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With the sharp decline in sea stars, the sea urchins that usually serve as a food source rapidly expanded in population.
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Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Soon, sea stars fell ill in Sitka, Alaska, then off the coast of British Columbia and San Diego, and eventually as far south as Mexico.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2025
When the sunflower sea stars lost about 90 percent of their population, there were huge increases in sea urchins (a prey of sea stars) off the coast of California.
—Andrea Tamayo, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2025
Does the same bacteria affect other species of sea stars?
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2025
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Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Soon, sea stars fell ill in Sitka, Alaska, then off the coast of British Columbia and San Diego, and eventually as far south as Mexico.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2025
When the sunflower sea stars lost about 90 percent of their population, there were huge increases in sea urchins (a prey of sea stars) off the coast of California.
—Andrea Tamayo, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2025
Does the same bacteria affect other species of sea stars?
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2025
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“Sea star.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea%20star. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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