News tagged with surgeonfish
Belize protected area boosting predatory fish populations
A 14-year study by the Wildlife Conservation Society in an atoll reef lagoon in Glover's Reef, Belize has found that fishing closures there produce encouraging increases in populations of predatory fish species. ...
Dec 21, 2011 |
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'Fishy lawnmowers' help save Pacific corals
Can fish save coral reefs from dying? UC Santa Barbara researchers have found one case where fish have helped coral reefs to recover from cyclones and predators.
Nov 10, 2011 |
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New research decodes the secret language of the sea
(PhysOrg.com) -- Even parasite-eating fish recognise the benefits of good advertising, UQ research has found.
Jul 09, 2009 |
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Fish know to avoid the spear
Fish are not as dumb as people sometimes think: marine scientists have found that fish that are regularly hunted with spearguns are much more wary and keep their distance from fishers.
Mar 21, 2011 |
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Weed-eating fish 'key to reef survival'
Preserving an intact population of weed-eating fish may be vital to saving the world's coral reefs from being engulfed by weed as human and climate impacts grow.
Mar 10, 2011 |
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Study finds fisheries management makes coral reefs grow faster
An 18-year study of Kenya's coral reefs by the Wildlife Conservation Society and the University of California at Santa Cruz has found that overfished reef systems have more sea urchins—organisms that ...
Jan 14, 2011 |
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Energy revolution key to complex life
The evolution of complex life is strictly dependent on mitochondria, the tiny power stations found in all complex cells, according to a new study by Dr Nick Lane, from UCL (University College London), and ...
Oct 20, 2010 |
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Diversity of plant-eating fishes may be key to recovery of coral reefs
For endangered coral reefs, not all plant-eating fish are created equal. A report scheduled to be published this week in the early edition of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences sugges ...
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Oct 08, 2008 |
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Researchers study bacterium big enough to see -- the Shaquille O'Neal of bacteria
Well, perhaps not quite Shaquille O'Neal. But it is Shaq-teria. The secret to an unusual bacterium's massive size -- it's the size of a grain of salt, or a million times bigger than E. coli bacteria, and big ...
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May 07, 2008 |
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Longest study finds reef fish need longer break
In the longest running study on how fish populations in coral reef systems recover from heavy exploitation, researchers from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and others have found that the fish can ...
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Jul 11, 2007 |
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Fish species plays surprise role in aiding coral reef recovery
In a study that marks progress in understanding the basis of coral reef recovery, researchers have revealed the critical importance of a rare batfish, Platax pinnatus, in promoting the return to health of a disturbed coral ...
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Dec 18, 2006 |
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