macroalgae in A Sentence

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    Browsers feed on Macroalgae.

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    Grazers/detritivores intensely graze epilithic algal turfs, which can limit the establishment and growth of Macroalgae.

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    Suitable recruitment habitat includes a stable bottom type, limited sedimentation in water column, and absence of large Macroalgae.

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    Loss of herbivores, through overfishing, can cause shifts from coral dominated reefs to reefs with abundant Macroalgae populations.

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    Substrates, such as live coral, sediment, Macroalgae, encrusting sponges, and loose, unconsolidated substrate are unsuitable for coral recruit settlement.

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    By grazing on algae, herbivores can prevent Macroalgae from overgrowing corals or occupying space important for coral recruitment.

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    Herbivores play a key role in influencing competitive interactions between corals and Macroalgae(i.e., herbivores consume algae and create space for coral recruits to settle).

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    Scrapers and small excavators help control the establishment and growth of Macroalgae while intensely grazing epilithic algal turf and providing areas of clean substratum for coral recruitment.

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    Coral reefs where Macroalgae has come to dominate the reef substrate may also need substrate enhancement interventions to make the substrate suitable for coral outplanting and natural recruitment processes.

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    If Macroalgae are highly abundant at a site because of low herbivore populations(e.g., due to overfishing), coral populations have little chance of recovering because Macroalgae inhibit settlement of new corals.

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