Whitetip Reef Shark (IMAGE)

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences

Whitetip Reef Shark

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A whitetip reef shark patrols a Fijian coral reef lagoon at high tide. In a recently published study, researchers from Bigelow Laboratory documented the first clear example of sharks causing cascading changes among other sea life in this ecosystem.

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Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences

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