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30 Years of Research on Crown-of-thorns Starfish (1986-2016): Scientific Advances and Emerging Opportunities

3D photogrammetry quantifies growth and external erosion of individual coral colonies and skeletons.

scientific article

A large predatory reef fish species moderates feeding and activity patterns in response to seasonal and latitudinal temperature variation

scientific article published on 11 October 2017

Abundance and composition of juvenile corals reveals divergent trajectories for coral assemblages across the United Arab Emirates

scientific article

Abundance, diversity, and feeding behavior of coral reef butterflyfishes at Lord Howe Island

scientific article published on 2 September 2014

Acehnese reefs in the wake of the Asian tsunami

scientific article

Age and Growth of An Outbreaking Acanthaster cf. solaris Population within the Great Barrier Reef

Aggression, interference, and the functional response of coral-feeding butterflyfishes

scientific article published in July 2017

An annotated bibliography of the research on marine organisms and environments at Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands ⬇️

article by Jean-Paul A Hobbs et al published 2014 in The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology

Ancestral biogeography and ecology of marine angelfishes (F: Pomacanthidae)

scientific article published on 14 August 2019

Assembly rules of reef corals are flexible along a steep climatic gradient

scientific article

Assessing Different Causes of Crown-of-Thorns Starfish Outbreaks and Appropriate Responses for Management on the Great Barrier Reef.

scientific article

Avoiding conflicts and protecting coral reefs: customary management benefits marine habitats and fish biomass

Background mortality rates for recovering populations of Acropora cytherea in the Chagos Archipelago, central Indian Ocean ⬇️

scientific article published on February 26, 2013

Benthic Predators Influence Microhabitat Preferences and Settlement Success of Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (Acanthaster cf. solaris)

scientific article published in 2016

Biogeographical variation in diurnal behaviour of Acanthaster planci versus Acanthaster cf. solaris

scientific article published on 20 February 2020

Bleaching susceptibility of aquarium corals collected across northern Australia

scientific article published on 30 April 2020

Body size and substrate type modulate movement by the western Pacific crown-of-thorns starfish, Acanthaster solaris

scientific article published on 6 September 2017

COTSMod: A spatially explicit metacommunity model of outbreaks of crown-of-thorns starfish and coral recovery

scientific article published on 01 January 2020

Changes in Biodiversity and Functioning of Reef Fish Assemblages following Coral Bleaching and Coral Loss

Changes in bleaching susceptibility among corals subject to ocean warming and recurrent bleaching in Moorea, French Polynesia

scientific article

Climate change and Australian marine and freshwater environments, fishes and fisheries: synthesis and options for adaptation

article

Climate change and the future for coral reef fishes

scholarly article by Philip L Munday et al published September 2008 in Fish and Fisheries

Comparative Effects of Different Disturbances in Coral Reef Habitats in Moorea, French Polynesia

article

Comparative demography of commercially important species of coral grouper, Plectropomus leopardus and P. laevis, from Australia's Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea Marine Parks

scientific article published on 12 August 2020

Consumption of tabular acroporid corals by reef fishes: a comparison with plant-herbivore interactions

article

Contrasting shifts in coral assemblages with increasing disturbances

scientific article published on 20 April 2020

Contrasting size and fate of juvenile crown-of-thorns starfish linked to ontogenetic diet shifts

scientific article published on 22 July 2020

Contributions of pre- versus post-settlement processes to fluctuating abundance of crown-of-thorns starfishes (Acanthaster spp.)

scholarly article by Jennifer C. Wilmes published in October 2018

Coral bleaching and habitat degradation increase susceptibility to predation for coral-dwelling fishes

scientific article published in 2009

Coral reef conservation in the Anthropocene: Confronting spatial mismatches and prioritizing functions

Coral reef fish smell leaves to find island homes

scholarly article by Danielle L Dixson et al published 22 December 2008 in Proceedings of the Royal Society B

Coral-feeding fishes slow progression of black-band disease

Corrigendum: The Coral Trait Database, a curated database of trait information for coral species from the global oceans

scientific article

Cross-species amplification of 44 microsatellite loci developed for Chaetodon trifascialis, C. lunulatus and C. vagabundus in 22 related butterflyfish species

article

Culling crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster cf. solaris) on Australia's Great Barrier Reef: rationale and effectiveness.

scientific article published in January 2019

Damselfishes alleviate the impacts of sediments on host corals

scientific article published on 29 April 2020

Deficits in functional trait diversity following recovery on coral reefs

scientific article published on 08 January 2020

Demographic histories shape population genomics of the common coral grouper (<i>Plectropomus leopardus</i>)

scientific article published in 2022

Dietary selection by coral-feeding butterflyfishes (Chaetodontidae) on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia ⬇️

scientific article published in 2007

Differences in diet and biotransformation enzymes of coral reef butterflyfishes between Australia and Hawaii

article

Diversity and functional importance of coral-feeding fishes on tropical coral reefs

Does genetic distance between parental species influence outcomes of hybridization among coral reef butterflyfishes?

scientific article

Ecological memory modifies the cumulative impact of recurrent climate extremes

Effects Of Climate-Induced Coral Bleaching On Coral-Reef Fishes — Ecological And Economic Consequences

Effects of climate change on coral grouper (Plectropomus spp.) and possible adaptation options

scholarly article by Morgan S. Pratchett et al published 19 December 2016 in Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries

Effects of climate change on coral reef fishes

scholarly article

Elevated CO2 affects the behavior of an ecologically and economically important coral reef fish

scientific article published in 2012

Enigmatic declines of Australia’s sea snakes from a biodiversity hotspot

article

Environmental Tipping Points for Sperm Motility, Fertilization, and Embryonic Development in the Crown-of-Thorns Starfish

scientific article published on 15 February 2017

Environmental Tipping Points for Sperm Motility, Fertilization, and Embryonic Development in the Crown-of-Thorns Starfish, Acanthaster cf. solaris

article

Environmental and biological cues for spawning in the crown-of-thorns starfish

scientific article

Erratum to: Key aspects of the biology, fisheries and management of Coral grouper

scholarly article published in Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries

Exceptional biodiversity of the cryptofaunal decapods in the Chagos Archipelago, central Indian Ocean

scientific article published on 31 July 2018

Experimental evaluation of imprinting and the role innate preference plays in habitat selection in a coral reef fish

scientific article

Foraging in corallivorous butterflyfish varies with wave exposure

From microbes to people

scientific article

Functional composition of Chaetodon butterflyfishes at a peripheral and extreme coral reef location, the Persian Gulf

article

Gear-based fisheries management as a potential adaptive response to climate change and coral mortality

article

Gene expression correlates of social evolution in coral reef butterflyfishes

scientific article published on 24 June 2020

Geographic variation in resource use by specialist versus generalist butterflyfishes

scientific article published in 2011

Global declines in coral reef calcium carbonate production under ocean acidification and warming

scientific article published on 10 May 2021

Global human footprint on the linkage between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in reef fishes

scientific article published on 5 April 2011

Global warming and recurrent mass bleaching of corals ⬇️

scientific article

Global warming impairs stock–recruitment dynamics of corals

article

Global warming may disproportionately affect larger adults in a predatory coral reef fish

scientific article

Global warming transforms coral reef assemblages.

scientific article published on 18 April 2018

Habitat Selectivity and Reliance on Live Corals for Indo-Pacific Hawkfishes (Family: Cirrhitidae)

scientific article published on 3 November 2015

Habitat complexity influences selection of thermal environment in a common coral reef fish

scientific article published on 24 August 2020

Heterospecific aggression and dominance in a guild of coral-feeding fishes: the roles of dietary ecology and phylogeny.

scientific article

High gene flow across large geographic scales reduces extinction risk for a highly specialised coral feeding butterflyfish

scientific article published on 2 August 2011

High macroalgal cover and low coral recruitment undermines the potential resilience of the world's southernmost coral reef assemblages

scientific article

High prevalence of obligate coral-dwelling decapods on dead corals in the Chagos Archipelago, central Indian Ocean

High-resolution characterization of the abiotic environment and disturbance regimes on the Great Barrier Reef, 1985-2017

scientific article published on 15 January 2019

Hybridisation Among Butterflyfishes

article published in 2013

Identification of twenty one microsatellite loci for conservation genetic studies of the endemic butterflyfish Chaetodon tricinctus

article published in 2011

Impacts of ocean warming on echinoderms: A meta‐analysis

scientific article published in August 2023

Impacts of ocean warming on the settlement success and post-settlement survival of Pacific crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster cf. solaris)

scientific article published on 19 November 2022

Importance of live coral habitat for reef fishes

article by Darren J. Coker et al published 2 August 2013 in Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries

Induction of larval settlement in crown-of-thorns starfish is not mediated by conspecific cues

scientific article published on 10 October 2023

Influence of coral bleaching, coral mortality and conspecific aggression on movement and distribution of coral-dwelling fish

scientific article published in 2012

Influence of dietary specialization and resource availability on geographical variation in abundance of butterflyfish ⬇️

scientific article published on July 1, 2012

Interactive Effects of Endogenous and Exogenous Nutrition on Larval Development for Crown-Of-Thorns Starfish

article

Intraspecific variation in physiological condition of reef-building corals associated with differential levels of chronic disturbance

scientific article

Is there a reproductive basis to solitary living versus pair-formation in coral reef fishes?

Isolation and characterization of 29 microsatellite loci for studies of population connectivity in the butterflyfishes Chaetodon trifascialis and Chaetodon lunulatus

Isolation and characterization of twenty microsatellite markers for the study of hybridization in butterflyfish of the genus Chaetodon

Joint estimation of crown of thorns (Acanthaster planci) densities on the Great Barrier Reef

scientific article published on 31 August 2016

Joint estimation of crown of thorns (Acanthaster plancii) densities on the Great Barrier Reef

Joint estimation of crown of thorns (Acanthaster plancii) densities on the Great Barrier Reef

Key aspects of the biology, fisheries and management of Coral grouper

article by Ashley J. Frisch et al published 23 March 2016 in Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries

Larval Survivorship and Settlement of Crown-of-Thorns Starfish ( Acanthaster cf. solaris ) at Varying Chlorophyll Concentrations

Larval Survivorship and Settlement of Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (Acanthaster cf. solaris) at Varying Algal Cell Densities

scientific article published on 10 January 2017

Larval connectivity and water quality explain spatial distribution of crown-of-thorns starfish outbreaks across the Great Barrier Reef

scientific article published on 08 October 2020

Latitudinal shifts in coral reef fishes: why some species do and others do not shift

article published in 2013

Lethal doses of oxbile, peptones and thiosulfate-citrate-bile-sucrose agar (TCBS) for Acanthaster planci; exploring alternative population control options.

scientific article

Limited Cross-Shelf Variation in the Growth of Three Branching Corals on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

scientific article published on 14 November 2018

Limited Cross-Shelf Variation in the Growth of Three Branching Corals on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

article

Limited contemporary gene flow and high self-replenishment drives peripheral isolation in an endemic coral reef fish

scientific article published on 29 April 2013

Local bleaching thresholds established by remote sensing techniques vary among reefs with deviating bleaching patterns during the 2012 event in the Arabian/Persian Gulf

scientific article published on 10 March 2016

Localised hydrodynamics influence vulnerability of coral communities to environmental disturbances

Mass coral bleaching causes biotic homogenization of reef fish assemblages.

scientific article published on 6 April 2018

Microsatellite multiplex assay for the coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish, Acanthaster cf. planci

Microsatellites Reveal Genetic Homogeneity among Outbreak Populations of Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (Acanthaster cf. solaris) on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

article

Mixed responses of tropical Pacific fisheries and aquaculture to climate change

article

Multiple environmental factors influence the spatial distribution and structure of reef communities in the northeastern Arabian Peninsula

scientific article published on 02 November 2012

Naturally occurring hybrids of coral reef butterflyfishes have similar fitness compared to parental species.

scientific article

Ocean acidification impairs olfactory discrimination and homing ability of a marine fish

scholarly article

Of Clams and Clades: Genetic Diversity and Connectivity of Small Giant Clams () in the Southern Pacific Ocean

scientific article published in October 2024

Optical Feedback Loop Involving Dinoflagellate Symbiont and Scleractinian Host Drives Colorful Coral Bleaching

scientific article published on 16 May 2020

Pair bond endurance promotes cooperative food defense and inhibits conflict in coral reef butterflyfish.

scientific article published on 19 April 2018

Permanent Genetic Resources added to Molecular Ecology Resources Database 1 May 2009-31 July 2009.

scientific article published on 29 September 2009

Phase shifts, herbivory, and the resilience of coral reefs to climate change

scientific article

Plasticity in Three-Dimensional Geometry of Branching Corals Along a Cross-Shelf Gradient

scientific article published on 21 March 2019

Projected shifts in coral size structure in the Anthropocene

scientific article published on 07 September 2020

Recent Advances in Understanding the Effects of Climate Change on Coral Reefs

article by Andrew S Hoey et al published 18 May 2016 in Diversity

Recovery of an isolated coral reef system following severe disturbance

scientific article published on 01 April 2013

Recovery without resilience: persistent disturbance and long-term shifts in the structure of fish and coral communities at Tiahura Reef, Moorea

scholarly article by Michael L. Berumen & Morgan S. Pratchett published 16 August 2006 in Coral Reefs

Recruitment hotspots boost the effectiveness of no-take marine reserves

Reef degradation and the loss of critical ecosystem goods and services provided by coral reef fishes

Reef fish hybridization: lessons learnt from butterflyfishes (genus Chaetodon).

scientific article published in February 2012

Reef fishes innately distinguish predators based on olfactory cues associated with recent prey items rather than individual species

article

Refuge-seeking impairments mirror metabolic recovery following fisheries-related stressors in the Spanish flag snapper (Lutjanus carponotatus) on the Great Barrier Reef

scientific article published on 26 June 2013

Regional variation in the structure and function of parrotfishes on Arabian reefs

scientific article published on 19 November 2015

Relationships between structural complexity, coral traits, and reef fish assemblages

Relative efficacy of three approaches to mitigate Crown-of-Thorns Starfish outbreaks on Australia's Great Barrier Reef

scientific article published on 28 July 2020

Research priorities for the sustainability of coral-rich western Pacific seascapes

Rising temperatures may drive fishing-induced selection of low-performance phenotypes.

scientific article

Role of prey availability in microhabitat preferences of juvenile coral trout (Plectropomus: Serranidae)

scientific article published in 2013

Size-specific recolonization success by coral-dwelling damselfishes moderates resilience to habitat loss

scientific article published on 12 October 2020

Small-scale variability in the size structure of scleractinian corals around Moorea, French Polynesia: patterns across depths and locations

article

Spatial and temporal patterns of mass bleaching of corals in the Anthropocene.

scientific article

Spatial variation in abundance, size and orientation of juvenile corals related to the biomass of parrotfishes on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia

scientific article

Spatial variation in background mortality among dominant coral taxa on Australia's Great Barrier Reef

scientific article

Specialization in habitat use by coral reef damselfishes and their susceptibility to habitat loss

scientific article

Species-Specific Coral Calcification Responses to the Extreme Environment of the Southern Persian Gulf

article

Species-specific declines in the linear extension of branching corals at a subtropical reef, Lord Howe Island

article by Kristen D. Anderson et al published 25 December 2014 in Coral Reefs

Structural complexity mediates functional structure of reef fish assemblages among coral habitats

Telomere dynamics in the Pacific crown-of-thorns seastar (Acanthaster cf. solaris): effect of age, diet, and tissue type

scientific article published in 2023

Temporal and taxonomic contrasts in coral growth at Davies Reef, central Great Barrier Reef, Australia

article

Terrestrial chemical cues help coral reef fish larvae locate settlement habitat surrounding islands

scientific article published on December 2011

The 2014-17 Global Coral Bleaching Event: The Most Severe and Widespread Coral Reef Destruction

The Coral Trait Database, a curated database of trait information for coral species from the global oceans

scientific article

The Immune Response ofAcanthaster plancito Oxbile Injections and Antibiotic Treatment

scientific article published in 2014

The Role of Maternal Nutrition on Oocyte Size and Quality, with Respect to Early Larval Development in The Coral-Eating Starfish, Acanthaster planci

scientific article

The crown-of-thorns seastar species complex: knowledge on the biology and ecology of five corallivorous Acanthaster species

scientific article published on 14 December 2023

The importance of ecological and behavioural data in studies of hybridisation among marine fishes

The influence of coral reef benthic condition on associated fish assemblages

scientific article

The use of specialisation indices to predict vulnerability of coral-feeding butterflyfishes to environmental change

scientific article published in 2011

Thirty Years of Research on Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (1986–2016): Scientific Advances and Emerging Opportunities

Trade-offs associated with dietary specialization in corallivorous butterflyfishes (Chaetodontidae: Chaetodon)

scientific article published in 2007

Trait and phylogenetic diversity provide insights into community assembly of reef-associated shrimps (Palaemonidae) at different spatial scales across the Chagos Archipelago.

scientific article

Variation in Incidence and Severity of Injuries among Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (Acanthaster cf. solaris) on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

article

Variation in abundance, diversity and composition of coral reef fishes with increasing depth at a submerged shoal in the northern Great Barrier Reef

scientific article published on 22 June 2022

Variation in growth rates of branching corals along Australia's Great Barrier Reef.

scientific article

Variation in social systems within Chaetodon butterflyfishes, with special reference to pair bonding.

scientific article published on 11 April 2018

Variation in the Physiological Condition of Common Coral Trout (Plectropomus leopardus) Unrelated to Coral Cover on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia

scientific article published in 2023

Variation in the size structure of corals is related to environmental extremes in the Persian Gulf.

scientific article

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