Lime Juice and Vinegar Injections as a Cheap and Natural Alternative to Control COTS Outbreaks
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Lime Juice and Vinegar Injections as a Cheap and Natural Alternative to Control COTS Outbreaks
Outbreaks of the corallivorous crown-of-thorns seastar Acanthaster planci (COTS) represent one of the greatest disturbances to coral reef ecosystems in the Indo-Pacific, affecting not only coral reefs but also the coastal communities which rely on their resources. While injection approaches are increasingly used in an attempt to control COTS densities, most of them display severe drawbacks incl...
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عنوان ژورنال: PLOS ONE
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0137605