Field studies of temporal patterns of feeding and emergence behaviour of crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) on Wheeler Reef, Great Barrier Reef

This research was undertaken to provide quantitative data on the proportions of Acanthaster planci feeding during the day and night.

Coral Reef - Condition, Crown of Thorns Starfish - Activity, Crown of Thorns Starfish - Condition,
Crown of Thorns Starfish - Diameter, Crown of Thorns Starfish - Outbreak Status, Food - Preference, Lifeform - Benthic, Percentage Cover, Relative Frequency, Substrate Type, Density - Population, Genus, Species

These data were used in Chapter 2 of the PHD Thesis, Keesing JK (1990) Feeding biology of the crown-of-thorns starfish, Acanthaster planci (Linnaeus). Ph.D Thesis, James Cook University of North Queensland, Townsville, 197 pp.

本研究旨在获取长棘海星（Acanthaster planci）昼夜取食比例的定量数据。
珊瑚礁-状况、长棘海星（Crown of Thorns Starfish）-活动状态、长棘海星-健康状况、
长棘海星-体盘直径、长棘海星-暴发态势、食物-偏好性、生活型-底栖、盖度百分比、相对频率、底质类型、种群密度、属、种。
本数据集所用数据源自Keesing JK于1990年完成的博士论文第二章《长棘海星（Acanthaster planci (Linnaeus)）的取食生物学》，该博士论文由北昆士兰詹姆斯库克大学（James Cook University of North Queensland）在汤斯维尔提交，全文共计197页。