Sentences with phrase «sea star wasting»
Termed the «sea star wasting syndrome,» multiple species were disintegrating alive, their vibrant bodies melting into distorted globs, with legs falling off and bodies caving in.
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The outbreak of sea star wasting disease caused significant changes to the ecosystem as sea stars are a keystone species that plays an important role in controlling the numbers of other creatures.
C. Melissa Miner and colleagues analyzed nearly two decades of data to better understand the impact of the sea star wasting disease on sea star populations along the Pacific coast of North America.
Other authors of «Investigating the Complex Association Between Viral Ecology, Environment, and Northeast Pacific Sea Star Wasting» are graduate student Kalia S.I. Bistolas; Eva M. Quijano Cardé, doctoral student in veterinary medicine; Jason B. Button» 14; Parker J. Foster» 15; Jacob M. Flanzenbaum» 17; Chaunte K. Lewis» 16; and researcher Jan Kocian.
Monica Moritsch from the University of California, Santa Cruz, with «Intertidal community consequences of sea star wasting syndrome.»
Previous scientific work suggested that sea star - associated densovirus (SSaDV) was the best candidate pathogen responsible for sea star wasting disease (SSWD) among about two dozen species affected by it.
The die - off also occurred about two years before recent incidents of sea star wasting syndrome were observed along the West Coast.
This award also brings well - earned recognition to the important work being done by researchers on the front lines of the massive sea star wasting epidemic.»
The current outbreak of sea star wasting syndrome was first reported in June 2013 along the coast of Washington by researchers from Olympic National Park.
Not exact matches
Cornell University scientists are beginning to unravel the complicated connections between viruses, the environment and wasting diseases among sea stars in the waters of the Pacific Northwest.