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I think increasing temperatures are probably really important, he said. Researchers have linked sea urchin mortality in Nova Scotia to more frequent hurricanes tracking closer to the coast and raising water temperatures. That leads to vulnerability to amoebic infections. Sea urchins are similar to sea stars, he said. The effect is even worse when you are looking at species at the edge of their range, because they cant tolerate shifts in temperature as well, he said. With lobsters, we think that might be whats going on in Long Island Sound.
Posted on: Sat, 15 Mar 2014 19:14:21 +0000

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