Crown-of-thorns seastar (Acanthaster spp.) feeding ecology across species and regions

SA Foo, HR Millican, M Byrne - Science of the Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
The coral predators, crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS, Acanthaster spp.) remain a major
cause of extensive and widespread coral loss in Indo-Pacific coral reefs. With increased …

Impacts of climate change stressors on the Great Barrier Reef

M Byrne, SA Foo, A Vila-Concejo… - … Processes of Coral …, 2024 - taylorfrancis.com
In a high CO2 world, coral reefs face a perilous future due to the multitude of co-occurring
climate stressors. Climate change is causing sea-level rise, thermal stress, ocean …

Chemosensory behaviour of juvenile crown-of-thorns sea star (Acanthaster sp.), attraction to algal and coral food and avoidance of adult conspecifics

M Webb, M Clements… - …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Intraspecific and habitat-mediated responses to chemical cues play key roles in structuring
populations of marine species. We investigated the behaviour of herbivorous-stage juvenile …