Thursday 31 July 2014

Underwater elephants: Mixed impacts of the world's largest -- and threatened -- parrotfish

Date:
July 29, 2014

Source:
University of California - Santa Barbara

Summary:
Scientists recently got back to basics in order to discover the positive and negative effects that bumphead parrotfish exert on coral reef ecosystems. Using direct observation, animal tracking and computer simulation, the researchers sought to understand whether the world's largest parrotfish is necessary for positively shaping the structure and functioning of ecosystems. The answer is yes and no.


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