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Great Barrier Reef fish evidence suggests shifts in major global biodiversity patterns

Earth & Climate News -- ScienceDaily · last updated
Life on the Great Barrier Reef is undergoing big changes in the face of climate change and other human-caused pressures, a new study reveals. From food security to controlling seaweed and even making sand for beaches, reef fish are a hugely important part of marine ecosystems providing a range of benefits to humans and coral reef ecosystems. New research reveals significant transformations in fish communities on the Great Barrier Reef, the World’s largest coral reef ecosystem.