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After the sickness, a lot of sea star species did start to come back.
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Byrd Pinkerton, Vox, 1 Apr. 2025
In ecosystems, keystone species—like beavers or sea stars—are small but essential.
—Scott Hutcheson, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
At the same time, populations of sunflower sea stars—the main predators of purple sea urchins—collapsed due to sea star wasting disease, which was worsened by the warmer waters.
—Avery Schuyler Nunn, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
Without sea stars to balance the food web, urchin numbers have exploded.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2025
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Byrd Pinkerton, Vox, 1 Apr. 2025
In ecosystems, keystone species—like beavers or sea stars—are small but essential.
—Scott Hutcheson, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
At the same time, populations of sunflower sea stars—the main predators of purple sea urchins—collapsed due to sea star wasting disease, which was worsened by the warmer waters.
—Avery Schuyler Nunn, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
Without sea stars to balance the food web, urchin numbers have exploded.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Sea star.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea%20star. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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