Beautiful but a threat: Tropical fish invasion destroys kelp forests

Beautiful but a threat: Tropical fish invasion destroys kelp forests
Sydney NSW (SPX) Jul 11, 2014 - The migration of tropical fish as a result of ocean warming poses a serious threat to the temperate areas they invade, because they overgraze on kelp forests and seagrass meadows, a new study concludes. The harmful impact of tropical fish is most evident in southern Japanese waters and the eastern Mediterranean, where there have been dramatic declines in kelps. There is also emerging evide ... more

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