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'Fishy lawnmowers' Help Save Coral Reefs


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Olivia Solon

Source: Wired

November 14, 2011

 

"Researchers from the University of California Santa Barbara have found that certain fish may help coral reefs recover from cyclones and predators.

 

Coral reefs around the world are under threat from rising sea temperatures and over fishing. However, researchers have discovered one location in the South Pacific Island of Moorea where the coral seems to be protected by parrotfish and surgeonfish.

 

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