Dog fish leave reefs
The change of hope affects many ecosystems around the world and the types of living in these ecosystems directly. Temperature rise in the oceans, especially with severe destructive effects on coral reefs. Coral reefs are one of the most rich areas of biological diversity and these regions are vital for many marine creatures. However, recent research shows that dog fish that live in reefs with the increase of ocean temperatures are also difficult and abandon these areas.
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Coral reefs have great importance not only with beautiful and colorful structures, but also in the protection of balances in the oceans. Many sea creatures spend part of life cycles in these reefs. It also provides nutrition and reproductive space for top-end predators such as dog fish. But the increased seawater temperatures lead to quickly tearing reefs and degradation of the balance of the ecosystem. [
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A study conducted by a group of researchers from the UK, USA and Australia reviewed the behavior of this type by attaching more than 120 gray reef dog fish in central cuts of the Indian Ocean. The researchers found that especially hot weather events and climate phenomena such as El Nino are away from these dog fish from licking coral reefs. These tears lead them to more cool and deep water, by affecting feeding, hunting and resting behaviors of reef dog fish. According to the research, dog fish stand away for about 16 months from these worn areas, and they often prefer to spend time in healthier and unspoiled reefs.
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It is not only to change the behavior of these predators but also has a negative effect on the overall health of the reef ecosystem. Dog fish is one of the types of balance provider in the ocean ecosystem. Exchanges in their hunting behavior can cause a chaining effect on smaller fish populations. This threatens the biological diversity of reefs and the health in the long run.
Protection of human activities and reefs
In addition to climate change, researchers pay attention to the fact that human activities also affect the health of coral reefs. Extreme fishing, pollution and coastal structure, reefs from the main factors that are weakened. For this reason, it is important not only for dog fish in this region, but also for the general health of the oceans. The research results were published in the scientific journal called ‘Communications Biology’ and a wide echo in the science world. Providing more support to such studies is seen as one of the important steps to protect marine ecosystems. Climate change gives serious results in our oceans and important species such as reef dog fish are affected directly from these changes. Not only dog fish, the preservation of coral reefs is vital for the continuity of the ecosystem. Pay attention to this problem both individually and on the global scale
One of the most important steps to attract and improve solution paths, to protect the future of seas. [
Source: Ecosystems