Researchers find familiar species pave the way for coral regrowth
In contrast to most other species, reef-dwelling parrotfish populations boom in the wake of severe coral bleaching.
The surprise finding came when researchers led by Perth-based Dr Brett Taylor of the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) looked at fish populations in severely bleached areas of two reefs – the Great Barrier Reef in the western Pacific and the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean.
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