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When reefs die, parrotfish thrive

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Phys.org

Publication Date
2019-12-02

In contrast to most other species, reef-dwelling parrotfish populations boom in the wake of severe coral bleaching.The surprise finding came when researchers led by Perth-based Dr. Brett Taylor of the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) looked at fish populations in severely bleached areas of two reefs—the Great Barrier Reef in the western Pacific and the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean.

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