CORAL REEF RECOVERY FOLLOWING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE BY THE "CROWN-OF-THORNS" STARFISH, ACANTHASTER PLANCI (L.)
Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory1973Vol. 20, pp. 469–489
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Abstract
A recent infestation of the "Crown-of-Thorns" starfish, Acanthaster planci (L.), killed a high proportion of the fringing reefs of Guam. This study is a distributional analysis of the state of the extant coral community to determine whether or not recovery is taking place. The study region is located at Tanguisson Point, Guam, where prior to the starfish predation a well developed fringing reef occurred. This region was heavily infested by an Acanthaster planci population from June, 1968 to September, 1968. The infestation resulted in the death of more than 95 percent of the reef building (hermatypic) corals.
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