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An atlas of the skeletal components of the crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci (L))
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Title: | An atlas of the skeletal components of the crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci (L)) |
Authors: | Walbran, P.D. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority |
Keywords: | Great Barrier Reef (Qld.);Skeletal architecture;Acanthaster planci;Crown-of-thorns starfish |
ASFA Subjects: | Ecosystems Species Research |
APAIS Subject: | Reefs Pests |
Location: | Reef-wide |
Category: | Animals Weeds, pests and disease |
Issue Date: | 1987 |
Publisher: | Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority |
Series/Report no.: | Technical memorandum TM-11 Technical memorandum series |
Abstract: | In recent years extensive damage has been caused to many reefs in the Great Barrier Reef complex by the crown-of-thorns starfish (A. planci). Authors on the subject are divided as to whether the outbreaks are a recurring natural phenomenon or a result of the influence of man. 'The identification of crow-of-thorns skeletal-rich zones in reef sediment and cores may help to determine if large population fluctuations occurred prior to the arrival of Europeans in central Queensland. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11017/291 |
ISBN: | 9780642526410 |
Type of document: | Report |
Appears in Collections: | Effects |
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GBRMPA-TM-11-1987-ATLAS-OF-SKELETAL-COMPONENTS-COTS.pdf | Main document (PDF) | 26.54 MB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
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