>>ealthy coral reefs are alive with the pops, snaps and clicks of the invertebrate creatures that inhabit them. And many newly hatched fish species use these sounds to guide them towards new habitats.
But now scientists have found reefs damaged by coral bleaching and cyclones are much quieter than intact reefs, and are failing to attract as many new juvenile fish, which are crucial for reef recovery.<<
http://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2018-05-01/quiet-reefs-coral-bleaching-fish-stocks/9710348?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=%5brn_sfmc_02_05_18_science_df_!n1%5d%3a125&user_id=f3d54f0e4a4d6198fc3dd50a1d97752f4f2003eb7abeddbddb852e79eeec002d&WT.tsrc=email&WT.mc_id=Email%7c%5brn_sfmc_02_05_18_science_df_!n1%5d%7c125&utm_content=story_3_img
An interesting story that can be applied to many other damaged environments. It tells how ecosystems work and can disappear.