Sea Urchins Play an Increasingly Important Role for Coral Resilience Across Reefs in Taiwan

Sea Urchins Play an Increasingly Important Role for Coral Resilience Across Reefs in Taiwan

Herbivores are an important functional group that control algae, create new space, and promote recruitment for coral recovery. However, on many coral reefs, overfishing has greatly decreased the density of herbivores, especially fishes and gastropods, impairing coral resilience. On such overfished r...

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Main Authors: Viet D. H. Dang, Pak-Yin Cheung, Chia-Ling Fong, Aziz J. Mulla, Jia-Ho Shiu, Che-Hung Lin, Yoko Nozawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
overfishing
herbivore
sea urchin
coral recruitment
Taiwan
Southeast Asia
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2020.581945/full

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