[Coral-List] fish and corals smell reefs

[Douglas Fenner]

Baby corals and fish smell their way to the best home.

New research suggests the scent of a healthy ecosystem could rejuvenate
degraded coral reefs

http://news.sciencemag.org/biology/2014/08/baby-corals-and-fish-smell-their-way-best-home

How do coral reefs recover?  by John Bruno

http://www.sciencemag.org/content/345/6199/879.short

Chemically mediated  behavior of recruiting corals and fishes: a tipping
point that may limit reef recovery.  Science.

http://www.sciencemag.org/content/345/6199/892.abstract


I thought these might be of interest.   Cheers,  Doug

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