Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster Planci) in the Central Great Barrier Reef Region: Results of Fine-scale Surveys Conducted in 1999-2000 |
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0.75 adult COTS 250 m² indicates 250m+ set error 40 Mean LHCC abundance and live Acanthaster planci actively outbreaking adult COTS estimated adult starfish Aerial photograph AO AO back-reef zone Barrier Reef brackets are total CALIFORN classifications for Reef coral cover LHCC COTS estimated age COTS per 250m+1SE COTS per 250m² crown-of-thorns starfish estimated age classes fine-scale surveys front-reef zone GBRMPA hard coral cover Kruskal-Wallis tests latitudinal bands LHCC per 250m+ live hard coral m² of estimated Maximum diameter cm Mean adult COTS Mean Densities 1SE mean live hard mean number mid-shelf reefs non-outbreaking population NS NS NS NSO(FR number of adult observed at Reef planci abundance planci across reef planci counts planci observed planci recorded Port Douglas Reef Status Classification reef zones reefs surveyed SAMPLE AREA Juveniles SAN DIEGO ERSITY Scott Reef set error 50 Size-frequency plot Spot Outbreak ISO survey reefs transects Unnamed Reef White dots indicate