ArticleCommunications biology2023
Variable food alters responses of larval crown-of-thorns starfish to ocean warming but not acidification.
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- Warming but not Food Limitation Alters Metabolism During Larval Development in Crown-of-Thorns Sea Stars (Ecology and evolution · 2026Article
- Crown-of-thorns starfish complete their larval phase eating only nitrogen-fixingScience advances · 2024Article
- Variable food alters responses of larval crown-of-thorns starfish to ocean warming but not acidification.Communications biology · 2023Article
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Abstract
Phytoplankton abundance is decreasing and becoming more variable as the ocean climate changes. We examine how low, high, and variable phytoplankton food supply affected the survival, development, and growth of larval crown-of-thorns starfish, Acanthaster sp. exposed to combined warming (26, 30 °C) and acidification (pH 8.0, 7.6). Larvae fed a low food ration are smaller, and develop slower and with more abnormalities than larvae fed a high ration. Larvae fed a variable food supply (low, followed by high ration) overcome the negative effects of low food on development rate and occurrence of abnormalities, but are 16-17% smaller than larvae fed the high ration continuously. Acidification (pH 7.6) slows growth and development and increases abnormalities regardless of the food regime. Warming slows growth and development, but these effects are mitigated by high food availability. As tropical oceans warm, the success of crown-of-thorns starfish larvae may depend on the abundance of their phytoplankton prey.
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