by grazing on algae, these and other herbivores keep reefs free of seaweed, enabling pink coralline algae to take hold and form a substrate for new coral.
通过啃食藻类,食草鱼类会帮助珊瑚礁清理海草,让粉红珊瑚藻得以扎根,形成新珊瑚生长的基质。
mollusks, crustaceans, and even coralline algae are among theliving things that use calcium in their structures, a process that could beimpeded by higher acidity levels in seawater.