due to an ailment known as sea star wasting disease. In their absence, purple urchins surged in population and chewed through entire undersea forests of bull kelp, which are the foundation for a ...

A sea star wasting disease event, beginning in 2013, reduced the global population of sunflower sea stars by an estimated ninety-four percent. In Northern California, the disease killed 99.2% of ...

Meanwhile, a disease known as sea star wasting syndrome has wiped out 90 per cent of sunflower starfish since 2013, leaving the urchins to graze the kelp unchecked. On one rocky reef alone ...

Meanwhile, a disease known as sea star wasting syndrome has wiped out 90 per cent of sunflower starfish since 2013, leaving the urchins to graze the kelp unchecked. On one rocky reef alone, ...

Despite their resilience, starfish face numerous threats, most notably from climate change, pollution, and disease. Ocean acidification and rising water temperatures affect their physiological ...

Ocean acidification and rising water temperatures affect their physiological processes and habitats. ‘Sea Star Wasting Syndrome,’ a disease-causing mass die-offs, poses a significant threat to global ...