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Reef-devouring predator survives #CoralBleaching and feasts on the survivors
https://phys.org/news/2023-10-reef-devouring-predator-survives-coral-feasts.htmlJuvenile waiting stage crown-of-thorns #SeaStars are resilient in #heatwave conditions that bleach and kill #corals: Maria Byrne et al. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/gcb.16946
"juvenile #CrownOfThorns #starfish can withstand tremendous #HeatWaves well above levels that kill coral. They then develop into carnivorous #predators that devour reefs just as they begin to regrow."