Effective sampling of Acanthaster cf. solaris to provide early-warning of new and renewed outbreaks (Old ID 26779)

Lizard Island Reef Research Foundation
Role

Principal Investigator

Description

This project aims to develop a holistic monitoring program that will not only help to deliver an early-warning syste, but will increase the viability of culling CoTS populations even during non-outbreak periods with the ultimate goal of reducing the frequency and severity of future outbreaks. Perhaps even more importantly, this project will deliver (for the first time) spatially and temporally explicit information about the structure and dynamics of crown-of-thorns starfish within the “initiation zone” and in the lead-up to a new population irruption, which is a critical knowledge gap that limits understanding of the initiation and causes of population outbreaks.

Date

01 Jun 2020 - 31 May 2022

Project Type

GRANT

Keywords

Coral Reefs;Disturbance;Management;Monitoring

Funding Body

Lizard Island Reef Research Foundation

Amount

62727.27

Project Team

Peter Doll;Janai Chandler;Ciemon Caballes;Andrew Hoey