In situ time-lapse photography was used to characterise movement and feeding preferences of the Pacific crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster cf. solaris) in the northern and southern Great Barrier Reef in 2015. This data accompanies a publication on starfish homing behavior triggered by local coral prey availability. Data files include behavioral observations, individual movement tracks per image, and feeding electivity on coral species.
Use Cases
- Modeling starfish movement patterns based on time-lapse photography tracks.
- Analyzing feeding electivity and prey preferences for different coral species.
- Studying homing behavior in relation to local coral prey availability as described in the accompanying publication.
Strengths
- Data is linked to a specific scientific publication (in press) on homing behavior.
- Observations were collected in situ from two distinct regions (northern and southern Great Barrier Reef).
- Data includes multiple complementary files: behavioral observations, movement tracks, and feeding electivity.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to the 2015 Great Barrier Reef study.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- In situ time-lapse photography
- Time Range
- 2015
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-07-22 02:42:01.987614; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Northern and southern Great Barrier Reef