Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute: Ancient Fish Ear Stones Reveal Modern Caribbean Reefs Have Lost Their Dietary Complexity
February 13, 2026
February 13, 2026
PANAMA CITY, Panama, Feb. 13 (TNSjou) -- The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute issued the following news:
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Trophic Simplification on Reefs
Ancient fish ear stones reveal modern Caribbean reefs have lost their dietary complexity
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A study of 7,000-year-old fossils and cutting-edge isotope chemistry shows that food chains on today's Caribbean coral reefs are 60% shorter than before human impact, with fish diets becomi . . .
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Trophic Simplification on Reefs
Ancient fish ear stones reveal modern Caribbean reefs have lost their dietary complexity
*
A study of 7,000-year-old fossils and cutting-edge isotope chemistry shows that food chains on today's Caribbean coral reefs are 60% shorter than before human impact, with fish diets becomi . . .