Consumer feces impact coral health in guild-specific ways
C. G. B. Grupstra, L. I. Howe-Kerr, J. A. van der Meulen, A. J. Veglia, S. R. Coy, A. Correa
The paper tests the impact of feces from different fish guilds on coral health, finding that grazer/detritivore feces harm corals while corallivore feces contain beneficial bacteria.
bioRxiv · Oct 31, 2022Ecology