Brief description
In situ time-lapse photography was used to characterise movement and feeding preferences of the Pacific crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster cf. solaris) in the northern and southern Great Barrier Reef in 2015. This record describes the data accompanying the cited publication: 'Homing behaviour by destructive crown-of-thorns starfish is triggered by local availability of coral prey.' Data files are: 1) CoTS movement and behavioural observations 2) CoTS individual movement tracks (per image) from time-lapse photography 3) feeding electivity on coral species by CoTS from time-lapse photographyData time period: 2015-01-25 to 2015-06-10
text: Swains Reef and Cairns , Great Barrier Reef, Queensland
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Identifiers
- DOI : 10.1098/RSPB.2020.1341
- Local : ala.org.au/dr23169
