seastars
Yasuda, N., S. Nagai, M. Hamaguchi, C. L. Lian, and K. Nadaoka. 2006. Development of microsatellite markers for the crown-of-thorns starfish Acanthaster planci. Molecular Ecology Notes 6:141-143. 2006 Seastars
Adjeroud, M., Y. Chancerelle, M. Schrimm, T. Perez, D. Lecchini, R. Galzin, and B. Salvat. 2005. Detecting the effects of natural disturbances on coral assemblages in French Polynesia: A decade survey at multiple scales. Aquatic Living Resource 18:111-123. 2005 US Pacific & Hawaii; Pacific Ocean Field Study & Monitoring; Index or Indicator; Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Environmental Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Physical Damage; Seastars; Stony Coral
Antonelli, P. L. 2005. The differential geometry of starfish cycles: A 20-year retrospective and open problems. Nonlinear Analysis, Theory, Methods and Applications 63:948-957. 2005 Model Seastars
Brodie, J., K. Fabricus, G. De'ath, and K. Okaji. 2005. Are increased nutrient inputs responsible for more outbreaks of crown-of-thorn starfish? An appraisal of the evidence. Marine Pollution Bulletin 51:266-278. 2005 Australia Discharges; Non-point Source Runoff; Nutrients; Plankton; Seastars; Surface & Groundwater Flow
Chan, G. L. 2005. The five-year recruitment of marine life after the 1971 San Francisco oil spill. Page 3151 in 2005 International Oil Spill Conference, IOSC 2005. 2005 Invertebrates; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Oil & Gas Tankers; Petroleum Spills; Seastars; Snails & Conch
Hendler, G. 2005. Two new brittle star species of the genus Ophiothrix (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea: Ophiotrichidae) from coral reefs in the Southern Caribbean Sea, with notes on their biology. Caribbean Journal of Science 41:583-599. 2005 South & Central America; US Pacific & Hawaii; Costa Rica; Panama; Venezuela; Caribbean Echinoderms; Seastars
Henkel, T. P. and J. R. Pawlik. 2005. Habitat use by sponge-dwelling brittlestars. Marine Biology 146:301-313. 2005 Florida Fish; Seastars; Sponges; Tube, Barrel, & Finger Sponges
Hoff, G. R. and B. Stevens. 2005. Faunal assemblage structure on the Patton Seamount (Gulf of Alaska, USA). Alaska Fishery Research Bulletin 11:27-36. 2005 US Pacific & Hawaii Anemones & Zooanthids; Echinoderms; Fish; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Seastars; Sponges
Ivanova, E. P., J. P. Bowman, A. M. Lysenko, N. V. Zhukova, N. M. Gorshkova, T. A. Kuznetsova, N. I. Kalinovskaya, L. S. Shevchenko, and V. V. Mikhailov. 2005. Erythrobacter vulgaris sp. nov., a novel organism isolated from the marine invertebrates. Systematic and Applied Microbiology 28:123-130. 2005 China Octocoral; Seastars
LeGore, R. S., M. P. Hardin, and D. Ter-Ghazaryan. 2005. Organization and operation of the marine ornamental fish and invertebrate export fishery in Puerto Rico. Revista de Biologia Tropical 53:145-153. 2005 South & Central America; Puerto Rico; Caribbean Anemones & Zooanthids; Aquarium & Pet Trade; Aquarium Stock; Echinoderms; Fishing & Harvesting Management; Fishing Sector; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Mangroves; Marine Worms; Seagrasses; Seastars; Skeletal Coral; Snails & Conch
Metaxas, A. and J. Davis. 2005. Megafauna associated with assemblages of deep-water gorgonian corals in Northeast Channel, off Nova Scotia, Canada. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 85:1381-1390. 2005 Anemones & Zooanthids; Echinoderms; Encrusting Sponges; Octocoral; Seastars; Sponges
Parmentier, E. and P. Vandewalle. 2005. Further insight on carapid-holothuroid relationships. Marine Biology 146:455-465. 2005 Field Study & Monitoring; Lab Study Bivalves; Echinoderms; Fish; Invertebrates; Seastars
Pratchett, M. S. 2005. Dynamics of an outbreak population of Acanthaster planci at Lizard Island, northern Great Barrier Reef (1995-1999). Coral Reefs 24:453-462. 2005 Australia Field Study & Monitoring Seastars
Reyes Bonilla, H., A. Gonzalez Azcarraga, and A. Rojas Sierra. 2005. Sea star (Asteroidea) association structures on the rocky reef in the Gulf of California, Mexico [Estructura de las asociaciones de las estrellas de mar (Asteroidea) en arrecifes rocosos del Golfo De California, Mexico.]. Revista de biología tropical 233-244. 2005 South & Central America; US Pacific & Hawaii; Mexico Index or Indicator Seastars
Rosenberg, R., S. Dupont, T. Lundalv, H. N. Skold, A. Norkko, J. Roth, T. Stach, and M. Thorndyke. 2005. Biology of the basket star Gorgonocephalus caputmedusae (L.). Marine Biology 148:43-50. 2005 Octocoral; Plankton; Seastars; Water Depth & Sea Level
Wolanski, E. and G. De'Ath. 2005. Predicting the impact of present and future human land-use on the Great Barrier Reef. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 64:504-508. 2005 Global; Australia Field Study & Monitoring; Model Seastars
Dulvy, N. K., R. P. Freckleton, and N. V. C. Polunin. 2004. Coral reef cascades and the indirect effects of predator removal by exploitation. Ecology Letters 7:410-416. 2004 Fiji Algae; Coralline Algae; Finfish Harvest; Fishing Sector; Seastars; Stony Coral
Geistdoerfer, P. and M. Goyffon. 2004. Dangerous aquatic animals [Animaux aquatiques dangereux]. EMC - Toxicologie-Pathologie 1:35-62. 2004 US Pacific & Hawaii Algae; Apex Fish Predators; Molluscs; Piscivorous Fish; Sea Urchins; Seastars; Sponges
Glynn, P. W. 2004. High complexity food webs in low-diversity eastern Pacific reef-coral communities. Ecosystems 7:358-367. 2004 US Pacific & Hawaii Apex Fish Predators; Finfish Harvest; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Marine Birds; Molluscs; Plankton; Sea Urchins; Seastars; Whales & Dolphins
Goldberg, J. and C. Wilkinson. 2004. Status of Coral Reefs of the World: 2004. 2004 Global Agriculture; Climate; Deforestation & Devegetation; Finfish Harvest; Invasive Species; Non-point Source Runoff; Pathogens; Seastars; Sediment
Hargrave, B. T., V. E. Kostylev, and C. M. Hawkins. 2004. Benthic epifauna assemblages, biomass and respiration in The Gully region on the Scotian Shelf, NW Atlantic Ocean. Marine Ecology Progress Series 270:55-70. 2004 US East Coast (NC, SC, GA); Atlantic Ocean Index or Indicator Anemones & Zooanthids; Echinoderms; Molluscs; Octocoral; Seastars; Sediment; Sponges; Substrate
Lippert, H., K. Iken, C. Volk, M. Kock, and E. Rachor. 2004. Chemical defence against predators in a sub-Arctic fjord. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 310:131-146. 2004 Lab Study Octocoral; Seastars; Sponges
Martina, M., D. W. Hutmacher, and S. Valiyaveettil. 2004. Developing natural hard tissue as scaffolds for tissue repairs. Page 1024 in Transactions - 7th World Biomaterials Congress. 2004 Calcium Carbonate Deposition; Nutrients; Oil & Gas Tankers; Seastars
Parmentier, E. and K. Das. 2004. Commensal vs. parasitic relationship between Carapini fish and their hosts: Some further insight through δ13C and δ15N measurements. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 310:47-58. 2004 Echinoderms; Invertebrates; Seastars
Calado, R., J. Lin, A. L. Rhyne, R. Araujo, and L. Narciso. 2003. Marine ornamental decapods - Popular, pricey, and poorly studied. Journal of Crustacean Biology 23:963-973. 2003 Aquaculture; Aquarium & Pet Trade; Aquarium Stock; Fish; Fishing Sector; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Seastars
Hagman, D. K. and P. D. Vize. 2003. Mass spawning by two brittle star species, Ophioderma rubicundum and O. squamosissimum (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea), at the Flower Garden Banks, Gulf of Mexico. Bulletin of Marine Science 72:871-876. 2003 South & Central America; Mexico Echinoderms; Seastars; Sponges
Katoh, M. and K. Hashimoto. 2003. Genetic similarity of outbreak populations of crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) that were 15 years apart in Okinawa, Japan. Coral Reefs 22:178-180. 2003 Japan Seastars
Quinn, N. J. and B. L. Kojis. 2003. The dynamics of coral reef community structure and recruitment patterns around rota, saipan, and tinian, western pacific. Bulletin of Marine Science 72:979-996. 2003 US Pacific & Hawaii; Australia; Fiji; Guam Seastars; Stony Coral
Schnabel, K. E. and P. D. N. Hebert. 2003. Resource-associated divergence in the arctic marine amphipod Paramphithoe hystrix. Marine Biology 143:851-857. 2003 Echinoderms; Octocoral; Seastars
Christie, P., A. White, and E. Deguit. 2002. Starting point or solution? Community-based marine protected areas in the Philippines. Journal of Environmental Management 66:441-454. 2002 Philippines Boating Regulations; Complex Habitat & Resources; Dive, Snorkeling, & Swimming Tourism; Finfish Harvest; Fishing Sector; Marine Protected Areas; Seastars; Small Boats; Special Use Permitting; Stony Coral; Storms & Hurricanes
Guzman, H. M. and C. A. Guevara. 2002. Annual reproductive cycle, spatial distribution, abundance, and size structure of Oreaster reticulatus (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) in Bocas del Toro, Panama. Marine Biology 141:1077-1084. 2002 Panama Index or Indicator Aquarium & Pet Trade; Echinoderms; Non-point Source Runoff; Seagrasses; Seastars; Sediment; Souvenir & Decorative Trade
Hutchings, P. A. and M. Peyrot-Clausade. 2002. The distribution and abundance of boring species of polychaetes and sipunculans in coral substrates in French Polynesia. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 269:101-121. 2002 Algae; Marine Worms; Nutrients; Seastars; Skeletal Coral; Substrate
Krieger, K. J. and B. L. Wing. 2002. Megafauna associations with deepwater corals (Primnoa spp.) in the Gulf of Alaska. Hydrobiologia 471:83-90. 2002 Anemones & Zooanthids; Echinoderms; Fish; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Seastars; Snails & Conch; Sponges
McClanahan, T. R. 2002. The near future of coral reefs. Environmental Conservation 29:460-483. 2002 Global Algae; Calcium Carbonate Deposition; CO2; Finfish Harvest; Fishing Sector; Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Non-point Source Runoff; Nutrients; Pathogens; Resource Use Management; Sea Urchins; Seastars; Snails & Conch; Water Depth & Sea Level; Zooxanthellae
Richmond, R., R. Kelty, P. Craig, C. Emaurois, A. Green, C. Birkeland, G. Davis, A. Edward, Y. Golbuu, J. Gutierrez, P. Houk, N. Idechong, J. Maragos, G. Paulay, J. Starmer, A. Tafileichig, M. Trianni, and N. V. Velde. 2002. Status of the coral reefs in micronesia and American Samoa: US affiliated and freely associated islands in the Pacific. Pages 217-236 in C.R. Wilkinson, editor. Status of coral reefs of the world: 2002. GCRMN Report. Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville. 2002 US Pacific & Hawaii; Cuba; Palau; Micronesia; Samoa; Marshall Islands; American Samoa; Guam; Northern Mariana Islands Field Study & Monitoring; GIS & Maps Dredging, Draining, & Filling; Finfish Harvest; Landscape Conservation & Restoration; Seastars; Sediment; Storms & Hurricanes
Tijet, N. and A. R. Brash. 2002. Allene oxide synthases and allene oxides. Pages 423-431 Prostaglandins and Other Lipid Mediators. 2002 Seastars; Substrate
Done, T. J. 2001. Useful science for coral reef management: The cooperative research centre model. Bulletin of Marine Science 69:309-315. 2001 Australia Model; GIS & Maps; Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Ballast Discharge; Finfish Harvest; Non-point Source Runoff; Seastars; Special Use Permitting; Wastewater Discharge
Koslow, J. A., K. Gowlett-Holmes, J. K. Lowry, T. O'Hara, G. C. B. Poore, and A. Williams. 2001. Seamount benthic macrofauna off southern Tasmania: Community structure and impacts of trawling. Marine Ecology Progress Series 213:111-125. 2001 US East Coast (NC, SC, GA) Dredging, Draining, & Filling; Marine Protected Areas; Octocoral; Sea Urchins; Seastars; Sponges; Stony Coral; Trawling & Fishing Gear Damage
Mikkelsen, P. M. and J. Cracraft. 2001. Marine biodiversity and the need for systematic inventories. Bulletin of Marine Science 69:525-534. 2001 Field Study & Monitoring Algae; Banks, Credit, & Securities; Biological Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Climate; Collaboration & Partnering; Echinoderms; Landscape Conservation & Restoration; Marine Worms; Molluscs; Museums, Amusement Parks, Historical Sites; Seastars; Snails & Conch; Sponges
Pratchett, M. S. 2001. Influence of coral symbionts on feeding preferences of crown-of-thorns starfish Acanthaster planci in the western pacific. Marine Ecology Progress Series 214:111-119. 2001 US Pacific & Hawaii Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Seastars; Stony Coral
Sano, M. 2001. Short-term responses of fishes to macroalgal overgrowth on coral rubble on a degraded reef at Iriomote Island, Japan. Bulletin of Marine Science 68:543-556. 2001 Japan Algae; Fleshy Macroalgae; Seastars; Skeletal Coral
Teruya, T., K. Suenaga, T. Koyama, Y. Nakano, and D. Uemura. 2001. Arachidonic acid and α-linolenic acid, feeding attractants for the crown-of-thorns sea star Acanthaster planci, from the sea urchin Toxopneustes pileolus. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 266:123-134. 2001 US Pacific & Hawaii; Pacific Ocean Sea Urchins; Seastars
[No author name available]. 2000. Quick takes...Naftex Energy, Petrobras in farmout agreement. Oil and Gas Journal 98:8. 2000 Field Study & Monitoring Agriculture; Seastars
[No author name available]. 2000. Santos Basin project to pay royalties on gas it flares. Latin American Energy Alert 7:7. 2000 Field Study & Monitoring Pipelines; Seastars
Australian Institute of Marine, SC IE NC E. 2000. Reef monitoring: interactive data summaries for the Great Barrier Reef. Reef monitoring: interactive data summaries for the Great Barrier Reef. 2000 Global; US Pacific & Hawaii; Australia Field Study & Monitoring Algae; Seastars
Fong, P. and P. W. Glynn. 2000. A regional model to predict coral population dynamics in response to El Nino-Southern oscillation. Ecological Applications 10:842-854. 2000 US Pacific & Hawaii; Panama Field Study & Monitoring; Model Seastars
Hendler, G. and D. L. Pawson. 2000. Echinoderms of the rhomboidal Cays, Belize: Biodiversity, distribution, and ecology. Atoll Research Bulletin 275-299. 2000 South & Central America; Belize Complex Habitat & Resources; Echinoderms; Mangroves; Plankton; Seagrasses; Seastars; Seawater Flow; Skeletal Coral; Stony Coral; Substrate
Kubanek, J., J. R. Pawlik, T. M. Eve, and W. Fenical. 2000. Triterpene glycosides defend the Caribbean reef sponge Erylus formosus from predatory fishes. Marine Ecology Progress Series 207:69-77. 2000 South & Central America; Florida; Bahamas; Caribbean Field Study & Monitoring; Lab Study Echinoderms; Fish; Seastars; Sponges
Lourey, M. J., D. A. J. Ryan, and I. R. Miller. 2000. Rates of decline and recovery of coral cover on reefs impacted by, recovering from and unaffected by crown-of-thorns starfish Acanthaster planci: A regional perspective of the Great Barrier Reef. Marine Ecology Progress Series 196:179-186. 2000 Australia Seastars; Stony Coral
McConnaughey, R. A., K. L. Mier, and C. B. Dew. 2000. An examination of chronic trawling effects on soft-bottom benthos of the eastern Bering Sea. ICES Journal of Marine Science 57:1377-1388. 2000 Anemones & Zooanthids; Bivalves; Finfish Harvest; Fishing Sector; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Octocoral; Seastars; Snails & Conch; Sponges; Trawling & Fishing Gear Damage
Ninio, R., M. Meekan, T. Done, and H. Sweatman. 2000. Temporal patterns in coral assemblages on the Great Barrier Reef from local to large spatial scales. Marine Ecology Progress Series 194:65-74. 2000 Australia Field Study & Monitoring; Model; Index or Indicator Algae; Octocoral; Seastars; Stony Coral
Pratchett, M., E. Vytopil, and P. Parks. 2000. Coral crabs influence the feeding patterns of crown-of-thorns starfish. Coral Reefs 19:36. 2000 Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Seastars
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Pratchett, M. S. 1999. An infectious disease in crown-of-thorns starfish on the Great Barrier Reef. Coral Reefs 18:272. 1999 Australia Pathogens; Seastars
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Scandol, J. P. 1999. CotSim - An interactive Acanthaster planci metapopulation model for the central Great Barrier Reef. Marine Models Online 1:39-81. 1999 Australia Model; Index or Indicator; GIS & Maps Echinoderms; Seastars
Seymour, R. M. and R. H. Bradbury. 1999. Lengthening reef recovery times from crown-of-thorns outbreaks signal systemic degradation of the great barrier reef. Marine Ecology Progress Series 176:10-Jan. 1999 Australia Model Seastars
Sluka, R. D. and M. W. Miller. 1999. Status of crown-of-thorns starfish in Laamu Atoll, Republic of Maldives. Bulletin of Marine Science 65:253-258. 1999 Maldives Field Study & Monitoring Seastars; Stony Coral
Antonelli, P., P. Auger, and R. Bradbury. 1998. Corals and starfish waves on the great barrier reef: Analytical trophodynamics and 2-patch aggregation methods. Mathematical and Computer Modelling 27:121-135. 1998 Australia Model Seastars
De'ath, G. and P. J. Moran. 1998. Factors affecting the behaviour of crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci L.) on the Great Barrier Reef: 1: Patterns of activity. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 220:83-106. 1998 Australia Field Study & Monitoring; Model Seastars
De'ath, G. and P. J. Moran. 1998. Factors affecting the behaviour of crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci L.) on the Great Barrier Reef: 2: Feeding preferences. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 220:107-126. 1998 Australia Model Seastars; Stony Coral
Fong, P. and P. W. Glynn. 1998. A dynamic size-structured population model: does disturbance control size structure of a population of the massive coral Gardineroseris planulata in the Eastern Pacific? Marine Biology 130:663-674. 1998 US Pacific & Hawaii; Panama Field Study & Monitoring; Model Seastars; Stony Coral
Jones, G. P. and C. Syms. 1998. Disturbance, habitat structure and the ecology of fishes on coral reefs. Australian Journal of Ecology 23:287-297. 1998 Review; Model Complex Habitat & Resources; Fish; Sea Urchins; Seastars; Storms & Hurricanes
Williams, S. T. and J. A. H. Benzie. 1998. Evidence of a biogeographic break between populations of a high dispersal starfish: Congruent regions within the Indo-West Pacific defined by color morphs, mtDNA, and allozyme data. Evolution 52:87-99. 1998 US Pacific & Hawaii; Australia; Indian Ocean; India; Thailand; Pacific Ocean; South Africa Seastars; Water Depth & Sea Level
Benzie, J. A. H. and M. Wakeford. 1997. Genetic structure of crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia: Comparison of two sets of outbreak populations occurring ten years apart. Marine Biology 129:149-157. 1997 Australia Seastars
Chess, J. R., E. S. Hobson, and D. F. Howard. 1997. Interactions between Acanthaster planci (Echinodermata, Asteroidea) and scleractinian corals at Kona, Hawai'i1. Pacific Science 51:121-133. 1997 Echinoderms; Seastars; Stony Coral; Substrate
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Keesing, J. K., A. R. Halford, K. C. Hall, and C. M. Cartwright. 1997. Large-scale laboratory culture of the crown-of-thorns starfish Acanthaster planci (L.) (Echinodermata: Asteroidea). Aquaculture 157:215-226. 1997 Lab Study Algae; Coralline Algae; Echinoderms; Plankton; Salinity; Seastars
Montebon, A. R. F. 1997. Status of coral reefs in Negros Oriental, central Philippenes. Pages 295-300 in Proceedings of the 7th International Coral Reef Symposium. Panama. 1997 Seastars; Skeletal Coral
Munday, P. L., G. P. Jones, and M. J. Caley. 1997. Habitat specialisation and the distribution and abundance of coral-dwelling gobies. Marine Ecology Progress Series 152:227-239. 1997 Australia Seastars; Stony Coral
Schwartz, S. and T. Meinking. 1997. Venomous marine animals of Florida: morphology, behavior, health hazards. The Journal of the Florida Medical Association 84:433-440. 1997 Florida Review Anemones & Zooanthids; Echinoderms; Molluscs; Octopus & Squid; Sea Urchins; Seastars; Sponges
Slattery, M., M. T. Hamann, J. B. McClintock, T. L. Perry, M. P. Puglisi, and W. Y. Yoshida. 1997. Ecological roles for water-borne metabolites from Antarctic soft corals. Marine Ecology Progress Series 161:133-144. 1997 Field Study & Monitoring Octocoral; Seastars
Williams, S. T. and J. A. H. Benzie. 1997. Indo-West pacific patterns of genetic differentiation in the high-dispersal starfish Linckia laevigata. Molecular Ecology 6:559-573. 1997 US Pacific & Hawaii; Australia; Fiji; Philippines Seastars
Wulff, J. L. 1997. Mutualisms among species of coral reef sponges. Ecology 78:146-159. 1997 South & Central America; Caribbean Model Pathogens; Seastars; Sediment; Sponges; Storms & Hurricanes
Fabricius, T. E. 1996. Ecosystem recovery after episodic disturbance: Resilience of some coral reefs after Acanthaster outbreaks. Senckenbergiana Maritima 27:227-235. 1996 Australia Field Study & Monitoring Algae; Anemones & Zooanthids; Finfish Harvest; Nutrients; Octocoral; Seastars; Sediment; Sponges; Stony Coral; Tunicates
Glynn, P. W., J. E. N. Veron, and G. M. Wellington. 1996. Clipperton Atoll (eastern Pacific): Oceanography, geomorphology, reef-building coral ecology and biogeography. Coral Reefs 15:71-99. 1996 South & Central America; US Pacific & Hawaii; Mexico Algae; Coralline Algae; Fish; Hydrocoral; Invertivorous Fish; Sea Urchins; Seastars; Skeletal Coral; Stony Coral; Water Depth & Sea Level
Hart, A. M. and D. W. Klumpp. 1996. Response of herbivorous fishes to crown-of-thorns starfish Acanthaster planci outbreaks. I. Substratum analysis and feeding ecology of Acanthurus nigrofuscus and Scarus frenatus. Marine Ecology Progress Series 132:19-Nov. 1996 Australia Algae; Seastars; Small Herbivorous Fish; Turf Algae
Hart, A. M. and G. R. Russ. 1996. Response of herbivorous fishes to crown-of-thorns starfish Acanthaster planci outbreaks. III. Age, growth, mortality and maturity indices of Acanthurus nigrofuscus. Marine Ecology Progress Series 136:25-35. 1996 Australia Index or Indicator Seastars; Small Herbivorous Fish
Hart, A. M., D. W. Klumpp, and G. R. Russ. 1996. Response of herbivorous fishes to crown-of-thorns starfish Acanthaster planci outbreaks. II. Density and biomass of selected species of herbivorous fish and fish-habitat correlations. Marine Ecology Progress Series 132:21-30. 1996 Australia Algae; Seastars; Shoreline Protection; Small Herbivorous Fish; Turf Algae
Keesing, J. K., W. L. Wiedermeyer, K. Okaji, A. R. Halford, K. C. Hall, and C. M. Cartwright. 1996. Mortality rates of juvenile starfish Acanthaster planci and Nardoa spp. measured on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia and in Okinawa, Japan [Taux de survie de l'asterie juvenile Acanthaster planci et Nardoa sp. mesures dans la Grande Barriere de Corail Au. Oceanologica Acta 19:441-448. 1996 Australia; Japan Field Study & Monitoring Seastars; Skeletal Coral
Meroz, E. and M. Ilan. 1996. Cohabitation of a coral reef sponge and a colonial scyphozoan. Marine Biology 124:453-459. 1996 Field Study & Monitoring; Lab Study Discharges; Sea Urchins; Seastars; Sponges
Miller, I. R. and G. De'ath. 1996. Effects of training on observer performance in assessing benthic cover by means of the manta tow technique. Marine and Freshwater Research 47:19-26. 1996 Australia Field Study & Monitoring Seastars; Skeletal Coral
Williams, S. T. and J. A. H. Benzie. 1996. Genetic uniformity of widely separated populations of the coral reef starfish Linckia laevigata from the East Indian and West Pacific Oceans, revealed by allozyme electrophoresis. Marine Biology 126:99-107. 1996 US Pacific & Hawaii; Australia; India; Pacific Ocean Seastars
Zann, L. P. 1996. The state of the Marine Environment Report for Australia (SOMER): Process, findings and perspectives. Ocean and Coastal Management 33:63-86. 1996 Global; Australia Invasive Species; Littering; Mangroves; Nutrients; Seagrasses; Seastars; Sediment; Snails & Conch; Trawling & Fishing Gear Damage
Antonelli, P. and P. Auger. 1995. Corals and starfish devastation of the great barrier reef: Aggregation methods. Acta Biotheoretica 43:481-493. 1995 Global; Australia Model Military; Seastars; Stony Coral
Black, K. 1995. Response to (E. Wolanski). Facts and numerical artefacts in modelling the dispersal of crown-of-thorns starfish larvae in the Great Barrier Reef'. Marine and Freshwater Research 46:883-887. 1995 Australia Model Seastars
Black, K., P. Moran, D. Burrage, and G. De'ath. 1995. Association of low-frequency currents and crown-of-thorns starfish outbreaks. Marine Ecology Progress Series 125:185-194. 1995 Australia Seastars
Greenstein, B. J., J. M. Pandolfi, and P. J. Moran. 1995. Taphonomy of crown-of-thorns starfish: implications for recognizing ancient population outbreaks. Coral Reefs 14:91-97. 1995 Field Study & Monitoring Seastars; Sediment
Harriott, V. J. 1995. Is the crown-of-thorns starfish a threat to the reefs of Lord Howe Island? Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 5:179-190. 1995 Seastars
Johnson, C., D. Klumpp, J. Field, R. Bradbury. 1995. Carbon flux on coral reefs: effects of large shifts in community structure. Marine Ecology Progress Series 126:123-143. 1995 Australia Model Algae; Primary Production; Seastars; Zooxanthellae
Keesing, J. K. 1995. Temporal patterns in the feeding and emergence behaviour of the crown-of-thorns starfish Acanthaster planci. Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology 25:209-232. 1995 Seastars
Maragos, J. E. and C. W. Cook Jr. 1995. The 1991-1992 rapid ecological assessment of Palau's coral reefs. Coral Reefs 14:237-252. 1995 Palau Field Study & Monitoring Algae; Anchoring & Vessel Grounding; Aquarium & Pet Trade; Aquarium Stock; Beaches & Nature Parks; Complex Habitat & Resources; Dredging, Draining, & Filling; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Mangroves; Sea Turtles; Seagrasses; Seastars; Sediment; Stony Coral; Storms & Hurricanes; Tourism & Recreation
McPhail, I. and J. E. Brodie. 1995. Science and management: the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) experience. Pages 82-83 in Coastal Zone: Proceedings of the Symposium on Coastal and Ocean Management. 1995 Australia Field Study & Monitoring Finfish Harvest; Marine Protected Areas; Seastars; Tourism & Recreation
Oliver, J., G. De'Ath, T. Done, D. Williams, M. Furnas, and P. Moran. 1995. Long-term monitoring of the Great Barrier Reef. Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville, Australia. 1995 Australia Field Study & Monitoring Seastars
Quinn, N. J. and B. L. Kojis. 1995. Use of artificial shelters to increase lobster production in the US Virgin Islands, with notes on the use of shelters in Mexican waters. Caribbean Journal of Science 31:311-316. 1995 South & Central America; US Virgin Islands; Mexico Apex Fish Predators; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Mangroves; Piscivorous Fish; Seastars
Slattery, M. and J. B. McClintock. 1995. Population structure and feeding deterrence in three shallow-water antarctic soft corals. Marine Biology 122:461-470. 1995 Fish; Octocoral; Seastars
Sweatman, H. P. 1995. A field study of fish predation on juvenile crown-of-thorns starfish. Coral Reefs 14:47-53. 1995 Field Study & Monitoring Seastars
Wulff, J. L. 1995. Sponge-feeding by the Caribbean starfish Oreaster reticulatus. Marine Biology 123:313-325. 1995 South & Central America; Panama; Caribbean Seagrasses; Seastars; Skeletal Coral; Sponges; Storms & Hurricanes
Benzie, J. A. H., K. P. Black, P. J. Moran, and P. Dixon. 1994. Small-scale dispersion of eggs and sperm of the crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) in a shallow coral reef habitat. Biological Bulletin 186:153-167. 1994 Complex Habitat & Resources; Seastars
Burrage, D. M., K. P. Black, and K. F. Ness. 1994. Long-term current prediction in the central Great Barrier Reef. Continental Shelf Research 14:803-829. 1994 Australia Model Seastars; Water Depth & Sea Level
Chansang, H. and N. Phongsuwan. 1994. Health of fringing reefs of Asia through a decade of change: a case history from Phuket Island, Thailand. Pages 286-292 in Proceedings of the colloquium on global aspects of coral reefs, Miami, 1993. 1994 Global; Thailand Anchoring & Vessel Grounding; Finfish Harvest; Nutrients; Seastars; Storms & Hurricanes; Tourism & Recreation
Ohman, M., A. Rajasuriya, and O. Linden. 1994. Three adjacent coral reefs in north-western Sri Lanka; biology and human disturbances. Pages 404-409 in Proceedings of the colloquium on global aspects of coral reefs, Miami, 1993. 1994 Global; Sri Lanka Finfish Harvest; Marine Protected Areas; Seastars; Tourism & Recreation
Reaka-Kudla, M. L., D. S. O'Connell, J. D. Regan, and R. I. Wicklund. 1994. Effects of temperature and UV-B on different components of coral reef communities from the Bahamas. Pages 126-131 in Proceedings of the colloquium on global aspects of coral reefs, Miami, 1993. 1994 Global; Bahamas Algae; Bivalves; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Seastars; Stony Coral
Sebens K.P. 1994. Biodiversity of coral reefs: what are we losing and why? American Zoologist 34:115-133. 1994 Global; South & Central America; US Pacific & Hawaii; Caribbean Finfish Harvest; Landscape Conservation & Restoration; Nutrients; Seastars; Storms & Hurricanes; Tourism & Recreation; Water Depth & Sea Level
Seymour, R. M. and R. H. Bradbury. 1994. Spatial waves or synchronicity of outbreaks of crown-of-thorns starfish on the Great Barrier Reef?: A Bayesian message from large scale data. Journal of Theoretical Biology 166:453-460. 1994 Australia Seastars
Zann, L. P. 1994. The status of coral reefs in South Western Pacific Islands. Marine Pollution Bulletin 29:52-61. 1994 US Pacific & Hawaii; Fiji; Tonga; Samoa Agriculture; Banks, Credit, & Securities; Finfish Harvest; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Nutrients; Seastars; Sediment
Antonelli, P. and V. Krivan. 1993. Large-amplitude periodic fluctuations in starfish-coral dynamics caused by feeding preferences. Ecological Modelling 67:251-257. 1993 Model Seastars
Antonelli, P. L., R. H. Bradbury, and R. E. Reichelt. 1993. Multiple time-scale diffusion models of starfish and coral state changes over the whole great barrier reef. Open Systems and Information Dynamics 2:95-106. 1993 Australia Field Study & Monitoring; Model Seastars; Stony Coral
Black, K. P. 1993. The relative importance of local retention and inter-reef dispersal of neutrally buoyant material on coral reefs. Coral Reefs 12:43-53. 1993 Australia Model; GIS & Maps Seastars; Surface & Groundwater Flow
Burrage, D. M., C. R. Steinberg, and K. P. Black. 1993. Predicting long-term currents in the great barrier reef. Pages 573-581 in National Conference Publication - Institution of Engineers, Australia. 1993 Australia Model Seastars; Water Depth & Sea Level
Ciarapica, G. and L. Passeri. 1993. An overview of the maldivian coral reefs in Felidu and North Male Atoll (Indian Ocean): Platform drowning by ecological crises. Facies 28:33-65. 1993 Indian Ocean; Maldives; India Climate; Corallivorous Fish; Seastars; Sediment; Stony Coral
Crimp, O.N., R.D. Braddock. 1993. Simulation of coral reefs and crown-of-thorns starfish. Environmetrics 4:53-74. 1993 Australia Model Seastars; Stony Coral
Glynn, P. W. 1993. Monsoonal upwelling and episodic Acanthaster predation as probable controls of coral reef distribution and community structure in Oman, Indian Ocean. Atoll Research Bulletin 1993 Indian Ocean; India; Oman Seastars; Stony Coral
Guillou, H., R. Brousse, P. Y. Gillot, and G. Guille. 1993. Geological reconstruction of Fangataufa atoll, South Pacific. Marine Geology 110:377-391. 1993 US Pacific & Hawaii; Australia Seastars; Water Depth & Sea Level
Preece, A.L., C.R. Johnson. 1993. Recovery of model coral communities: complex behaviours from interaction of parameters operating at different spatial scales. Pages 69-81 in Green, D.G., T. Bossomaier, editor. Complex Systems: From Biology to Computation. IOS Press, Amsterdam. 1993 Model Seastars
Schroeter, S. C., J. D. Dixon, J. Kastendiek, R. O. Smith, and J. R. Bence. 1993. Detecting the ecological effects of environmental impacts: a case study of kelp forest invertebrates. Ecological Applications 3:331-350. 1993 Discharges; Octocoral; Plankton; Sea Urchins; Seastars; Snails & Conch; Sponges; Substrate
Sonoda, K. and V. J. Paul. 1993. Effect of stony corals extracts on feeding by Acanthaster planci. Marine Ecology Progress Series 102:161-168. 1993 Seastars; Stony Coral
Williams, S. T. and J. A. H. Benzie. 1993. Genetic consequences of long larval life in the starfish Linckia laevigata (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) on the Great Barrier Reef. Marine Biology 117:71-77. 1993 Australia Echinoderms; Plankton; Seastars
Wolanski, E. 1993. Facts and numerical artefacts in modelling the dispersal of crown-of- thorns starfish larvae in the Great Barrier Reef. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 44:427-436. 1993 Australia Model Marine Protected Areas; Seastars
Antonelli, P. L., R. H. Bradbury, N. D. Kazarinoff, X. Lin, and R. E. Reichelt. 1992. Large-scale starfish waves and reefal connectance. Ecological Modelling 61:187-194. 1992 Australia Model Seastars
Babcock, R. C. and C. N. Mundy. 1992. Reproductive biology, spawning and field fertilization rates of Acanthaster planci. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 43:525-534. 1992 Australia Field Study & Monitoring Seastars
Bell, P. R. F. 1992. Eutrophication and coral reefs - Some examples in the Great Barrier Reef lagoon. Water Research 26:553-568. 1992 Australia Index or Indicator Algae; Non-point Source Runoff; Nutrients; Plankton; Primary Production; Seagrasses; Seastars; Surface & Groundwater Flow
Benzie, J. A. H. 1992. Review of the genetics, dispersal and recruitment of crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci). Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 43:597-610. 1992 US Pacific & Hawaii; Australia; Indian Ocean; India Review Seastars
Benzie, J. A. H. and J. A. Stoddart. 1992. Genetic structure of crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) in Australia. Marine Biology 112:631-639. 1992 US Pacific & Hawaii; Australia Seastars
Benzie, J. A. H. and J. A. Stoddart. 1992. Genetic structure of outbreaking and non-outbreaking crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) populations on the Great Barrier Reef. Marine Biology 112:119-130. 1992 Australia Seastars
Brodie, J. E. 1992. Enhancement of larval and juvenile survival and recruitment in Acanthaster planci from the effects of terrestrial runoff: a review. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 43:539-554. 1992 Australia Review Fertilizer & Pesticide Use; Non-point Source Runoff; Nutrients; Plankton; Salinity; Seastars
Craik, W. 1992. The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park: Its establishment, development and current status. Marine Pollution Bulletin 25:122-133. 1992 Australia Review Finfish Harvest; Marine Protected Areas; Seastars; Tourism & Recreation
De'ath, G. 1992. Sightability as an indicator of bias in manta tow surveys of Acanthaster planci: comment on Fernandes, Marsh, Moran and Sinclair. Coral Reefs 11:119-121. 1992 Australia; Cuba Index or Indicator Seastars
Done, T. 1992. Constancy and Change in some Great Barrier Reef coral communities: 1980-1990. American Zoologist 32:655-662. 1992 Australia Model Seastars
Done, T. J. and D. C. Potts. 1992. Influences of habitat and natural disturbances on contributions of massive Porites corals to reef communities. Marine Biology 114:479-493. 1992 Australia Model; GIS & Maps Sea Urchins; Seastars; Stony Coral; Storms & Hurricanes
Fabricius, K. E. and F. H. Fabricius. 1992. Re-assessment of ossicle frequency patterns in sediment cores: rate of sedimentation related to Acanthaster planci. Coral Reefs 11:109-114. 1992 Australia Seastars; Sediment
Glynn, P. W. and M. W. Colgan. 1992. Sporadic disturbances in fluctuating coral reef environments: El Nino and coral reef development in the eastern Pacific. American Zoologist 32:707-718. 1992 US Pacific & Hawaii; Costa Rica; Panama Sea Urchins; Seastars; Stony Coral; Substrate; Zooxanthellae
Grigg, R. W. 1992. Coral reef environmental science: truth versus the Cassandra syndrome. Coral Reefs 11:183-186. 1992 US Pacific & Hawaii; Pacific Ocean Field Study & Monitoring Environmental Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Seastars; Stony Coral
Henderson, R. A. 1992. Assessment of crown-of-thorns skeletal elements in surface sediment of the Great Barrier Reef. Coral Reefs 11:103-108. 1992 Australia Seastars; Sediment
Henderson, R. A. and P. D. Walbran. 1992. Interpretation of the fossil record of Acanthaster planci from the Great Barrier Reef: a reply to criticism. Coral Reefs 11:95-101. 1992 Australia Review Seastars; Sediment
Johnson, C. 1992. Settlement and recruitment of Acanthaster planci on the Great Barrier Reef: questions of process and scale. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 43:611-627. 1992 Australia Plankton; Seastars; Skeletal Coral
Johnson, D. B., P. J. Moran, V. J. Baker, C. A. Christie, I. R. Miller, B. A. Miller-Smith, and A. A. Thompson. 1992. An attempt to locate high density populations of juvenile crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) on the central Great Barrier Reef. Coral Reefs 11:122. 1992 Australia Seastars
Keesing, J. K. 1992. Field measurement of feeding and movement rates of the crown-of-thorns starfish Acanthaster plance (L.). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 156:89-91. 1992 Australia Field Study & Monitoring; Model Seastars
Keesing, J. K. and A. R. Halford. 1992. Importance of postsettlement processes for the population dynamics of Acanthaster planci (L.). Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 43:635-651. 1992 Invertebrates; Seastars
Keesing, J. K., R. H. Bradbury, L. M. DeVantier, M. J. Riddle, and G. De'ath. 1992. Geological evidence for recurring outbreaks of the crown-of-thorns starfish: a reassessment from an ecological perspective. Coral Reefs 11:79-85. 1992 Australia Seastars; Sediment
Kenchington, R. and G. Kelleher. 1992. Crown-of-thorns starfish management conundrums. Coral Reefs 11:53-56. 1992 Seastars
McCallum, H. 1992. Completing the circle: stock-recruitment relationships and Acanthaster. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 43:653-662. 1992 Finfish & Shellfish Stock; Seastars
Moran, P. J. 1992. Pattern of outbreaks of crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci L.) along the Great Barrier Reef since 1966. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 43:555-568. 1992 Australia Seastars
Moran, P. J. 1992. Preliminary observations of the decomposition of crown-of-thorns starfish, Acanthaster planci (L.). Coral Reefs 11:115-118. 1992 Australia Seastars
Moran, P. J. and G. De'ath. 1992. Estimates of the abundance of the crown-of-throns starfish Acanthaster planci in outbreaking and non-outbreaking populations on reefs within the Great Barrier Reef. Marine Biology 113:509-515. 1992 Australia Seastars
Moran, P. J. and G. De'ath. 1992. Suitability of the manta tow technique for estimating relative and absolute abundances of crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci L.) and corals. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 43:357-378. 1992 Cuba Dive, Snorkeling, & Swimming Tourism; Seastars; Skeletal Coral
Salvat, B. 1992. Coral reefs - a challenging ecosystem for human societies. Global Environmental Change 2:18-Dec. 1992 Global Seastars; Tourism & Recreation
Scandol, J. P. and M. K. James. 1992. Hydrodynamics and larval dispersal: a population model of Acanthaster planci on the Great Barrier Reef. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 43:583-596. 1992 Australia Model Seastars
Seymour, R. M. and R. H. Bradbury. 1992. Is the crown-of-thorns starfish degrading the Great Barrier Reef? Journal of Theoretical Biology 159:111-133. 1992 Australia Model Pathogens; Seastars
van der Laan, J. D. and P. Hogeweg. 1992. Waves of crown-of-thorns starfish outbreaks -where do they come from? Coral Reefs 11:207-213. 1992 Australia Artificial Habitat; Seastars
Veron, J. E. N. 1992. Conservation of biodiversity: a critical time for the hermatypic corals of Japan. Coral Reefs 11:13-21. 1992 US Pacific & Hawaii; Japan Seastars
Veron, J. E. N. 1992. Hermatypic corals of Japan. Hermatypic corals of Japan. 1992 Japan Review Seastars
Antonelli, P., X. Lin, and R. H. Bradbury. 1991. A higher-order predator-prey interaction with application to observed starfish waves and cycles. Ecological Modelling 58:323-332. 1991 Australia Model Seastars; Stony Coral
Black, K. P. and P. J. Moran. 1991. Influence of hydrodynamics on the passive dispersal and initial recruitment of larvae of Acanthaster planci (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) on the Great Barrier Reef. Marine Ecology Progress Series 69:55-65. 1991 Australia Echinoderms; Seastars
Cameron, A. M., R. Endean, and L. M. Devantier. 1991. Predation on massive corals: are devastating population outbreaks of Acanthaster planci novel events? Marine Ecology Progress Series 75:251-258. 1991 Australia Algae; Seastars; Stony Coral
Cameron, A. M., R. Endean, and L. M. DeVantier. 1991. The effects of Acanthaster planci predation on populations of two species of massive coral. Hydrobiologia 257-262. 1991 Australia Seastars; Stony Coral
Done, T. J., P. K. Dayton, A. E. Dayton, and R. Steger. 1991. Regional and local variability in recovery of shallow coral communities: Moorea, French Polynesia and central Great Barrier Reef. Coral Reefs 9:183-192. 1991 Australia Algae; Coralline Algae; Fleshy Macroalgae; Sea Urchins; Seastars; Small Herbivorous Fish; Water Depth & Sea Level
Hess, H. 1991. New sea stars (Goniasteridae) from the middle Oxfordian at Reuchenette, Swiss Jura [Neue Seesterne (Goniasteridae) aus dem mittleren Oxford von Reuchenette (Berner Jura)]. Eclogae Geologicae Helvetiae 84:873-891. 1991 Seastars; Storms & Hurricanes
Johnson, C. R., D. C. Sutton, R. R. Olson, and R. Giddins. 1991. Settlement of crown-of-thorns starfish: role of bacteria on surfaces of coralline algae and a hypothesis for deepwater recruitment. Marine Ecology Progress Series 71:143-162. 1991 Australia Algae; Coralline Algae; Microorganisms; Seastars; Skeletal Coral
Song, W.-C. and A. R. Brash. 1991. Purification of an allene oxide synthase and identification of the enzyme as a cytochrome P-450. Science 253:781-784. 1991 Seastars
[No author name available]. 1990. Proceedings of the International Workshop on the Population Dynamics of Outbreaks. Mathematical and Computer Modelling 13. 1990 Model; Index or Indicator Seastars
Antonelli, P. L. and X. Lin. 1990. Bifurcation analysis on a coral-starfish model. Mathematical and Computer Modelling 13:35-44. 1990 Model Seastars
Bradbury, R. H., J. D. van der Laan, and B. Macdonald. 1990. Modelling the effects of predation and dispersal on the generation of waves of starfish outbreaks. Mathematical and Computer Modelling 13:61-67. 1990 Australia Model Seastars
De Vantier, L. M. and G. Deacon. 1990. Distribution of Acanthaster planci at Lord Howe Island, the southern-most Indo-Pacific reef. Coral Reefs 9:145-148. 1990 US Pacific & Hawaii; Australia; Cuba Seastars; Stony Coral
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Fernandes, L. 1990. Effect of the distribution and density of benthic target organisms on manta tow estimates of their abundance. Coral Reefs 9:161-165. 1990 Field Study & Monitoring Seastars
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Glynn, P. W. 1990. Coral mortality and disturbances to coral reefs in the tropical eastern Pacific. Pages 55-126 Global ecological consequences of the 1982-83 El Nino-Southern Oscillation. 1990 Global; US Pacific & Hawaii; Costa Rica; Panama Algae; Fish; Molluscs; Nutrients; Plankton; Sea Urchins; Seastars; Small Herbivorous Fish; Stony Coral; Water Depth & Sea Level; Zooxanthellae
Johnson, D. B., P. J. Moran, and S. Driml. 1990. Evaluation of a crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) control program at Grub Reef (central Great Barrier Reef). Coral Reefs 9:167-171. 1990 Australia Seastars
Lesser, M. P. and R. P. Blakemore. 1990. Description of a Novel Symbiotic Bacterium from the Brittle Star, Amphipholis squamata. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 58:2436-2440. 1990 Seastars
Reichelt, R. E., R. H. Bradbury, and P. J. Moran. 1990. Distribution of Acanthaster planci outbreaks on the Great Barrier Reef between 1966 and 1989. Coral Reefs 9:97-103. 1990 Australia Seastars
Reichelt, R. E., R. H. Bradbury, and P. J. Moran. 1990. The crown-of-thorns starfish, Acanthaster planci, on the great barrier reef. Mathematical and Computer Modelling 13:45-60. 1990 US Pacific & Hawaii; Australia Field Study & Monitoring; Model Nutrients; Plankton; Seastars; Stony Coral
Reichelt, R. E., W. Greve, R. H. Bradbury, and P. J. Moran. 1990. Acanthaster planci outbreak initiation: A starfish-coral site model. Ecological Modelling 49:153-177. 1990 Field Study & Monitoring; Model Non-point Source Runoff; Seastars; Stony Coral
Stump, R. J. W. and J. S. Lucas. 1990. Linear growth in spines from Acanthaster planci (L.) involving growth lines and periodic pigment bands. Coral Reefs 9:149-154. 1990 Field Study & Monitoring Echinoderms; Seastars
van der Laan, J. D. and R. H. Bradbury. 1990. Futures for the Great Barrier Reef ecosystem. Mathematical and Computer Modelling 14:705-709. 1990 Australia Model Artificial Habitat; Seastars
Zann, L., J. Brodie, and V. Vuki. 1990. History and dynamics of the crown-of-thorns starfish Acanthaster planci (L.) in the Suva area, Fiji. Coral Reefs 9:135-144. 1990 Fiji Non-point Source Runoff; Pathogens; Seastars
Aronson, R. B. 1989. Brittlestar beds: low-predation anachronisms in the British Isles. Ecology 70:856-865. 1989 Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Seastars
Bak, R. P. M. and G. D. E. Povel. 1989. Ecological variables, including physiognomic-structural attributes, and classification of Indonesian coral reefs. Netherlands Journal of Sea Research 23:95-106. 1989 Indonesia Field Study & Monitoring Algae; Coralline Algae; Seastars; Sediment; Skeletal Coral; Sponges; Stony Coral
Birkeland, C. 1989. The Faustian traits of the crown-of-thorns starfish. American Scientist 77:154-163. 1989 US Pacific & Hawaii Algae; Seastars; Small Herbivorous Fish
Faure, G. 1989. Degradation of coral reefs at Moorea Island (French Polynesia) by Acanthaster planci. Journal of Coastal Research 5:295-305. 1989 Seastars; Stony Coral
Guzman, H. M. and J. Cortes. 1989. Coral reef community structure at Cano Island, Pacific Costa Rica. Marine Ecology 10:23-41. 1989 US Pacific & Hawaii; Costa Rica Algae; Coralline Algae; Fish; Invertivorous Fish; Seastars; Stony Coral
Klumpp, D. W. and A. Pulfrich. 1989. Trophic significance of herbivorous macroinvertebrates on the central Great Barrier Reef. Coral Reefs 8:135-144. 1989 Australia Field Study & Monitoring Invertebrates; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Molluscs; Seastars
Lewis, J. B. 1989. The ecology of Millepora - A review. Coral Reefs 8:99-107. 1989 Review Hydrocoral; Pathogens; Seastars; Stony Coral; Storms & Hurricanes
Seymour, R. M. 1989. Is Acanthaster planci a near-optimal predator? Ecological Modelling 46:239-260. 1989 Model Seastars
Walbran, P. D., R. A. Henderson, A. J. Timothy Jull, and M. John Head. 1989. Evidence from sediments of long-term Acanthaster planci predation on corals of the great barrier reef. Science 245:847-850. 1989 Australia Seastars; Sediment
Walbran, P. D., R. A. Henderson, J. W. Faithful, H. A. Polach, R. J. Sparks, G. Wallace, and D. C. Lowe. 1989. Crown-of-thorns starfish outbreaks on the Great Barrier Reef: a geological perspective based upon the sediment record. Coral Reefs 8:67-78. 1989 Australia Seastars; Sediment
Antonelli, P. L. and J. M. Skowronski. 1988. Identification of states and parameters in a model of starfish predation on coral. Mathematical and Computer Modelling 10:17-25. 1988 Field Study & Monitoring; Model Seastars; Stony Coral
Antonelli, P. L. and N. D. Kazarinoff. 1988. Modelling density-dependent aggregation and reproduction in certain terrestrial and marine ecosystems: A comparative study. Ecological Modelling 41:219-227. 1988 Model Sea Urchins; Seastars
Done, T. J. 1988. Simulation of recovery of pre-disturbance size structure in populations of Porites spp. damaged by the crown of thorns starfish Acanthaster planci. Marine Biology 100:51-61. 1988 Australia Model Seastars; Stony Coral
Larkum, A. W. D. 1988. High rates of nitrogen fixation on coral skeletons after predation by the crown of thorns starfish Acanthaster planci. Marine Biology 97:503-506. 1988 Australia Algae; Nutrients; Seastars
Moran, P. J., R. H. Bradbury, and R. E. Reichelt. 1988. Distribution of recent outbreaks of the crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) along the Great Barrier Reef: 1985-1986. Coral Reefs 7:125-137. 1988 Australia Seastars
Nash, W. J., M. Goddard, and J. S. Lucas. 1988. Population genetic studies of the crown-of-thorns starfish, Acanthaster planci (L.), in the Great Barrier Reef region. Coral Reefs 7:18-Nov. 1988 Australia Seastars
Reichelt, R. E., S. J. Bainbridge, and D. G. Green. 1988. A simulation study of crown of thorns starfish outbreaks on the great barrier reef. Mathematics and Computers in Simulation 30:145-150. 1988 Australia Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Seastars
Thomas, W. J. 1988. Fagatele Bay: a sanctuary in Samoa. Oceanus 31:18-24. 1988 US Pacific & Hawaii; Samoa; American Samoa Environmental Education & Outreach; Finfish Harvest; Fishing Sector; Seastars
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Colgan, M. W. 1987. Coral reef recovery on Guam (Micronesia) after catastrophic predation by Acanthaster planci. Ecology 68:1592-1605. 1987 Micronesia; Guam Seastars; Stony Coral
Done, T.J. 1987. Simulation of the effects of Acanthaster planci on the population structure of massive corals in the genus Porites:evidence of population resilience? Coral Reefs 6:75-90. 1987 Field Study & Monitoring; Model; Decision Support Frameworks & Tools Seastars; Stony Coral
Hueckel, G. J. and R. M. Buckley. 1987. The influence of prey communities on fish species assemblages on artificial reefs in Puget Sound, Washington. Environmental Biology of Fishes 19:195-214. 1987 Algae; Artificial Habitat; Complex Habitat & Resources; Seastars; Substrate; Tourism & Recreation
Kenchington, R. 1987. Acanthaster planci and management of the Great Barrier Reef. Bulletin of Marine Science 41:552-560. 1987 Australia; Japan; Micronesia Seastars
McCallum, H. I. 1987. Predator regulation of Acanthaster planci. Journal of Theoretical Biology 127:207-220. 1987 US Pacific & Hawaii Field Study & Monitoring; Model Seastars; Special Use Permitting
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Glynn, Peter W., and David A. Krupp. 1986. Feeding biology of a Hawaiian sea star corallivore, Culcita novaguineae Muller & Troschel. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 96:75-96. 1986 US Pacific & Hawaii Seastars
Moran, P. J., R. E. Reichelt, and R. H. Bradbury. 1986. An assessment of the geological evidence for previous Acanthaster outbreaks. Coral Reefs 4:235-238. 1986 Australia Seastars; Sediment
Yamaguchi, M. 1986. Acanthaster planci infestations of reefs and coral assemblages in Japan: a retrospective analysis of control efforts. Coral Reefs 5:23-30. 1986 Japan Seastars; Stony Coral; Surface & Groundwater Flow
[No author name available]. 1985. Protection of the Great Barrier Reef. Report of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Environment and Conservation. in [No source information available]. 1985 Australia Field Study & Monitoring Environmental Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Housing; Landuse Management; Permitting & Zoning; Seastars; Tourism & Recreation
Bradbury, R. H. 1985. The crown-of-thorns: coping with uncertainty. Search 16:106-109. 1985 Australia Seastars
Bradbury, R. H., L. S. Hammond, P. J. Moran, and R. E. Reichelt. 1985. Coral reef communities and the crown-of-thorns starfish: Evidence for qualitatively stable cycles. Journal of Theoretical Biology 113:69-80. 1985 Seastars
Breitburg, D. L. 1985. Development of a subtidal epibenthic community: factors affecting species composition and the mechanisms of succession. Oecologia 65:173-184. 1985 Model Algae; Invertebrates; Sea Urchins; Seastars
Buckley, R. M. and G. J. Hueckel. 1985. Biological processes and ecological development on an artificial reef in Puget Sound, Washington. Bulletin of Marine Science 37:50-69. 1985 Field Study & Monitoring Algae; Artificial Habitat; Biological Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Environmental Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Finfish Harvest; Fishing Sector; Invertebrates; Seastars
Glynn, Peter W. 1985. El Nino-associated disturbance to coral reefs and post disturbance mortality by Acanthaster planci. Marine Ecology Progress Series 26:295-300. 1985 Seastars
Antonelli, P. L. and N. D. Kazarinoff. 1984. Starfish predation of a growing coral reef community. Journal of Theoretical Biology 107:667-684. 1984 Model Seastars
Bourles, D., G. M. Raisbeck, F. Yiou, J. M. Loiseaux, M. Lieuvin, J. Klein, and R. Middleton. 1984. Investigation of the possible association of 10Be and 26Al with biogenic matter in the marine environment. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms 233. 1984 Plankton; Seastars; Surface & Groundwater Flow
Glynn, P. W. 1984. An amphinomid worm predator of the crown-of-thorns sea star and general predation on asteroids in eastern and western Pacific coral reefs. Bulletin of Marine Science 35:54-71. 1984 US Pacific & Hawaii; Panama; Samoa; Guam Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Marine Worms; Seastars
Lucas, J. S. 1984. Growth, maturation and effects of diet in Acanthaster planci (L.) (Asteroidea) and hybrids reared in the laboratory. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 79:129-147. 1984 Field Study & Monitoring; Lab Study Algae; Coralline Algae; Pathogens; Seastars
Nichols, D. and M. F. Barker. 1984. Growth of juvenile Asterias rubens L. (Echinodermata : Asteroidea) on an intertidal reef in southwestern Britain. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 78:157-165. 1984 Britain Echinoderms; Seastars
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Sano, M., M. Shimizu, and Y. Nose. 1984. Changes in structure of coral reef fish communities by destruction of hermatypic corals: observational and experimental views. Pacific Science 38:51-79. 1984 US Pacific & Hawaii Complex Habitat & Resources; Seastars; Skeletal Coral; Stony Coral
Zinsmeister, W. J. 1984. Geology and paleontology of Seymour Island, Antarctic peninsula. Anatarctic Journal of the United States 19:5-Jan. 1984 Echinoderms; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Seastars
Barker, M. F. and D. Nichols. 1983. Reproduction, recruitment and juvenile ecology of the starfish, Asterias rubens and Marthasterias glacialis. Journal - Marine Biological Association 63:745-765. 1983 England Index or Indicator Plankton; Seastars
Endean, R. 1982. Crown-of-thorns starfish on the great barrier reef. Endeavour 6:14-Oct. 1982 Australia Seastars; Stony Coral
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Thompson, G. B. and C. Thompson. 1982. Movement and size structure in a population of the blue starfish Linckia laevigata (L.) at Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 33:561-573. 1982 Australia Model Seastars
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Waren, A. 1980. Revision of the genera Thyca, Stilifer, Scalenostoma, Mucronalia and Echineulima (Mollusca, Prosobranchia, Eulimidae). Zoologica Scripta 9:187-210. 1980 US Pacific & Hawaii Molluscs; Seastars
Barker, M. F. 1979. Breeding and recruitment in a population of the New Zealand starfish Stichaster australis (Verrill). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 41:195-211. 1979 Lab Study Seastars
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Kenchington, R. A. 1977. Growth and recruitment of Acanthaster planci (L.) on the great barrier reef. Biological Conservation 11:103-118. 1977 Australia Field Study & Monitoring; Lab Study Seastars
Hanscomb, N. J., J. P. Bennett, and G. Harper. 1976. Biochemical stimuli for feeding in Acanthaster planci (L.). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 22:193-197. 1976 Seastars; Stony Coral
Huxley, C. J. 1976. Response of Acanthaster planci (L.) to partial stimuli. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 22:199-206. 1976 Seastars
Kanazawa, A., S. Teshima, T. Ando, and S. Tomita. 1976. Sterols in coral-reef animals. Marine Biology 34:53-57. 1976 Echinoderms; Molluscs; Seastars
Kenchington, R. A. 1976. Acanthaster planci on the great barrier reef: Detailed surveys of four transects between 19° and 20°S. Biological Conservation 9:165-179. 1976 Australia; Cuba Dive, Snorkeling, & Swimming Tourism; Seastars
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Pearson, R. G. and R. N. Garrett. 1976. Acanthaster planci on the great barrier reef: General surveys 1972-1975. Biological Conservation 9:157-164. 1976 Australia Field Study & Monitoring; Index or Indicator Seastars
Thomassin, B. A. 1976. Feeding behaviour of the felt-, sponge-, and coral-feeder sea stars, mainly Culcita schmideliana. Helgoländer Wissenschaftliche Meeresuntersuchungen 28:51-65. 1976 US Pacific & Hawaii; Madagascar Octocoral; Seastars; Skeletal Coral; Sponges; Substrate
Belk, M. S. and D. Belk. 1975. Observation of algal colonization on Acropora aspera killed by Acanthaster planci. Hydrobiologia 46:29-32. 1975 Algae; Seastars; Stony Coral
Collins, A. R. S. 1975. Biochemical investigation of two responses involved in the feeding behaviour of Acanthaster planci (L.). II. Isolation and characterization of chemical stimuli. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 17:69-86. 1975 Seastars
Collins, A. R. S. 1975. Biochemical investigation of two responses involved in the feeding behaviour of Acanthaster planci (L.). III. Food preferences. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 17:87-94. 1975 Seastars
Endean, R. and W. Stablum. 1975. Population explosions of Acanthaster planci and associated destruction of the hard coral cover of reefs of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Environmental Conservation 2:247-256. 1975 Australia Seastars; Stony Coral
collins, A. R. S. 1974. Biochemical investigation of two responses involved in the feeding behaviour of Acanthaster planci (L). I. Assay methods and preliminary results. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 15:173-184. 1974 Seastars
Glynn, P. W. 1974. The impact of Acanthaster on corals and coral reefs in the eastern Pacific. Environmental Conservation 1:295-304. 1974 US Pacific & Hawaii Field Study & Monitoring Salinity; Seastars; Stony Coral
Newman, W. A. and T. F. Dana. 1974. Acanthaster: Tests of the time course of coral destruction. Science 183:103. 1974 Seastars
Polunin, N. V. C. 1974. Devastation of a fringing coral reef by Acanthaster. Nature 249:589-590. 1974 Seastars
Porter, J. W. 1974. Community structure of coral reefs on opposite sides of the Isthmus of Panama. Science 186:543-545. 1974 South & Central America; US Pacific & Hawaii; Panama; Caribbean Seastars; Stony Coral
Endean, R. and R. H. Chesher. 1973. Temporal and spatial distribution of Acanthaster planci population explosions in the Indo-West Pacific region. Biological Conservation 5:87-95. 1973 US Pacific & Hawaii Seastars
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Management Options

Management Option Description Sources Database Topics
Monitor & Research: Biological Status and Trends Monitoring This activity produces long-term comprehensive information on sanctuary-wide status and trends of biological resources. Data that could be collected on coral reef communities includes but is not limited to species abundance and density, biodiversity, benthic cover, coral condition, growth, recruitment, predation, and grazing. Mangroves and seagrasses should also be monitored. With adequate baseline data, changes in community structure and biocriteria can be identified and restoration or protection efforts can be taken. NOAA Marine Sanctuary Program. 2007. Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary revised management plan. National Ocean Service, Key West, FL.

Algae; Anemones & Zooanthids; Apex Fish Predators; Aquaculture; Aquarium Stock; Biochemical & Genetic Resources; Biocriteria; Biological Harvest; Biological Monitoring & Restoration; Biological Monitoring, Mapping, & Scientific Research; Bivalves; Calcareous Macroalgae; Contact Uses; Coral; Coralline Algae; Cyanobacteria; Decision Support; Echinoderms; Ecosystem Monitoring & Restoration; Finfish & Shellfish Stock; Fish; Fishing Sector; Food & Energy Policies; Hydrocoral; Invasive Species; Invertebrates; Large Herbivorous Fish; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Mangroves; Marine Birds; Marine Products; Marine Vertebrates; Marine Worms; Microorganisms; Molluscs; Octocoral; Octopus & Squid; Ornamental Jewelry & Art; Pathogens; Pharmaceuticals & Cosmetics Sources; Physical Damage; Primary Production; Provisioning Services; Resource Use Management; Sea Turtles; Sea Urchins; Seagrasses; Seastars; Skeletal Coral; Small Herbivorous Fish; Snails & Conch; Sponges; Stony Coral; Tunicates; Wetlands; Whales & Dolphins

Laws

Legal Citation Purpose of Law Management Organization Database Topics
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Regulations, Federal Register § Volume 66, Number 11 (2001). NOAA established the Tortugas Ecological Reserve (a no-take zone) in the Tortugas region (Tortugas or region) of the Florida Keys to protect significant coral resources and to protect an area that serves as a source of biodiversity for the Sanctuary as well as for the southwest shelf of Florida. Establishment of the Reserve included expansion of the Sanctuary boundary to ensure that the Reserve protects sensitive coral habitats lying outside the existing boundary of the Sanctuary.

Application to Coral Reefs:The Regulation protects significant coral resources and many marine species by providing a no-take zone.

Legislative Actions:The regulation increased the no-take zones to 24 areas. Fishing is prohibited in Tortugas north for areas that are within State waters. Diving is prohibited in Tortugas south.

Comments: 		National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Jurisdiction:
US State Waters; Designated Marine Areas 		Biological Harvest; Bivalves; Boating Activities; Commercial Fisheries; Coral; Dive, Snorkeling, & Swimming Tourism; Environmental Education & Outreach; Finfish Harvest; Fish; Fishing & Harvesting Management; Invertebrate Harvest; Invertebrates; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Marine Protected Areas; Molluscs; Octopus & Squid; Recreational Fishing; Reef Habitat; Reef Inhabitants; Sea Urchins; Seastars; Snails & Conch; Sponges; Stony Coral; Tourism & Recreation; Trawling & Fishing Gear Damage
Revised Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Management Plan §§ Public Law 101-605 (HR 5909, Public Law (2007). The document is a report on the results of NOAA's five year review of strategies and activities detailed in the 1996 Final Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement for the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.

Application to Coral Reefs:The plan specifically addresses preserving and enhancing Sanctuary resources including four national wildlife refuges, six state parks, three state aquatic preserves, Key Largo Marine Sanctuary, Looe Key Marine Sanctuary and a total of 2,900 square nautical miles of coastal waters and numerous coral reefs. The sanctuary ecosystems are facing specific threats including direct human impacts such as vessel groundidngs, pollution and overfishing.

Legislative Actions:

Comments: 		National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission as Co-trustees

Jurisdiction:
US Federal Waters; Designated Marine Areas 		Anemones & Zooanthids; Apex Fish Predators; Ballast Discharge; Coastal Development; Commercial Fishing Boats; Complex Habitat & Resources; Coral; Cruise Ships; Dive, Snorkeling, & Swimming Tourism; Economic Markets & Policies; Educational & Research Opportunities; Environmental Education & Outreach; Existence Value & Sense of Place; Fish; Fishing & Harvesting Management; Littering; Lobster, Crab, & Shrimp; Marine Debris; Natural Gas & Electric Power; Non-point Source Runoff; Nutrients; Ocean Acidity; Oil & Gas Research & Exploration; Oil & Gas Rigs; Recreational Opportunities; Reef Habitat; Reef Inhabitants; Seastars; Sediment; Sponges; Tourism & Recreation Policies; Waste Management; Waste Management Policies; Waterborne Discharges

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