Sea Star Wasting Disease in Asterias forbesi along the Atlantic Coast of North America.

Sea Star Wasting Disease in Asterias forbesi along the Atlantic Coast of North America.

As keystone species, sea stars serve to maintain biodiversity and species distribution through trophic level interactions in marine ecosystems. Recently, Sea Star Wasting Disease (SSWD) has caused widespread mass mortality in several sea star species from the Pacific Coast of the United States of Am...

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Main Authors: Caitlin Bucci, Madison Francoeur, Jillon McGreal, Roxanna Smolowitz, Vanesa Zazueta-Novoa, Gary M Wessel, Marta Gomez-Chiarri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5724889?pdf=render

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