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Sea cucumbers eating habits may protect coral reefs against disease: study : NPR

The pickle-shaped bottom feeders may reduce the amount of microbes on the seafloor that could potentially sicken coral, scientists suggest

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This often-overlooked sea creature may be quietly protecting the planet s coral reefs

This often-overlooked sea creature may be quietly protecting the planet s coral reefs
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Sea cucumber nurseries could protect coral reefs

Sea cucumber nurseries could protect coral reefs
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Janitors of the Sea: Overharvested sea cucumbers play crucial role in protecting coral

Janitors of the Sea: Overharvested sea cucumbers play crucial role in protecting coral
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Janitors of the Sea: Overharvested sea cuc

<p>In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology discovered that sea cucumbers — sediment-eating organisms that function like autonomous vacuum cleaners of the ocean floor — play an enormous role in protecting coral from disease. </p>

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