Lethal doses of oxbile, peptones and thiosulfate-citrate-bile-sucrose agar (TCBS) for Acanthaster planci, exploring alternative population control options
Rivera-Posada, Jairo, Caballes, Ciemon F., and Pratchett, Morgan S. (2013) Lethal doses of oxbile, peptones and thiosulfate-citrate-bile-sucrose agar (TCBS) for Acanthaster planci, exploring alternative population control options. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 75 (1-2). pp. 133-139.
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Abstract
Effective control of outbreaks of Acanthaster planci represents the most immediate and practical intervention to reverse sustained declines in coral cover on reefs in the Indo-Pacific. This study explored the minimum doses of oxbile, oxgall, and thiosulfate-citrate-bile-sucrose agar (TCBS) that result in reliable and comprehensive mortality when injected into adult A. planci. The minimum doses required to induce 100% mortality among starfish (n = 10) were 4 g l−1 of oxbile, 8 g l−1 of oxgall and 22 g l−1 of TCBS. Moreover, there was no evidence of unintended side effects for other coral reef organisms (e.g., scleractinian corals, echinoderms and fishes) when using oxbile, oxgall, or TCBS at minimum doses. The effectiveness of peptones in killing crown-of-thorns starfish was also tested, but inconsistency in the results revealed that these proteins are unreliable.
| Item ID: | 30637 |
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| Item Type: | Article (Research - C1) |
| ISSN: | 1879-3363 |
| Keywords: | crown-of-thorns starfish, oxbile, control efforts, coral reefs, management, Philippines |
| Additional Information: | This is an open access article published under the CC-BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Dec 2013 05:25 |
| FoR Codes: | 06 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > 0602 Ecology > 060203 Ecological Physiology @ 50% 05 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES > 0501 Ecological Applications > 050199 Ecological Applications not elsewhere classified @ 50% |
| SEO Codes: | 97 EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE > 970106 Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences @ 50% 96 ENVIRONMENT > 9604 Control of Pests, Diseases and Exotic Species > 960407 Control of Pests, Diseases and Exotic Species in Marine Environments @ 50% |
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