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Eating habits of baby predator starfish revealed – EurekAlert
The varied diet of juvenile crown-of-thorns starfish complicates scientists’ ability to age them. This makes plans for the management of this invasive species more difficult, as outbreaks of adults on the reef are unpredictable.
IMAGE: L-R: Dione Deaker, a PhD student at the University of Sydney, and her adviser Professor Maria Byrne
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Credit: University of Sydney
Adult crown-of-thorns starfish pose one of the greatest threats to the Great Barrier Reef due to their coral diet. Marine life, including fish, crabs, seahorses, and turtles, depend on coral as a food source, as well as for shelter. No coral means no smaller creatures. This has a domino effect, ultimately decimating the food chain and ecosystem. L…
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