A crown-of-thorns starfish. Credit: Morgan Pratchett "I still maintain that the best hope we have of containing population outbreaks of CoTS and protecting coral across the entire Great Barrier.. Crown-of-thorns starfish outbreaks have 2 distinct phases — initiation of primary outbreaks and waves of secondary outbreaks — and can spread across the Great Barrier Reef over a period of at least 10-12 years. Since the early 1960s, the Reef has experienced 4 destructive outbreaks. This frequency is unsustainable, particularly given.
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Population outbreaks of Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (COTS; Acanthaster spp.) are a major contributor to loss of hard coral throughout the Indo-Pacific. On Australia's Great Barrier Reef (GBR.. Crown-of-thorns starfish are native coral predators on the Great Barrier Reef. In outbreak proportions, these predators can add additional stress to coral ecosystems.. Hovering the cursor over individual reefs provides additional information on reef-specific crown-of-thorns starfish outbreak status estimates and most recent manta tow tracks..
