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Example: Crown-of-thorns starfish on the Great Barrier Reef | Example: Crown-of-thorns starfish on the Great Barrier Reef | ||
1970s- major coral decline due to Acanthaster planci (Crown of thornes starfish) | |||
A. unrestricted carnivorous diet | |||
B. causes of outbreaks | |||
1. phytoplankton increase due to run-off | |||
2. weather patterns like El Nino | |||
http://www.reefresilience.org/coral-reefs/stressors/predator-outbreaks/crown-of-thorns-starfish/ | |||
Revision as of 14:22, 24 February 2015
Outbreaks
Example: Crown-of-thorns starfish on the Great Barrier Reef
1970s- major coral decline due to Acanthaster planci (Crown of thornes starfish)
A. unrestricted carnivorous diet
B. causes of outbreaks
1. phytoplankton increase due to run-off
2. weather patterns like El Nino
http://www.reefresilience.org/coral-reefs/stressors/predator-outbreaks/crown-of-thorns-starfish/