A recent review of crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci; COTS) in Indonesia has suggested that their impacts have gone under-reported. In 2012–2013, we surveyed COTS at permanent transects within 12 sites of the Spermonde Archipelago, Indonesia, a coastal region close to two rivers and the heavily urbanised city of Makassar. Evidence of COTS was apparent at 8 of 12 sites surveyed with highest densities (37 starfish per 250 m−2 at Barrang Lompo) comparable to those reported in the Indonesian historical literature. At Barrang Lompo and Bonetambung, the COTS outbreak resulted in the loss of half the live coral. Terrestrial effluents have reduced water quality in the Spermonde Archipelago, which further supports recent work linking water quality and COTS outbreaks, thus providing a warning of future outbreaks to Indonesian coastal managers given the country’s increased urbanisation.
Plass-Johnson J.G., Schwieder H., Heiden J., Weiand L., Wild C., Jompa J., Ferse S.C.A. and Teichberg M. (2015) A recent outbreak of crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) in the Spermonde Archipelago, Indonesia. Regional Environmental Change 15(6): 1157-1162. 10.1007/s10113-015-0821-2
@article{Plass-Johnson2015,
Title = {A recent outbreak of crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) in the Spermonde Archipelago, Indonesia},
Author = {Plass-Johnson, Jeremiah G. and Schwieder, Hauke and Heiden, Jasmin and Weiand, Laura and Wild, Christian and Jompa, Jamaluddin and Ferse, Sebastian C.A. and Teichberg, Mirta},
Editor = {},
Journal = {Regional Environmental Change},
Year = {2015},
Pages = {1157-1162},
Volume = {15},
Doi = {10.1007/s10113-015-0821-2},
Abstract = {A recent review of crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci; COTS) in Indonesia has suggested that their impacts have gone under-reported. In 2012–2013, we surveyed COTS at permanent transects within 12 sites of the Spermonde Archipelago, Indonesia, a coastal region close to two rivers and the heavily urbanised city of Makassar. Evidence of COTS was apparent at 8 of 12 sites surveyed with highest densities (37 starfish per 250 m−2 at Barrang Lompo) comparable to those reported in the Indonesian historical literature. At Barrang Lompo and Bonetambung, the COTS outbreak resulted in the loss of half the live coral. Terrestrial effluents have reduced water quality in the Spermonde Archipelago, which further supports recent work linking water quality and COTS outbreaks, thus providing a warning of future outbreaks to Indonesian coastal managers given the country’s increased urbanisation.},
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TY - JOUR
AU - Plass-Johnson, Jeremiah G.
AU - Schwieder, Hauke
AU - Heiden, Jasmin
AU - Weiand, Laura
AU - Wild, Christian
AU - Jompa, Jamaluddin
AU - Ferse, Sebastian C.A.
AU - Teichberg, Mirta
TI - A recent outbreak of crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) in the Spermonde Archipelago, Indonesia
T2 - Regional Environmental Change
PY - 2015
SP - 1157-1162
VL - 15
DO - 10.1007/s10113-015-0821-2
AB - A recent review of crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci; COTS) in Indonesia has suggested that their impacts have gone under-reported. In 2012–2013, we surveyed COTS at permanent transects within 12 sites of the Spermonde Archipelago, Indonesia, a coastal region close to two rivers and the heavily urbanised city of Makassar. Evidence of COTS was apparent at 8 of 12 sites surveyed with highest densities (37 starfish per 250 m−2 at Barrang Lompo) comparable to those reported in the Indonesian historical literature. At Barrang Lompo and Bonetambung, the COTS outbreak resulted in the loss of half the live coral. Terrestrial effluents have reduced water quality in the Spermonde Archipelago, which further supports recent work linking water quality and COTS outbreaks, thus providing a warning of future outbreaks to Indonesian coastal managers given the country’s increased urbanisation.
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