Herbivorous fish are critical to the future of coral reefs (IMAGE)
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New research led by Arizona State University Assistant Professor Mary Donovan reveals that the fishing of herbivore species such as surgeonfishes and parrotfishes to less than 80 percent of their unfished local density compromises coral reef resilience through the overgrowth of algae that these fish consume. Image courtesy of Bert Weeks
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