Finally, here it is in 1999. Clearly, honu are hard on corals. Although honu destroy a lot of coral through scratching and foraging, most damage results from the simple act of resting. Bennett et al. This inevitably means the demise of corals.
Finger corals snap easily and litter individual rest sites.
Such sites are easy to spot even without a turtle present. We call these Turtle Tramples for obvious reasons. Finger corals snap easily and litter individual rest sites. Such sites are easy to spot even without a turtle present. It's likely that the most significant effect involves fish cleaning activity.