Rabbit Fish To The Rescue Of The Reef

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Rabbit Fish To The Rescue Of The Reef

ScienceDaily (Mar. 21, 2008) - While rabbits continue to ravage Australia's native landscapes, rabbit fish may help save large areas of the Great Barrier Reef from destruction.

The reason, say scientists, is the same in both cases – both rabbits and rabbit fish are efficient herbivores, capable of stripping an area of vegetation. However, in the case of the Reef, it is the vegetation that is the problem – and the rabbit fish, the answer.

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