The Effects of Salinity and pH on Fertilization, Early Development, and Hatching in the Crown-of-Thorns Seastar

Understanding the influence of environmental factors on the development and dispersal of crown-of-thorns seastars is critical to predicting when and where outbreaks of these coral-eating seastars will occur. Outbreaks of crown-of-thorns seastars are hypothesized to be driven by terrestrial runoff ev...

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Main Authors: Jonathan D. Allen, Kharis R. Schrage, Shawna A. Foo, Sue-Ann Watson, Maria Byrne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-02-01
Series:Diversity
Subjects:
pH
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/9/1/13