Small crabs could be the invisible force controlling crown-of-thorns starfish, according to a new study from multiple Australian research institutes. The paper, published in scientific journal ...

Small crabs could be the invisible force controlling crown-of-thorns starfish, according to a new study from multiple Australian research institutes. The paper, published in scientific journal PNAS ...

A new study suggests that the removal of predatory fish such as sharks from coral reefs may be a key factor driving outbreaks of coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish. Dr. Mark Meekan and Dr ...

May each glimpse of the crown of thorns wreath draw us back into that first prayer during its creation and grow in years to come.

Coral reefs face threats from many sources, but the crown-of-thorns starfish is often singled out for its ability to chomp through living coral at staggering rates. Scientists have puzzled over this ...

Gili Lankanfushi Maldives recently received Gold Certification from EarthCheck, the leading certification group for ...

Researchers hope to scale up distribution techniques so fertilised spawn could be seeded across kilometres of reef flanks damaged by bleaching, cyclones and crown-of-thorns starfish. But they know ...

The crown of thorns starfish plays a crucial role in controlling the growth of corals by feeding on the faster-growing species, thereby allowing slower-growing corals to thrive. Similarly, long-spined ...

While we know crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS) outbreaks can decimate coral reefs across the Indo-Pacific, the boom-and-bust population cycles of these naturally occurring corallivores are debated ...

But a quieter, less obvious threat is making things worse. The loss of sharks, the ocean’s apex predators, may be triggering outbreaks of coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish. These outbreaks, in ...