The starfish terminator

• Autores: Michael Slezak
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 3056, 2016, págs. 35-37
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Crown of thorns starfish are among the largest starfish, with up to 21 arms bristling with spikes. In a healthy reef they are a positive force, nibbling on the most rampant corals, keeping them in check and giving slower-growing species a foothold. The problem comes when their numbers run out of control. Slezak talks about a robot that hunts down starfish to protect the Great Barrier Reef