Rowley, Sonia J. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9175-1106
Melbourne-Thomas, Jessica https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6585-876X
Kornel, Rio
Attrill, Martin J.
Article History
Received: 23 December 2025
Accepted: 25 March 2026
First Online: 13 May 2026
Declarations
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: The authors declare no conflicting interests.
: We declare that this research was conducted under national research law and institutional guidelines for marine ecological research and analyses. The research in the Wakatobi Marine National Park was conducted in accordance with permits granted by The State Ministry of Research and Technology (RISTEK) to Professor D. J. Smith, lead scientist overseeing all research activities on Hoga Island, Operation Wallacea. No samples were taken for this research.