The trasition zone chlorophyll front can trigger Acanthaster planci outbreaks in the Pacific ocean : Historical confirmation Vol 63
Houk, P ; Bograd, S ; Van Woesik, R
2007
We hypothesize that the North Pacific transition zone cholophyll fron (TZCF) can triggered a primary outbreaks are followed by secondary outbreaks throughout the region, in accordance with the surface currents and separated by a sequential time lag.