A study on the characteristics of the reef flat bottom and its potential relationship on the size-structure and fine-scale distribution of protoreaster nodosus (Linnaeus, 1758) in Talim Bay, Lian, Batangas

• Main Authors: Olin, John Anthony V., Arriola, Augusta Loreine B., Buenviaje, Eiren Gee B.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2024
• Subjects: Coral reef ecology > Philippines > Batangas; Marine biology > Philippines > Batangas; Sea stars > Philippines > Batangas; Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etdb_bio/73
• Institution: De La Salle University

Protoreaster nodosus (Linnaeus, 1758), also known as the chocolate chip starfish, is one of the most common species of starfish in the Indo-Pacific region; however, little is known about their biology and ecology. An observational field study on the accessible areas on the reef flat of Talim Bay, Li...