Abundance Information for Acanthaster planci
Main Ref.
Country Australia Ecosystem Great Barrier Reef
Locality Townsville, Queensland. Depth
Introduced Year Intro.
Life Stage Adults unsexed
Quantitative Unit
Semi Quantitative Unit
Qualitative abundant
Year 1962 - 1962 Period
Date 1962-01-01 00:00:00 - 1962-12-31 00:00:00 Record Type
Record Type
Seasonal Method
Remarks An outbreak with abundance exceeding 27000 ind/km^2 lasts for a year but for a typical high density, it has an average duration of 1.25 years.
(e.g. 9948)
( e.g. cephalopods )
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