Chesher R H
Science. 1969 Jul 18;165(3890):280-3. doi: 10.1126/science.165.3890.280.
Acanthaster planci, a coral predator, is undergoing a population explosion in many areas of the Pacific Ocean. Data on feeding rates, population movements, and stages of infestation were collected along coral reefs of Guam and Palau. Direct observations on destruction of Guam's coral reefs indicate that narrow, fringing reefs may be killed as rapidly as 1 kilometer per month. In a 2(1/2)-year period, 90 percent of the coral was killed along 38 kilometers of Guam's shoreline.
棘冠海星，一种珊瑚捕食者，正在太平洋许多地区经历种群爆炸式增长。沿着关岛和帕劳的珊瑚礁收集了关于摄食率、种群移动和侵染阶段的数据。对关岛珊瑚礁破坏情况的直接观察表明，狭窄的边缘礁可能每月以1公里的速度迅速死亡。在两年半的时间里，关岛38公里海岸线沿线90%的珊瑚被杀死。
