Fishing down nutrients on coral reefs

Coral reefs are productive ecosystems due to high levels of nutrient recycling in which fishes play a critical role. This study shows fishing can reduce the amount of nutrients supplied and stored by fishes to coral reefs by nearly half, even when the number of fish species present is largely unchan...

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Main Authors: Jacob E. Allgeier, Abel Valdivia, Courtney Cox, Craig A. Layman
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2016
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/078ea49a7b34419c9c6bd887272267f7
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