Researchers Explore the Cause of Starfish Mass Extinction

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In the North Pacific, a silent catastrophe with far-reaching ecological damage occurs: billions of starfish die from an epidemic. Researchers have now determined the reason for this.

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The largest marine epidemic in a non-commercially used species has ravaged billions of starfish in the Pacific Ocean for more than ten years, with ecological consequences. Now a study has determined the cause of mass extinctionSince 2013, a mass extinction of starfish has raged along the North American Pacific coast from Mexico to Alaska. Now a research team from Canada and the USA has determined the cause of this disaster: The group headed by M…