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Scientists Unearth Stingrays' Heavy Lifting Role in Estuaries
June 19, 2024
CALLAGHAN, Australia, June 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Newcastle issued the following news:

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A new study has uncovered the significant role stingrays play in shaping estuaries, revealing threatened stingrays in Brisbane Water may move more than 21,000 tonnes of sand per year.

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University of Newcastle PhD student Molly Grew, who led the study, said stingrays in NSW's Brisbane Water estuary displaced a similar mass of sand eac . . .

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