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Scientists Turn to Sunflower Sea Stars to Save California's Kelp Forests
Original: To Save California’s Collapsing Kelp Forests, Scientists Deploy a 24-Armed Secret Weapon
Scientists in California are deploying sunflower sea stars, a 24-armed predator, to help save the state's collapsing kelp forests. The kelp has been decimated in recent years, largely linked to an explosion in sea urchin populations after the sunflower sea star population crashed from disease. Restoring the predator could curb urchins and allow kelp to recover, and the effort is drawing wide attention.
Why now: California's kelp collapse is a high-profile climate and biodiversity story, and using sunflower sea stars as restoration tool is a striking development.
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- To Save California’s Collapsing Kelp Forests, Scientists Deploy a 24-Armed Secret Weapon · Climate Central
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