jeopardizing the living coral that makes up reefs. Covered with long, venomous spikes, the crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) is a voracious feeder that can eat living corals because of ...

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 ...

Small, hidden crabs may be the missing link influencing coral-eating starfish populations, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. While we know ...

holds one of many coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish found during the El Niño-Southern Oscillation event of 2015-2017. A recently published study out of the University of Guam Marine ...

environmentalists here are concerned about a rapidly growing coral-eating startfish, in the East coast. Marine naturalist Prasanna Weerakkody issued this warning after spotting an increased population ...