Lukas VF Novak on Nostr: The lowly sea cucumber may be helping to protect #CoralReefs against disease ...
The lowly sea cucumber may be helping to protect #CoralReefs against disease https://www.npr.org/2024/03/13/1237026196/the-lowly-sea-cucumber-may-be-helping-to-protect-coral-reefs-against-disease
Removal of detritivore sea cucumbers from #reefs increases #coral disease https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-45730-0
"#SeaCucumbers are like little vacuum cleaners on the #reef that are cleaning things up, digesting and eliminating #microbes that can lead to coral disease and demise — threats that are exacerbated by a #warming and increasingly polluted ocean."
Removal of detritivore sea cucumbers from #reefs increases #coral disease https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-45730-0
"#SeaCucumbers are like little vacuum cleaners on the #reef that are cleaning things up, digesting and eliminating #microbes that can lead to coral disease and demise — threats that are exacerbated by a #warming and increasingly polluted ocean."