dc.contributor.author |
Vogler, Catherine |
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dc.contributor.author |
Benzier, John |
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dc.contributor.author |
Lessios, Harilaos A. |
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dc.contributor.author |
Barber, Paul |
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dc.contributor.author |
Worheide, Gert |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2011-02-16T18:28:09Z |
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dc.date.available |
2011-02-16T18:28:09Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2008 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Vogler, Catherine, Benzier, John, Lessios, Harilaos A., Barber, Paul, and Worheide, Gert. 2008. "<a href="https%3A%2F%2Frepository.si.edu%2Fhandle%2F10088%2F12224">A threat to coral reefs multiplied? Four species of crown-of-thorns starfish</a>." <em>Biology Letters</em>. 4 (6):696–699. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2008.0454">https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2008.0454</a> |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1744-9561 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/10088/12224 |
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dc.description.abstract |
In the face of ever-increasing threats to coral reef ecosystems, it is essential to understand the impact of natural predators in order to devise appropriate management strategies. Destructive population explosions of the crown-of-thorns star- fish Acanthaster planci have devastated coral reefs throughout the Indo-Pacific for decades. But despite extensive research, the causes of outbreaks are still unclear. An important consideration in this research is that A. planci has been regarded as a single taxonomic entity. Using molecular data from its entire distribution, we find that A. planci is in fact a species complex. This discovery has important consequences for future coral reef research, and might prove critical for successful reef conservationmanagement. |
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dc.relation.ispartof |
Biology Letters |
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dc.title |
A threat to coral reefs multiplied? Four species of crown-of-thorns starfish |
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dc.type |
Journal Article |
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dc.identifier.srbnumber |
77742 |
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dc.identifier.doi |
10.1098/rsbl.2008.0454 |
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rft.jtitle |
Biology Letters |
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rft.volume |
4 |
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rft.issue |
6 |
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rft.spage |
696 |
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rft.epage |
699 |
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dc.description.SIUnit |
Marine biology |
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dc.description.SIUnit |
Naos Island Laboratories |
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dc.description.SIUnit |
Encyclopedia of Life |
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dc.description.SIUnit |
Forces of Change: STRI |
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dc.citation.spage |
696 |
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dc.citation.epage |
699 |
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