Controlling crown of thorns starfish outbreaks will help save the reef
October
2012. The Great Barrier Reef has lost half its coral cover in the last
27 years. The loss was due to storm damage (48%), crown of thorns
starfish (42%), and bleaching (10%) according to a new study published
by the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) in Townsville and
the University of Wollongong.
Stop the starfish
"We
can't stop the storms but perhaps we can stop the starfish. If we can,
then the Reef will have more opportunity to adapt to the challenges of
rising sea temperatures and ocean acidification", says John Gunn, CEO of
AIMS.
Continued: http://www.wildlifeextra.com/go/news/GBR-starfish.html
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