Coral reef grazers help promote coral reef resilience in Hawaiʻi
Coral reef grazers are a critical part of reef ecosystems in Hawai‘i. Grazers, also referred to as herbivores, help keep coral reef areas healthy and resilient by consuming and removing most types of algae. This regular clearing of algae creates space for corals to grow and also opens up the reef for new larval corals to settle.
Hawaii’s grazers collectively help corals persist and regrow and grazing on reefs can occur in a variety of ways, including both delicate browsing for specific algal types or more dramatic deep bites / excavations that dig into fresh reef substrate.
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