Marine protected areas might not be enough to help overfished reefs recover

Marine protected areas might not be enough to help overfished reefs recover
Atlanta GA (SPX) Aug 27, 2014 - Pacific corals and fish can both smell a bad neighborhood, and use that ability to avoid settling in damaged reefs. Damaged coral reefs emit chemical cues that repulse young coral and fish, discouraging them from settling in the degraded habitat, according to new research. The study shows for the first time that coral larvae can smell the difference between healthy and damaged reefs when t ... more

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