Variable food alters responses of larval crown-of-thorns starfish to ocean warming but not acidification

Abstract Phytoplankton abundance is decreasing and becoming more variable as the ocean climate changes. We examine how low, high, and variable phytoplankton food supply affected the survival, development, and growth of larval crown-of-thorns starfish, Acanthaster sp. exposed to combined warming (26,...

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Main Authors: Benjamin Mos, Naomi Mesic, Symon A. Dworjanyn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-06-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-05028-1