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. We've also documented species that have learned cleaning behaviour. Between 1994 and 1995 both milletseed butterflies and long-nosed butterflies took up cleaning tumored turtles. 77K JPEG Fish also use honu for shelter, as cover from which to surprise prey, and will show up when a turtle is actively scratching or foraging for sponges.