🌡️ New publication alert! 🐠🌿 Herbivorous reef fish kept feeding during marine heatwaves—but still lost body mass due to a mismatch between energy intake and demand. As oceans warm, their ability to control invasive algae may be under threat.
🔗 dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
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Outlasting the Heat: Collapse of Herbivorous Fish Control of Invasive Algae During Marine Heatwaves
Marine heatwaves (MHWs) and eutrophication are driving coral reefs toward algal dominance. Herbivorous fishes are thought to help slow this shift by feeding on fast-growing and often invasive, herbiv...
