Infected sea urchin on Reunion Island. Photo credit: Jean-Pascal Quod.

With sea urchin populations collapsing at unprecedented rates, the research community is urgently working to understand the mechanisms behind the outbreak and explore possible mitigation strategies.

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and the region shifted from a coral reef ecosystem to an algae-dominated one. Even 40 years later, the sea urchin population—and consequently the reef—has not recovered." In 2022, the disease ...

Here we see a shallow coral reef with a Sea Star Starfish (Linckia leavigata) Echinoderm. Nearby is a sea urchin. Footage obtained using Sony mirrorless camera in underwater housing. close up of hand ...

and the region shifted from a coral reef ecosystem to an algae-dominated one. Even 40 years later, the sea urchin population — and consequently the reef — has not recovered." In 2022 ...

and the region shifted from a coral reef ecosystem to an algae-dominated one. Even 40 years later, the sea urchin population — and consequently the reef — has not recovered.” In 2022 ...