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Parrotfish support healthy coral reefs, but they're not a cure-all, and sometimes cause harm
After two years of record-breaking ocean heat, scientists are assessing the impacts of the world's fourth mass bleaching event on coral reefs around the globe. At least 74 countries and territories ...
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The unusual link between parrotfish and sand
Parrotfish often chomp on rocks and crunchy coral exoskeletons. When they ingest this hard material, it must go somewhere. But where? While relaxing on an endless white, sandy beach might be your idea ...
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Parrotfish support healthy coral reefs, but they’re not a cure-all, and sometimes cause harm
Protecting parrotfish, a family of some 90 species of large, colorful grazers, has become a tenet of reef conservation policies. Corals and the reef bottom they live on need to stay clean to ...