Rice University: Fish Thought to Help Reefs Have Poop That's Deadly to Corals
May 02, 2023
May 02, 2023
HOUSTON, Texas, May 2 (TNSres) -- Rice University issued the following news release:
Feces from fish that are typically thought to promote healthy reefs can damage and, in some cases, kill corals, according to a recent study by Rice University marine biologists.
Until recently, fish that consume algae and detritus - grazers - were thought to keep reefs healthy, and fish that eat coral - corallivores - were thought to weaken reef structures. The researchers found high le . . .
Feces from fish that are typically thought to promote healthy reefs can damage and, in some cases, kill corals, according to a recent study by Rice University marine biologists.
Until recently, fish that consume algae and detritus - grazers - were thought to keep reefs healthy, and fish that eat coral - corallivores - were thought to weaken reef structures. The researchers found high le . . .