2017年4月27日 · Cole, A.J. et al. Diversity and functional importance of coral-feeding fish on tropical coral reefs. Fish and Fisheries, vol. 9. 2008. doi: 10.1111/j/1467-2979.2008.00290.x. Eckes, M. et al. Fish mucus versus parasitic gnathiid isopods as sources of energy and sunscreens for a cleaner fish. Coral Reefs, vol. 34. 2015. doi: 10.1007/s00338-015 ...

Reef sharks (and big fish like grouper) chow down on the mid-sized fish that might otherwise eat too many of the small fish that keep algae in check, or that prey on filter-feeding shellfish. Some sharks even eat (and definitely scare) sea turtles that feed on seagrass, preventing them from destroying too much of this vital habitat.

protected areas. We examined the fate of coral reef fish larvae produced at a small island reserve, using a mass-marking method based on maternal transmission of stable isotopes to offspring. Approximately 60% of settled juveniles were spawned at the island, for species with both short (<2 weeks) and long (>1 month) pelagic larval durations.

2023年5月18日 · Coral reefs are more than just a feast for the eyes, they are also awash in a stunning array of sounds. The chirps, grunts, and snaps of fish, shrimp, and other reef inhabitants are hallmarks of a healthy coral community rich in animals moving, feeding, calling out to potential mates, and fending off predators.

2024年7月16日 · Coral reefs are a major attraction for tourists, which spend money on dive tours, snorkeling, hotels, restaurants, and other forms of entertainment. Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, for example, drew more than 26 million visitors in just one year, adding more than six billion Australian dollars to the economy of Queensland.

2018年12月12日 · A nice healthy reef is going to have a lot of fish sounds, and a non-healthy reef is going to have very few fish sounds,” he says. Coral larvae may take note of those sounds. On the study’s “healthy” reef, which had a large variety of low-frequency sounds, larval settlement was twice as high as the less-healthy or control sites.

Reef Fish Fish that inhabit a coral reef play essential roles in the reef ecosystem, and reefs without fish struggle to recover from bleaching or other events that damage the coral. 266 Woods Hole Road, Woods Hole, MA 02543-1050

2022年4月21日 · The dispersal of larvae and their role in maintaining connectivity between isolated reefs “are critical to maintaining fish populations between reef ecosystems,” says Christina Hernández, a postdoctoral associate at Cornell University’s Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, and a guest investigator at the Woods Hole ...

2023年5月18日 · Fish that inhabit a coral reef play essential roles in the reef ecosystem, and reefs without fish struggle to recover… Dating Corals, Knowing the Ocean Coral is a useful tool for scientists who want to understand changes in past climate, but recalling that history presents…

2021年12月1日 · WHOI scientists with the Coral Catalyst Team are leveraging a new, artificially intelligent robot to automate coral reef health assessments This article printed in Oceanus Summer 2022 Computer scientist Yogi Girdhar descends with the WARP-AUV, or Curious Robot, (right) to run animal tracking tests over Tektite Reef in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands.