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of newly discovered species are being released. larry: the work is in the bay area. reporter: canoe research is from the california academy of sciencescisco, which always does amazing work. they say one new reptile may provide insight into environmental threats ranging from dining operations to climate change. the new species document and by the california academy of sciences for 2022 run the gamut from crusty marine clams and stars to colorful toads and tiny scorpions. they say one species of reptile, the geico, jumps out for its biodiversity. >> we described 28 new species in one paper, and that is a rarity for vertebrates. reporter: arun has been working for decades around the island nation of new caledonia near australia. he says nearly every mountain and valley has its own unique species of the native? -- the native gecko. but the biodiversity could be facing a threat because the economy is based heavily on mining, sparking concerns similar to brazil, where gold-mining and deforestation are adding to pressures on the amazon habitat and the species that rely on it. >> every place in the island has its own unique species, so you m

. >> our barry area -- bay area coastline has been under pressure and researchers at the academy of scienceshey are developing have will someday find some way to help. here is spencer christian. >> i love that patterning. >> keeping track of sea stars has been an urgent mission for rebecca johnson, of the california academy of sciences. she and her teams of volunteers watch the several species, including the giant sunflower star, who were decimated by a wasting disease possibly triggered by a marine heatwave a decade ago unleashing a chain effect on the ecosystem. >> the loss of this huge starship -- starfish allowed one of its prey items, the purple sea urchin, to explode. with the exposing population of these sea urchins, came a decline in cap. >> she says the explosion of urchins has evolved into a long-term threat for the kelp forests which provide major benefits such as providing habitat for marine life. i have been particularly destructive to the bulk help, prevalent along the coast. >> cap forests are amazing, habitat for tons of different species, for fish, for many many different in

bay area coastline has been under pressure from an environmental event that has shaken up populations of predators and prey that once cap the system and balance. spencer: researchers at the california academy of sciencese hoping that skills they are now developing might someday offer help. after -- at the center of it all, spiky voracious sea stars. keeping track of sea stars along our coastline has been an urgent mission or rebecca johnson of the california academy of sciences. she and her teams of volunteers watched as several species were decimated by wasting disease, possibly triggered by a heat wave roughly a decade ago, unleashing a chain effect on the echo system >> >>. the loss of this huge starfish allowed for the purple sea urchins population to explode. with an exploding population of the sea urchins came a decline in kelp. >> she says explosion of hungry purple urchins has evolved into a long-term threat to the kelp forest which provided a critical habitat for marine life. they've been particularly destructive to the kelp forest. >> for fish, for many different invertebrates. >> many species have recovered along the coast, at the sunflower star is still largely missing and with the pressur

bay area coastline has been under pressure from an environmental event that has shaken up populations of predators and prey that once kept the system in balance. researchers at california academy of sciencesoping skills they are developing now might someday offer help. here's spencer christian. >> i love that patterning. >> isn't it beautiful? spencer: keeping track of see stars -- sea stars here on the coastline has been an urgent mission for rebecca johnson. she and her team of volunteers watch as several species including the giant sunflower star were decimated by a wasting disease, possibly triggered by a marine heatwave roughly a decade ago, unleashing a chain effect on the ecosystem. >> the loss of this starfish allowed for one of its prey items, the purple sea urchin am of the population to explode. with that exploding population of these sea urchins came a decline in kelp. spencer: she says the explosion of hungry purple urchins has developed a long-term threat to the kelp forest that provided a major bennett from sequestering carbon to providing a critical habitat for marine life. they've been particularly destructive to the bull kelp prevalent on the coast. >> kelp forests are a