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"If you’ve ever dived on a coral reef, you may have peeked into a staghorn
coral and seen small fish whizzing through its branches. But few realise that
these small fish, such as tiny goby fish, play a crucial role in helping corals
weather the storm of climate change.
But alarmingly, our new research found gobies decline far more than corals do
after multiple cyclones and heatwaves. This is concerning because such small
fish — less than 5 centimetres in length — are critical to coral and reef
health.
Unfortunately, the number of cyclones and heatwaves is on the rise. These
disasters have begun to occur back-to-back, leaving no time for marine life to
recover.
With the recent push by UNESCO to list the Great Barrier Reef as “in danger”,
the world is currently on edge about the status of coral reefs. We’re at a
critical stage to take all the necessary measures to save coral reefs
worldwide, and we must broaden our focus to understand how the important
relationships between corals and fish are affected."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
