Can large-bodied grouper control the spread of invasive lionfish in the Caribbean?

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In this study, researchers re-evaluated the potential ecological relationship between the invasive Indo-Pacific lionfish and native predators such as groupers in the Caribbean. They concluded that native grouper are not able to control the spread of the lionfish, and that environmental processes and human activity are actually the strongest influencers on lionfish density - published on April 15, 2014.

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