Just Another Nature Enthusiast
JANE’s Images & Thoughts 🌲 Inspired by the Pacific Northwest & places I wander
I am reblogging this post as a “conclusion” to an on-going interest in this ecological situation… http://just-another-nature-enthusiast.org/2014/09/01/weekly-photo-challenge-dialogue-sea-stars/ http://just-another-nature-enthusiast.org/2014/07/31/sea-star-wasting-syndrome-cause-may-be-environmental/
-Piaster ochraceus- Ochre Sea Star Keystone predator controls density of mussel population. Crucial in maintaining organization and diversity of intertidal zones. -Sea Star Wasting Syndrome- Largest mortality event for marine diseases yet seen. Warming waters? Bacterial? Viral? Scientists test theories. Meanwhile… Sea Stars perish up and down Pacific Coast. What next… Science behind this post: Scientists Close in on What’s Killing Sea Stars The Keystone Species Concept in Ecology and Conservation…