Studies reveal that as the waters warm, sharks are leaving coral reefs.
Key predators are being forced from their homes by the climate catastrophe, endangering an ecosystem that is already struggling. "Sharks play such an important role in keeping the reef system in balance; by eating both herbivorous and smaller predatory fish, they help to keep coral from being overgrazed or overgrown by algae," stated Dr. Anna Sturrock, a senior lecturer at the University of Essex who was not involved in the study team. Therefore, it is extremely concerning that sharks were leaving the reefs at the most vulnerable times. The good news is that not every shark acted in the same way. Scientists have found that as the oceans continue to warm due to the climate catastrophe, sharks are leaving their habitats on coral reefs. Sharks are already critically endangered, so this is likely to hurt them, and their disappearance could have detrimental effects on the already fragile reefs. The delicate and very diverse ecosystem that the reef sharks are a vital compone