Abundance of Life on Coral Reefs Has Been Puzzling Since Charles Darwin’s Day – New Research Provides Answers – Brinkwire

Study reveals open ocean waters once assumed to be unproductive are in fact teeming with an abundance of life on coral reefs.
Since Charles Darwins day, the abundance of life on coral reefs has been puzzling, given that most oceanic surface waters in the tropics are low in nutrients and unproductive.
But now research, led by Newcastle University and published in the journal Science Advances, has confirmed that the food web of a coral reef in the Maldives relies heavily on what comes in from the…

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