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DNA-based identification of predators of the corallivorous crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster cf. solaris) from fish faeces and gut contents
Kroon, F.J.; Lefevre, C.D.; Doyle, J.R.; Patel, F.; Milton, G.; Severati, A.; Kenway, M.; Johansson, C.L.; Schnebert, S.; Thomas-Hall, P.; Bonin, M.C.; Cameron, D.S.; Westcott, D.A. (2020). DNA-based identification of predators of the corallivorous crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster cf. solaris) from fish faeces and gut contents. NPG Scientific Reports 10(1): 14 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-65136-4
In: Scientific Reports (Nature Publishing Group). Nature Publishing Group: London. ISSN 2045-2322; e-ISSN 2045-2322
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Acanthaster solaris (Schreber, 1793) [WoRMS]
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| Auteurs | | Top |
- Kroon, F.J.
- Lefevre, C.D.
- Doyle, J.R.
- Patel, F.
- Milton, G.
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- Severati, A.
- Kenway, M.
- Johansson, C.L.
- Schnebert, S.
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- Thomas-Hall, P.
- Bonin, M.C.
- Cameron, D.S.
- Westcott, D.A.
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| Abstract |
The corallivorous Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (CoTS, Acanthaster spp.) has been linked with the widespread loss of scleractinian coral cover on Indo-Pacific reefs during periodic population outbreaks. Here, we re-examine CoTS consumption by coral reef fish species by using new DNA technologies to detect Pacific Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (Acanthaster cf. solaris) in fish faecal and gut content samples. CoTS DNA was detected in samples from 18 different coral reef fish species collected on reefs at various stages of CoTS outbreaks in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, nine of which had not been previously reported to feed on CoTS. A comprehensive set of negative and positive control samples confirmed that our collection, processing and analysis procedures were robust, although food web transfer of CoTS DNA cannot be ruled out for some fish species. Our results, combined with the (i) presence of CoTS spines in some samples, (ii) reported predation on CoTS gametes, larvae and settled individuals, and (iii) known diet information for fish species examined, strongly indicate that direct fish predation on CoTS may well be more common than is currently appreciated. We provide recommendations for specific management approaches to enhance predation on CoTS by coral reef fishes, and to support the mitigation of CoTS outbreaks and reverse declines in hard coral cover. |
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