Coral-reef ecology: Expanding urchin disease threatens ecosystem balance.

Curr Biol

Department of Microbiology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA. Electronic address:

Published: June 2024

Sea urchins are critically important herbivores on coral reefs. A new study shows that a disease that decimated sea urchins in the Caribbean in 2022 has spread to the Red Sea, further threatening coral ecosystems.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2024.05.004DOI Listing

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