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Ecological and environmental effects of boiled and inactivated remains of crown-of-thorns starfish
Received date: 2024-12-16
Revised date: 2025-02-20
Online published: 2025-03-04
The outbreak of crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci, CoTS) poses a significant threat to the health of coral reef ecosystems. Artificial removal is considered one of the most practical and effective methods for addressing local outbreaks of CoTS. However, the marine environmental impact of discarding inactivated CoTS after capture is currently unclear. In this study, an in situ experiment was conducted to assess the ecological and environmental effects of boiled and inactivated CoTS remains. The results showed that boiled CoTS tissues decomposed within 2 days, with the skeletal remains breaking down into granular fragments. By the 9th day after returning the CoTS to the sea, 63.20% of carbon, 62.18% of nitrogen, and 44.17% of phosphorus were released into the water, resulting in an increase of (0.08 ± 0.06) mg·L-1 in carbon, (0.08 ± 0.08) mg·L-1 in nitrogen, and a decrease of 0.01 mg·L-1 in phosphorus concentrations. In addition, the dominant bacteria on the surface of the inactivated CoTS primarily belonged to Proteobacteria, Cyanobacteria, Actinobacteria, and Bacteroidetes. Dominant genera included Sphingomonas (Bacteroidetes), and Ruegeria, Pelomonas, Nautella, and Tenacibaculum (Proteobacteria), which are associated with CoTS decomposition. The boiled and inactivated CoTS remains decomposed rapidly and released nutrients directly. A small amount of inactivated CoTS does not cause significant adverse environmental effects, suggesting this method is a relatively economical and eco-friendly approach for managing CoTS outbreaks.
Key words: crown-of-thorns starfish; outbreak; coral; marine environment; ecological effect
LIU Jiangen , LUO Hongtian . Ecological and environmental effects of boiled and inactivated remains of crown-of-thorns starfish[J]. Journal of Tropical Oceanography, 2025 , 44(5) : 189 -200 . DOI: 10.11978/2024234
图2 长棘海星(长棘海星试验组)分解过程中的形态变化a. 第0天; b. 第1天; c. 第2天; d. 第3天; e. 第5天; f. 第7天; g. 第9天 Fig. 2 Morphological changes during the decomposition process of CoTS |
图5 长棘海星分解过程中的细菌多样性a. 海星组; b. 试验组; c. 对照组 Fig. 5 Bacterial diversity during CoTS decomposition process |
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