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Following on from previous CoTS Control Innovation Program (CCIP) projects focused on developing an eDNA method to detect and quantify CoTS, the data here include field data gathered as part of an effort to operationalise previous research.Data Dictionary
Field name: Explanation/units
Date: Julian Date
Year: Collection Year
Reef: Reef Name
ReefName: Official GBRMPA Reef name and ID
Site_name: Site name
Site_No: Site number
Lat: Latitude in decimal degrees
Long: Longitude in decimal degrees
Project: Project Code
Collection organisation: Organisation that conducted the primary collection
Collection vessel: Vessel from which samples were collected
Reef_rep: replicate number on a reef basis
Site_rep: replicate number on a site
PCR1_binary: First technical PCR replicate: positive or negative (1 or 0)
PCR2_binary: First technical PCR replicate: positive or negative (1 or 0)
LOD_sample_positive: Limit of Detection based: 1 if either of the technical replicates are positive
PCR1_conc: CoTS eDNA copy number per L water filtered, first technical replicate
PCR2_conc: CoTS eDNA copy number per L water filtered, second technical replicate
Conc_mean: CoTS eDNA copy number per L water filtered, averaged over both replicates
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Maintenance and Update Frequency: asNeededNotes
CreditGomez Cabrera, M. (AIMS)
Uthicke, S. (AIMS)
Doyle, J. (AIMS)
CoTS Control Innovation Program (CCIP)
Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS), Australia.
Modified: 18 09 2026
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Reef Geohub
Previous research: EDNA data for Crown of Thorns Seastar (Acanthaster cf. solaris)
doi :
https://doi.org/10.25845/2XC1-XJ49![]()
Previous research: Developing an effective marine eDNA monitoring: eDNA detection at pre-outbreak densities of corallivorous seastar (Acanthaster cf. solaris)
url :
https://apps.aims.gov.au/metadata/view/d2963d59-f6a2-4241-bd1d-6cf3873776f1![]()
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