Shorter food chains could mean reefs are less able to weather changes in food availability, threatening an already vulnerable ...
Caribbean reef food webs have compressed by up to 70% over the past 7,000 years as fish diets converge and ecosystems become simpler.
Human activity has lessened the resilience of modern coral reefs by restricting the food-fueled energy flow that moves ...
Fossil fish ear stones reveal that today’s coral reefs have shorter food chains and less diversity than ancient reefs before human impact.