Giant triton (snail) -> Crown-of-thorns starfish -> Hard coral One of the few predators of the crown-of-thorns starfish, the giant triton (Charonia tritonis) has evolved a tolerance to the ...

Crown-of-thorns starfish populations are again flourishing along the Great Barrier Reef. Symon Dworjanyn is a professor of marine ecology at Southern Cross university. "Crown-of-thorns starfish ...

Marine biologists have long warned about the high population density of coral-eating spiny starfish on the Great Barrier Reef. Crown-of-thorns starfish populations are again thriving along the ...

In large numbers, crown-of-thorns starfish can mow down wide swaths of coral reef. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) reports that Acropora species are in the top three ...

In recent years, the reef has lost 30% of its coral due to bleaching linked to rising sea temperatures and damage from crown-of-thorns starfish. The funding will be used to reduce the runoff of ...

it doesn't take much math to work out that they can literally eat away coral reefs very, very quickly." Current control ...

EIGHTY percent of fisherfolk in Southern Leyte have been severely affected by an ongoing outbreak of crown-of-thorns starfish ...

A Crown of Thorns starfish outbreak at Swain Reefs. Picture: AIMS/Justin Rowley Over the next three years, the program will ...

Crown-of-thorns starfish outbreaks continue to threaten the health of coral offshore of Port Douglas, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority chief scientist says. The Novemb ...