We have analyzed indicators of reef health and resilience and assessed the roles parrotfish play in controlling seaweed, promoting coral growth and eroding reefs. While it is clear that parrotfish ...

The reef fish play an important role in the functioning of the reef by controlling seaweed growth and producing sand. Changes in these fish communities could alter the benefits that they provide ...

At an over-fished Pacific reef, seaweed has taken over, diminishing coral populations to a fraction of what they would be otherwise. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the ...

Alongside AboitizPower subsidiary Therma Luzon, Inc. (TLI), the Samahan ng mga Kababaihan ng Banlisan at Pantoc (SKBP) - a ...

Though seaweed grows wild, Lummi Island Seagreens ... to fronds that are 10 feet long." "We have reef net skiffs because we're reef net fishermen. We're just hand-pulling," Starks said.

Scientists studying the invasive Caulerpa seaweed on Aotea Great Barrier Island are seeing changes in both the seaweed and ...

Wildlife experts are using drones to count the number of seals on Jersey's Ecrehous reef. There had been concerns that visitors could disturb seals, especially when young animals were feeding.

Corals and the reef bottom they live on need to stay clean to prevent seaweed from growing on their surfaces. Excessive seaweed growth on reefs can block sunlight from corals’ surfaces ...