EcologybioRxivPreprint
The benefits of herbivory outweigh the costs of bioerosion in a eutrophic coral community
J. K. Dytnerski, K. E. Marshall, D. M. Baker, B. D. Russell
This study shows that sea urchins benefit coral communities by reducing algal-sediment accumulation and maintaining coral growth, despite causing increased bioerosion in some species.
DOI 10.1101/2021.06.08.447634