A species of damselfish, Stegastes nigricans, selectively weed the algal gardens on which they feed in order to encourage the growth of their preferred algal species of Polysiphonia and suppress the ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Rocky Magwood, a fourth-generation shrimper on Shem Creek, faced a new challenge on the opening day of shrimp season: a mysterious sea grass. Biologists have since identified ...

Gardeners who are vigilant against weeds may have a newfound appreciation for damselfish, which, a new study reports, are diligent weeders of algae gardens in coral reefs around the world. Weeding, ...

Damselfish cultivate “gardens” of algae, according to a study published last October in the journal Biology Letters. National Geographic News reports that the dusky farmerfish “has developed a ...