/ Coast Content for 69³ΙΘΛ en /climate/news/choreography-connecting-kelp-forests-beach A 69³ΙΘΛ study uncovers a symphony of synchrony between kelp forests and the beach food web. January 03, 2024 - 12:50pm Katherine E Kerlin /climate/news/choreography-connecting-kelp-forests-beach /news/survey-shows-impact-sea-star-wasting-disease-salish-sea <p>Sea star wasting disease has devastated intertidal populations of these animals on the West coast from Mexico to Alaska. But what about sea stars that live below the low tide line, mostly out of sight? An analysis of data collected by divers in the Salish Sea shows severe impacts on some species, especially the sunflower sea star, <em>Pycnopodia helianthoides</em>.</p> October 26, 2016 - 1:29pm Andy Fell /news/survey-shows-impact-sea-star-wasting-disease-salish-sea