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Life in shallows becomes a trap for baby sharks – Mirage News

Scientists can now explain how baby reef sharks tolerate living in the sometimes-extreme environments of their nurseries – but, they also say these…

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Scientists can now explain how baby reef sharks tolerate living in the sometimes-extreme environments of their nurseries – but, they also say these habitats face an uncertain future which may leave newborn sharks ‘trapped’.
The lead author of the study is Ian Bouyoucos, a PhD student at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at James Cook University (Coral CoE at JCU).
“Nearshore, shallow water nurseries provide food and abundant shelter where baby blacktip reef sharks can avoid b…

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