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The latest research has shown that the species of sea urchin Diadema africanum, which inhabits the waters of the Canary Islands, is on the verge of extinction. The mass extinction of this population was recorded in the period between 2022 and 2023.
In the last four years, an invisible pandemic is decimating sea urchins in vast regions of the planet. From the Caribbean to the Red Sea, to the Indian Ocean, some of the most important marine ecosystem engineers are disappearing within a few hours, transforming coral-dominated seabeds into expanses of white skeletons and invasive algae. The new wave recorded in the Canary Islands between 2022 and 2023 represents a critical stage of this global …
The mortality of African diadem has reached unprecedented levels: a decrease of 74% in La Palma and 99.7% in Tenerife since 2021
Due to an as-yet-unknown cause, a large number of sea urchins died around the Canary Islands in 2022 and 2023. The sea urchin in question is Diadema africanum, which is found around the Canary Islands and also near Madeira. Researchers see that the species is now at a historic low after a massive die-off, […] Want to know more about science? Read the latest articles on Scientias.nl .
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