US EditionCritically endangered sunflower sea stars are seeking refuge in B.C. fiords
- A study published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences indicates that cold-water fiords on the central coast of B.C. May help critically endangered sunflower sea stars survive after a disease killed 90 percent of their population since 2013.
- Co-Author Gehman noted that these fiords provide refuge from sea star wasting disease and are crucial for population recovery.
- The study found that lower temperatures and high salinity in the fiords' water help prevent massive die-offs of sunflower stars.
- Gehman emphasized the need to understand the link between temperature and disease for the future of sea star populations.
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9 out of 10 sunflower sea stars were wiped out — but B.C. researchers say fiords provided refuge
B.C. researchers have found that the fiords of the Central Coast may be providing refuge for the critically endangered sunflower sea star, a discovery that could have implications for wider ecosystems at risk due to warming seas.
Critically endangered sunflower sea stars are seeking refuge in B.C. fiords
Alyssa Gehman vividly recalls seeing starfish for the first time while on a kayaking trip in British Columbia’s Desolation Sound in Grade 8. “I just remembered (seeing) a lot of the colours and the excitement of the colours in the water,” said Gehman, who is now a scientist with the Hakai Institute, a group that […]
Some sunflower sea stars recovering after near-extinction, research shows
After nearly being wiped out by disease, sunflower sea stars are starting to bounce back, but only on some parts of the BC coast. A wasting disease caused mass mortalities […] The post Some sunflower sea stars recovering after near-extinction, research shows appeared first on My Comox Valley Now.
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