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- were more vanable on the coralline. Interpretation of settlement on the rubble is difficult because rubble
- always supported some CCA. Settlement was significantly lower on other CCA (Porolithon onkodes and
- Neogoniolithon foslei), non-calcareous crustose red algae (Peyssonellia sp.), and fouled ceramic tdes.
- These results were consistent irrespective of whether larvae were offered a choice of substrata or not.
- When larvae were separated from L. pseudosorum by mesh, settlement was highly variable but
- sometimes occurred at high rates, suggesting that contact with the algae is not obligatory for induction.
- Larvae were not induced to settle by GABA (y-amino butyric acid), elevated K+ concentrations, or coral
- blocks fouled for 9 d, and settlement rates were virtually zero in controls without a known added
- inducer. Treatment of highly inductive shards of L. pseudosorum with antibiotics reduced their
- Inductive activlty to low levels, suggeslng that induction of settlement and metamorphosis of A. planci
- by L. pseudosorum may be mediated by epiphytic bacteria. Other results were consistent with the
- notion of bacteria-mediated induction. The inductive ability of different regions on individual L.
- pseudosorum plants varied greatly, as did densities of bacteria on the plant surface. Larvae always
- settled on sections of thallus having high densities of bacteria, but never on adjacent areas where
- epiphytic bacteria were sparse. The inductive stimulus is likely to be chemical since it was inactivated
- by boiling or autoclaving, and may be a relatively large molecule since it was not detected in water,
- ethanol or chloroform extracts of lnductlve algae or coral rubble, and was retained by dialysis tubing of
- pore size 10000 Daltons. The spatlal distribution of coral rubble and L. pseudosorum on and around
- GBR midshelf reefs, the location of hydrodynamic retention cells around reefs, and the pattern of
- outbreaks on the GBR, suggest that mass settlements of A. planci are more likely to occur in deep than
- in shallow water. This would explain the paradox that outbreaks of A. planci on the GBR are not
- heralded by increases in abundances of juveniles in shallow water, but are first observed as adult
- starfish ascending from deepwater Prehminary deep water videotransects off Davies Reef showed that
- rubble and CCA were abundant m deep water (30 to 65 m) adjacent to the area where aggregations of
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- were more vanable on the coralline. Interpretation of settlement on the rubble is difficult because rubble
- always supported some CCA. Settlement was significantly lower on other CCA (Porolithon onkodes and
- Neogoniolithon foslei), non-calcareous crustose red algae (Peyssonellia sp.), and fouled ceramic tdes.
- These results were consistent irrespective of whether larvae were offered a choice of substrata or not.
- When larvae were separated from L. pseudosorum by mesh, settlement was highly variable but
- sometimes occurred at high rates, suggesting that contact with the algae is not obligatory for induction.
- Larvae were not induced to settle by GABA (y-amino butyric acid), elevated K+ concentrations, or coral
- blocks fouled for 9 d, and settlement rates were virtually zero in controls without a known added
- inducer. Treatment of highly inductive shards of L. pseudosorum with antibiotics reduced their
- Inductive activlty to low levels, suggeslng that induction of settlement and metamorphosis of A. planci
- by L. pseudosorum may be mediated by epiphytic bacteria. Other results were consistent with the
- notion of bacteria-mediated induction. The inductive ability of different regions on individual L.
- pseudosorum plants varied greatly, as did densities of bacteria on the plant surface. Larvae always
- settled on sections of thallus having high densities of bacteria, but never on adjacent areas where
- epiphytic bacteria were sparse. The inductive stimulus is likely to be chemical since it was inactivated
- by boiling or autoclaving, and may be a relatively large molecule since it was not detected in water,
- ethanol or chloroform extracts of lnductlve algae or coral rubble, and was retained by dialysis tubing of
- pore size 10000 Daltons. The spatlal distribution of coral rubble and L. pseudosorum on and around
- GBR midshelf reefs, the location of hydrodynamic retention cells around reefs, and the pattern of
- outbreaks on the GBR, suggest that mass settlements of A. planci are more likely to occur in deep than
- in shallow water. This would explain the paradox that outbreaks of A. planci on the GBR are not
- heralded by increases in abundances of juveniles in shallow water, but are first observed as adult
- starfish ascending from deepwater Prehminary deep water videotransects off Davies Reef showed that
- rubble and CCA were abundant m deep water (30 to 65 m) adjacent to the area where aggregations of
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- <h1 class="ep_tm_pagetitle">Settlement of crown-of-thorns starfish: role of bacteria on surfaces of coralline algae and a hypothesis for deepwater recruitment</h1>
- <p style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block"><span class="person_name">Johnson, Craig R.</span> and <span class="person_name">Sutton, D.C.</span> and <span class="person_name">Olson, R.R.</span> and <span class="person_name">Giddins, R.</span> (1991) <xhtml:em>Settlement of crown-of-thorns starfish: role of bacteria on surfaces of coralline algae and a hypothesis for deepwater recruitment.</xhtml:em> Marine Ecology Progress Series, 71 (2). pp. 143-162. ISSN 0171-8630</p><p style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block"></p><table style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block"><tr><td valign="top" style="text-align:center"><a onmouseover="EPJS_ShowPreview( event, 'doc_preview_1601' );" href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/1233/1/johnson.pdf" onmouseout="EPJS_HidePreview( event, 'doc_preview_1601' );"><img alt="[img]" src="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/style/images/fileicons/application_pdf.png" class="ep_doc_icon" border="0" /></a><div class="ep_preview" id="doc_preview_1601"><table><tr><td><img alt="" src="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/1233/thumbnails/1/preview.png" class="ep_preview_image" border="0" /><div class="ep_preview_title">Preview</div></td></tr></table></div></td><td valign="top"><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/1233/1/johnson.pdf"><span class="ep_document_citation">PDF</span></a> - Requires a PDF viewer<br />2848Kb</td></tr></table><p style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block">Official URL: <a href="http://www.int-res.com/articles/meps/71/m071p143.pdf">http://www.int-res.com/articles/meps/71/m071p143.pdf</a></p><div class="not_ep_block"><h2>Abstract</h2><p style="padding-bottom: 16px; text-align: left; margin: 1em auto 0em auto">Settlement trials conducted with larvae of crown-of-thorns starfish Acanthaster planci
- revealed a moderate degree of substratum specificity. Highest rates of settlement and metamorphosis
- occurred on coral rubble and the crustose coralline alga (CCA) Lithothamnlum pseudosorum, but rates
- were more vanable on the coralline. Interpretation of settlement on the rubble is difficult because rubble
- always supported some CCA. Settlement was significantly lower on other CCA (Porolithon onkodes and
- Neogoniolithon foslei), non-calcareous crustose red algae (Peyssonellia sp.), and fouled ceramic tdes.
- These results were consistent irrespective of whether larvae were offered a choice of substrata or not.
- When larvae were separated from L. pseudosorum by mesh, settlement was highly variable but
- sometimes occurred at high rates, suggesting that contact with the algae is not obligatory for induction.
- Larvae were not induced to settle by GABA (y-amino butyric acid), elevated K+ concentrations, or coral
- blocks fouled for 9 d, and settlement rates were virtually zero in controls without a known added
- inducer. Treatment of highly inductive shards of L. pseudosorum with antibiotics reduced their
- Inductive activlty to low levels, suggeslng that induction of settlement and metamorphosis of A. planci
- by L. pseudosorum may be mediated by epiphytic bacteria. Other results were consistent with the
- notion of bacteria-mediated induction. The inductive ability of different regions on individual L.
- pseudosorum plants varied greatly, as did densities of bacteria on the plant surface. Larvae always
- settled on sections of thallus having high densities of bacteria, but never on adjacent areas where
- epiphytic bacteria were sparse. The inductive stimulus is likely to be chemical since it was inactivated
- by boiling or autoclaving, and may be a relatively large molecule since it was not detected in water,
- ethanol or chloroform extracts of lnductlve algae or coral rubble, and was retained by dialysis tubing of
- pore size 10000 Daltons. The spatlal distribution of coral rubble and L. pseudosorum on and around
- GBR midshelf reefs, the location of hydrodynamic retention cells around reefs, and the pattern of
- outbreaks on the GBR, suggest that mass settlements of A. planci are more likely to occur in deep than
- in shallow water. This would explain the paradox that outbreaks of A. planci on the GBR are not
- heralded by increases in abundances of juveniles in shallow water, but are first observed as adult
- starfish ascending from deepwater Prehminary deep water videotransects off Davies Reef showed that
- rubble and CCA were abundant m deep water (30 to 65 m) adjacent to the area where aggregations of
- adult starfish were first seen moving up from deep water, but the substratum in deep water off other
- sections of the reef was sand.</p></div><table style="margin-bottom: 1em" cellpadding="3" class="not_ep_block" border="0"><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Item Type:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">Article</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Subjects:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row"><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/view/subjects/270702.html">270000 Biological Sciences > 270700 Ecology and Evolution > 270702 Marine and Estuarine Ecology (incl. Marine Ichthyology)</a></td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">ID Code:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">1233</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Deposited By:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row"><span class="ep_name_citation"><span class="person_name">Professor Craig R. Johnson</span></span></td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Deposited On:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">24 Jun 2007</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Last Modified:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">09 Jan 2008 02:30</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">ePrint Statistics:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row"><a target="ePrintStats" href="/es/index.php?action=show_detail_eprint;id=1233;">View statistics for this ePrint</a></td></tr></table><p align="right">Repository Staff Only: <a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/cgi/users/home?screen=EPrint::View&eprintid=1233">item control page</a></p>
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