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Joint estimation of crown of thorns (Acanthaster planci) densities on the Great Barrier Reef.
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- Increasing densities of Pacific crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster cf. solaris) at Lizard Island, northern Great Barrier Reef, resolved using a novel survey method.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Culling corallivores improves short-term coral recovery under bleaching scenarios.Nature communications · 2022Article
- Fish predators control outbreaks of Crown-of-Thorns Starfish.Nature communications · 2021Article
- Large-scale interventions may delay decline of the Great Barrier Reef.Royal Society open science · 2021Article
- Homing behaviour by destructive crown-of-thorns starfish is triggered by local availability of coral prey.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2020Article
- Relative efficacy of three approaches to mitigate Crown-of-Thorns Starfish outbreaks on Australia's Great Barrier Reef.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- Citizen Science, a promising tool for detecting and monitoring outbreaks of the crown-of-thorns starfish Acanthaster spp.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- Bias associated with the detectability of the coral-eating pest crown-of-thorns seastar and implications for reef management.Royal Society open science · 2017Article
- Power analysis as a tool to identify statistically informative indicators for monitoring coral reef disturbances.Environmental monitoring and assessment · 2017Article
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12 authors at 7 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
Crown-of-thorns starfish (CoTS; Acanthaster spp.) are an outbreaking pest among many Indo-Pacific coral reefs that cause substantial ecological and economic damage. Despite ongoing CoTS research, there remain critical gaps in observing CoTS populations and accurately estimating their numbers, greatly limiting understanding of the causes and sources of CoTS outbreaks. Here we address two of these gaps by (1) estimating the detectability of adult CoTS on typical underwater visual count (UVC) surveys using covariates and (2) inter-calibrating multiple data sources to estimate CoTS densities within the Cairns sector of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR). We find that, on average, CoTS detectability is high at 0.82 [0.77, 0.87] (median highest posterior density (HPD) and [95% uncertainty intervals]), with CoTS disc width having the greatest influence on detection. Integrating this information with coincident surveys from alternative sampling programs, we estimate CoTS densities in the Cairns sector of the GBR averaged 44 [41, 48] adults per hectare in 2014.
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