Origins and Implications of a Primary Crown-of-Thorns Starfish Outbreak in the Southern Great Barrier Reef
Table 1
Survey year and number of reefs surveyed including the number of reefs recorded with outbreaks in that year (figures given in brackets and include both Incipient and Active Outbreaks combined) in the Swain and Capricorn-Bunker Group. Mean COTS per two-minute tow and standard error (SE) are given for each survey year. A different suite of reefs is sampled in each survey year depending on sample design, weather, and logistical considerations. Survey years run from 1 July of the preceding calendar year to 30 June, so, for instance, the 2012 survey year represents reefs surveyed between July 2011 and June 2012.
Year
Swain Reefs
Capricorn-Bunker Reefs
Number of reefs surveyed (number of outbreaking reefs)
Mean COTS
SE COTS
Number of reefs surveyed (number of outbreaking reefs)