"The Great Barrier Reef is still a resilient system... and herbivorous fish play a critical role in that regenerative capacity, by keeping the dead coral space free of algae, so that new juvenile ...

“Maintaining a sustainable level of herbivores is needed to maintain the healthy reef ecosystems and that healthy habits will promote better fish populations and better fishing opportunities.

These families of reef fish are more than ecologically significant ... contrasts against the gradient shades of blue. These herbivores forage throughout the Hawaiian Islands, grazing on algae ...

Coral reefs are fraught with danger for herbivores such as damselfish and tangs ... being devoured by predators that patrol the warm waters. As a result, the small fish tend to stay close to the reef ...

There are few starfish or sea urchins, yet algae growing on dead coral is attracting more herbivorous fish. Coral reefs are complex, interlocking systems built on relationships. Living organisms ...

Researchers at the Mubadala Arabian Center for Climate and Environmental Sciences (Mubadala ACCESS) at NYU Abu Dhabi have found that reef fish from the Arabian Gulf, the world's hottest sea ...

Board members had noted a troubling lack of information about the ecological effects of removing fish in mass ... losses of herbivore abundance to this wildlife trade,” said Rene Umberger, executive ...