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Full circle: How corals survive on the waste of their predators

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World Economic Forum

Publication Date
2021-04-01

Correa says coral-eating predators are typically thought of as biting and weakening reef structures, generating hiding spaces for other organisms and, ultimately, beach sand. In contrast, grazing fish that crop down bushy algae get the limelight for helping reefs maintain healthy coral cover.

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https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/04/coral-reefs-discovery-feces-ecosystem-biome/