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What does a healthy coral reef SOUND like? It’s bursting with sound, full of the croaks, purrs, and grunts of various fish. New research suggests that larval animals use this symphony of sounds to help them determine where they should live and grow. Could this new knowledge help protect reef systems that are already vulnerable to warming oceans and other stressors?

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