Links between land-use, water quality and the risk from Crown-of-thorns starfish infestations

Landscape approach to the complex problem of coral reef vulnerability and multiple conflicting objectives. The example illustrates a subset of the problem focusing on the links between land-use, water quality and the risk from Crown-of-thorns starfish infestations. Here, coral vulnerability for the Great Barrier Reef at large and by section is assessed against land production values and costs associated with different management alternatives.