Abundance Information for Acanthaster planci
Main Ref.
Country Cook Islands Ecosystem Pacific Ocean
Locality Between Motu Toa and Black Rock, Rarotonga. Depth 17 m
Introduced Year Intro.
Life Stage Adults unsexed
Quantitative 0.114 Unit ind/m^2
Semi Quantitative Unit
Qualitative abundant
Year 1971 - 1971 Period
Date 1971-03-01 00:00:00 - 1971-03-30 00:00:00 Record Type survey
Record Type survey
Seasonal Method
Remarks COTs were observed to aggregate along edges of coral ridges next to shallow sand grooves. Considerable dead branching corals were also noted.
(e.g. 9948)
( e.g. cephalopods )
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