News Headline

Cryptic coral reef creatures show cross-shelf biodiversity patterns

Source
Phys.org

Publication Date
2018-10-02

Cryptic fauna—small organisms that inhabit the hidden spaces within a reef structure—represent a substantial proportion of the diversity within coral reefs but are typically neglected in traditional visual surveys, which tend to focus on large and conspicuous species, such as fish and corals.

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https://phys.org/news/2018-10-cryptic-coral-reef-creatures-cross-shelf.html