The bacteria killing sea stars in the Pacific: How our team uncovered a decade-long mystery
By Melanie Prentice, Research Associate, University of British Columbia
Alyssa-Lois Gehman, Adjunct Professor, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, University of British Columbia
Drew Harvell, Professor of Marine Ecology, Cornell University
Grace Crandall, PhD Student in Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington
Sea stars are vital to ocean ecosystems; however, a pathogen has been killing them in large numbers, rendering some species critically endangered.
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