Weed-eating fish 'key to reef survival'

[revhtree]

Preserving an intact population of weed-eating fish may be vital to saving the world's coral reefs from being engulfed by weed as human and climate impacts grow. A study by researchers in Australia has found weed-eaters like parrotfish and surgeonfish can only keep coral reefs clear of weed up to a point. After the weeds reach a certain density, they take over and the coral is lost.

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[Wy Renegade]

Pretty interesting read there Rev; thanks for posting that up.

 

[fsu1dolfan]

Interesting Article Rev...i feel like everytime i turn around the corals are fighting something.

 

[beaslbob]

sound to me like

1) more algae eating fish will go to the reef.

2) is the corals are overtaken they will show up at a better location for corals.


my .02