Thirty years of research on crown-of-thorns starfish (1986–2016): scientific advances and emerging opportunities

MS Pratchett, CF Caballes, JC Wilmes, S Matthews… - Diversity, 2017 - mdpi.com
Research on the coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish (CoTS) has waxed and waned over
the last few decades, mostly in response to population outbreaks at specific locations. This …

[HTML][HTML] Climate change-accelerated ocean biodiversity loss & associated planetary health impacts

B Talukder, N Ganguli, R Matthew, KW Hipel… - The Journal of Climate …, 2022 - Elsevier
A planetary health perspective views human health as a function of the interdependent
relationship between human systems and the natural systems in which we live. The …

Impacts of hypoxic events surpass those of future ocean warming and acidification

E Sampaio, C Santos, IC Rosa, V Ferreira… - Nature Ecology & …, 2021 - nature.com
Over the past decades, three major challenges to marine life have emerged as a
consequence of anthropogenic emissions: ocean warming, acidification and oxygen loss …

Limits to understanding and managing outbreaks of crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster spp.)

RN Hughes, DJ Hughes… - Oceanography and marine …, 2014 - api.taylorfrancis.com
Outbreaks of crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster spp.) remain a major cause of coral
mortality in the Indo-Pacific, contributing to widespread and accelerating degradation of …

Knowledge Gaps in the Biology, Ecology, and Management of the Pacific Crown-of-Thorns Sea Star Acanthaster sp. on Australia's Great Barrier Reef

MS Pratchett, CF Caballes, C Cvitanovic… - The Biological …, 2021 - journals.uchicago.edu
Crown-of-thorns sea stars (Acanthaster sp.) are among the most studied coral reef
organisms, owing to their propensity to undergo major population irruptions, which …

Corallivory in the Anthropocene: interactive effects of anthropogenic stressors and corallivory on coral reefs

MM Rice, L Ezzat, DE Burkepile - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Corallivory is the predation of coral mucus, tissue, and skeleton by fishes and invertebrates,
and a source of chronic stress for many reef-building coral species. Corallivores often prey …

Climate change as an unexpected co-factor promoting coral eating seastar (Acanthaster planci) outbreaks

S Uthicke, M Logan, M Liddy, D Francis, N Hardy… - Scientific Reports, 2015 - nature.com
Coral reefs face a crisis due to local and global anthropogenic stressors. A large proportion
of the~ 50% coral loss on the Great Barrier Reef has been attributed to outbreaks of the …

An updated synthesis of the observed and projected impacts of climate change on the chemical, physical and biological processes in the oceans

EL Howes, F Joos, CM Eakin… - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2015 - frontiersin.org
The 5th Assessment Report (AR5) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
(IPCC) states with very high certainty that anthropogenic emissions have caused …

[PDF][PDF] Larval settlement in echinoderms: a review of processes and patterns

PC Doll, CF Caballes, AS Hoey… - … and Marine Biology, 2022 - api.taylorfrancis.com
Echinoderms are a common component of benthic marine ecosystems, with many being
ecologically and/or economically important. Like many marine organisms, most …

Microplastic ingestion induces asymmetry and oxidative stress in larvae of the sea urchin Pseudechinus huttoni

CR Richardson, DJ Burritt, BJM Allan… - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2021 - Elsevier
Determining the effects of microplastic (MP) ingestion by marine organisms, especially
during the sensitive larval stages, is an important step in understanding wider ecosystem …