For marine protected areas established to help coral reefs recover from overfishing, size really does seem to make a difference.
Environment
Feb 6, 2017
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Sea star wasting disease has devastated intertidal populations of these animals on the West coast from Mexico to Alaska. But what about sea stars that live below the low tide line, mostly out of sight? An analysis of data ...
Ecology
Oct 26, 2016
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This image, courtesy of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope's Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS), captures the glow of distant stars within NGC 5264, a dwarf galaxy located just over 15 million light-years away in the constellation ...
Astronomy
Aug 29, 2016
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Ocean acidification makes it harder for sea snails to escape from their sea star predators, according to a study from the University of California, Davis.
Ecology
Jun 29, 2016
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A new study by SFU marine ecologists Jessica Schultz, Ryan Cloutier and Isabelle Côté reveals that the mass mortality of sea stars has resulted in a domino effect on Howe Sound marine ecology.
Ecology
Jun 23, 2016
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An unprecedented number of juvenile sea stars have been observed off the Oregon coast over the past several months - just two years after one of the most severe marine ecosystem epidemics in recorded history nearly wiped ...
Ecology
May 5, 2016
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The 2013-2014 sea star wasting epidemic along the Oregon Coast may have been caused by multiple factors and had significant effects on the sea star population and its prey in the area, according to a study published May 4, ...
Ecology
May 4, 2016
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Ocean-dwelling starfish, known more correctly as sea stars, are succumbing in droves to a recently discovered syndrome called sea star wasting disease. Fortunately, Eric Littman, V17, who spent last summer at the Seattle ...
Ecology
Jan 28, 2016
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On the remote rocky shores of the western United States, low tide brings visitors to wave-splashed tide pools to marvel at ocean wonders usually hidden from view.
Ecology
Dec 6, 2015
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Though millions of sea stars along the West Coast have perished in the past several years from an apparent wasting disease, scientists still don't know why. The iconic marine creature develops white lesions on its limbs and ...
Ecology
Oct 7, 2015
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