Persistent and expanding population outbreaks of the corallivorous starfish Acanthaster planci in the Northwestern Indian Ocean: Are They really a consequence of unsustainable starfish predator removal through overfishing in coral reefs, or a response to a changing environment?

Zoological Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 108-123

  Mendonça, Vanda Mariyam ^a,b   Al Jabri, Musallam Mubarak ^c   Al Ajmi, Ibrahim ^c   Al Muharrami, Mohamed ^c   Al Areimi, Mohamed ^c   Al Aghbari, Hussain Ali ^d  

^a Expeditions International (EI EMC International)   (Oman)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^c Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs   (Oman)

^d Ministry of Fisheries   (Oman)

Author keywords

Acanthaster planci; Coral reefs; Northwestern Indian Ocean; Starfish; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

ACANTHASTER PLANCI; ANTHOZOA; ASTEROIDEA;

EID: 77954903555     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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