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Dominic McAfee, Postdoctoral researcher, marine ecology, University of Adelaide

Playing sea soundscapes can summon thousands of baby oysters – and help regrow oyster reefs

Dominic McAfee, Author provided

Imagine you’re in a food court and spoilt for choice. How will you choose where to eat? It might be the look of the food, the smell, or even the chatter of satisfied customers.

Marine animals do the same thing when choosing a good place to live. Even seemingly simple creatures such as marine larvae use sight, smell and sound as navigational cues. Once we understand these cues, we can use them to help nature recover faster than it would on its own.

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