Predictions & Data for this entry

Model: abj climate: MA migrate: phylum:
COMPLETE = 2.6 ecozone: MP, MI food: biPz, bjCia class:
MRE = 0.053 habitat: 0jMcp, jiMb gender: D order:
SMSE = 0.007 embryo: Mp reprod: O family:

Zero-variate data

Data Observed Predicted (RE) Unit Description Reference
aj 38 37.13 (0.02299) d age at settlement HendLuca1971
tp 730 655 (0.1027) d time since birth at puberty Wiki
am 6205 6205 (3.847e-05) d life span ADW
Lp 19 19.98 (0.05143) cm diameter at puberty Kenc1977
Li 70 68.76 (0.01769) cm ultimate diameter ADW
Wwb 1.7e-06 1.154e-06 (0.3212) g wet weight at birth CabaPrat2016
GSI 0.22 0.3004 (0.3655) - gonado somatic index Wiki

Uni- and bivariate data

Data Figure Independent variable Dependent variable (RE) Reference
LN diameter fecundity (0.1984) Wiki
LW diameter wet weight (0.2252) Kenc1977
tL time since settlement diameter (0.03868) Kenc1977

Pseudo-data at Tref = 20°C

Data Generalised animal Acanthaster planci Unit Description
v 0.02 0.000449 cm/d energy conductance
kap 0.8 0.5103 - allocation fraction to soma
kap_R 0.95 0.95 - reproduction efficiency
p_M 18 14.62 J/d.cm^3 vol-spec som maint
k_J 0.002 0.002 1/d maturity maint rate coefficient
kap_G 0.8 0.8002 - growth efficiency

Facts

  • dioecious, which means that each individual is either male or female (Ref: Wiki)
  • consumes exclusively live sclerectinian corals, but if absent can feed on soft corals (Wiki) (Ref: EoL)

Bibliography

Citation