Scientists have identified the cause of last year’s massive die-off across the Caribbean: a tiny ocean parasite.
In this photo provided by researchers, Cornell University graduate student Brayan Vilanova Cuevas collects a swab sample from the surface of corals in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands in September 2022. A tiny single-celled organism is to blame for a massive die-off of sea urchins in the Caribbean in 2022, researchers reported Wednesday, April 19, 2023, in the journalScience Advances.
In this photo provided by researchers, Cornell University graduate student Brayan Vilanova Cuevas collects a swab sample from the surface of corals in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands in September 2022. A tiny single-celled organism is to blame for a massive die-off of sea urchins in the Caribbean in 2022, researchers reported Wednesday, April 19, 2023, in the journalScience Advances.
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