Protecting parrotfish, a family of some 90 species of large, colorful grazers, has become a tenet of reef conservation policies. We have analyzed indicators of reef health and resilience and ...

Lorenzo Alvarez-Filip, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) and Ana Lilia Molina Hernández, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) ...

Over the past several decades, many studies have spotlighted the role of “grazers” – fish who feed on algae – in keeping coral reefs clean and healthy. Protecting parrotfish, a family of some 90 ...

Evidence shows that conservation measures have increased parrotfish populations in some places, such as Bonaire and Belize, with positive effects on reefs. However, parrotfish increases have not ...

Protecting parrotfish, a family of some 90 species of large, colorful grazers, has become a tenet of reef conservation policies. Corals and the reef bottom they live on need to stay clean to ...