Abstract: The removal of mesopredatory fishes by fishing may be a key factor driving outbreaks of crown-ofthorns starfish on coral reefs. Evidence for this idea has been derived from correlations between starfish densities and fishing pressure. However, dietary analyses using DNA, studies of the trophic role of mesopredatory fishes...
Predator removals, trophic cascades and outbreaks of crown of thorns starfish on coral reefs
