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So would the expected outcome of this be an instantly-healthy reef, or are we tricking a bunch of fish into going somewhere that can't support them?
by causality0 3y ago
So would the expected outcome of this be an instantly-healthy reef, or are we tricking a bunch of fish into going somewhere that can't support them?
- evolve2k 3y agoI think the conception is that work can be done to restore the reef and then this can be utilised to promote the newly revived reef to attract fish etc back.
- chongli 3y agoThere’s a lot of fish that feed on corals. I would worry that inviting the fish back before the reefs are well established could cause the corals to get eaten and wiped out.
- anonymouskimmer 3y agoThey say that instantly healthy isn't expected, but I expect that this could help some reefs that are recovering, especially since: > However, he said that his previous research published in the journal PLOS ONE found that despite not having ears, coral larvae also seemed to use sound to find and settle on reefs. ... > "[But] there's the opportunity that if you play healthy reef sounds you may bring back a much richer reef community than just fish."
- klyrs 3y agoPerhaps it's more like the stores that play classical music because teens won't think it's cool to hang out there
- gumby 3y agoDepends on the teens.
- cratermoon 3y agoSirens call
- dec0dedab0de 3y agoLast year I volunteered for a few hours at a coral farm operated by a non profit that restores reefs. I didn't even know it was possible to grow coral before that. I would assume technology like this would be useful after newly planted coral was established, or maybe at an artificial reef like a sunken ship.