04-24-2023, 10:54 PM
The story to read is:
https://apnews.com/article/sea-urchin-caribbean-deaths-e328a797c9eedd725384dacc81a5e460
I post it for "fairness" to my statement of being pro-conch and anti-sea urchin.
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prickly black creatures ... play a key role as “lawnmowers” of the reef, ..., eating up the algae that grows on corals.
The boring story says the sick/dieing sea urchins have tiny single-celled organisms called ciliates but the scientists do not know what causes the illness.
https://apnews.com/article/sea-urchin-caribbean-deaths-e328a797c9eedd725384dacc81a5e460
I post it for "fairness" to my statement of being pro-conch and anti-sea urchin.
-quote-
prickly black creatures ... play a key role as “lawnmowers” of the reef, ..., eating up the algae that grows on corals.
The boring story says the sick/dieing sea urchins have tiny single-celled organisms called ciliates but the scientists do not know what causes the illness.