We present the results of our 15th horizon scan of novel issues that could influence
biological conservation in the future. From an initial list of 96 issues, our international panel …

Sea urchins are primary herbivores on coral reefs, regulating algal biomass and facilitating
coral settlement and growth. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Recurring mass mortality …

Mass mortality of the dominant coral reef herbivore Diadema antillarum in the Caribbean in
the early 1980s contributed to a persistent phase shift from coral-to algal-dominated reefs. In …

Native biodiversity loss and invasions by nonindigenous species (NIS) have massively
altered ecosystems worldwide, but trajectories of taxonomic and functional reorganization …

The sea urchin Diadema africanum is a macro-herbivore found in the rocky reef systems of
the West African region and Macaronesian archipelagos. Over several decades, high …

Diadema antillarum scuticociliatosis (DaSc), caused by a scuticociliate closely related to
Philaster apodigitiformis, has affected Caribbean long-spined urchins since at least January …

Coral-reef ecology: Expanding urchin disease threatens ecosystem balance: Current Biology
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The introduction of alien species is probably one of the most important factors affecting
native biodiversity in various regions of the world. The Mediterranean is considered the most …

ABSTRACT The invasive Diadema setosum (Leske, 1778) long‐spined sea urchin has been
in the Mediterranean Sea since 2006, and then, it has been known that its population …

Spread of a sea urchin disease to the Indian Ocean causes widespread mortalities—Evidence
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