Biology & Ecology
7 entries in the Protoreaster lincki compendium.
Larval dispersalA tiny planktonic life stage, riding open-ocean currents, becomes the seed of the next reef community.Broadcast spawningA reef-wide exhalation of life into the dark water, timed to the moon.DetritivoryThe quiet engine that turns marine death back into living reef.Competitive exclusion principleNo two species hold the same seat at the same table forever.Trophic cascadeRemove one predator, and an entire ocean world falls silent.Diel vertical migrationEvery dusk, trillions of animals rise; every dawn, they sink—Earth's largest daily commute.Sperm competitionIn the open water, a million sperm race for one egg—and the reef watches.
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