DESTRUCTION OF PACIFIC CORALS BY SEA STAR ACANTHASTER PLANCI

被引：189

作者：

CHESHER, RH

机构：

[1] University of Guam, Agana

来源：

SCIENCE | 1969年 / 165卷 / 3890期

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D O I：

10.1126/science.165.3890.280

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

Acanthaster planci, a coral predator, is undergoing a population explosion in many areas of the Pacific Ocean. Data on feeding rates, population movements, and stages of infestation were collected along coral reefs of Guam and Palau. Direct observations on destruction of Guam's coral reefs indicate that narrow, fringing reefs may be killed as rapidly as 1 kilometer per month. In a 2 1/2-year period, 90 percent of the coral was killed along 38 kilometers of Guam's shoreline.

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