Breitbart M, Hewson I. Coral-reef ecology: Expanding urchin disease threatens ecosystem balance.
Curr Biol 2024;
34:R578-R580. [PMID:
38889681 DOI:
10.1016/j.cub.2024.05.004]
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Abstract
Sea urchins are critically important herbivores on coral reefs. A new study shows that a disease that decimated sea urchins in the Caribbean in 2022 has spread to the Red Sea, further threatening coral ecosystems.
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