Ocean Connectivity Boosts Reef Fish

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Better ocean connectivity boosts reef fish populations

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Oceanographic connectivity (the movement and exchange of water between different parts of the ocean) is a key influence for fish abundance across the Western Indian Ocean.

Connectivity particularly impacted herbivorous reef fish groups, which are most critical to coral reef resilience.

Sea surface temperature and levels of chlorophyll (the green pigment in plants that drives photosynthesis) strongly predict reef fish abundance in the WIO .

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