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"Bleaching" - a whitening of corals that occurs when algae living within coral tissues are expelled - is an indication of stress caused by environmental triggers such as sea surface temperature fluctuations.
Climate Progress 2010
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"Bleaching" - a whitening of corals that occurs when algae living within coral tissues are expelled - is an indication of stress caused by environmental triggers such as sea surface temperature fluctuations.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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"Bleaching" - a whitening of corals that occurs when algae living within coral tissues are expelled - is an indication of stress caused by environmental triggers such as sea surface temperature fluctuations.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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"Bleaching" -- a whitening of corals that occurs when algae living within coral tissues are expelled -- is an indication of stress caused by environmental triggers such as sea surface temperature fluctuations, a Wildlife Conservation Society release said Monday.
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"Bleaching" - a whitening of corals that occurs when algae living within coral tissues are expelled - is an indication of stress caused by environmental triggers such as sea surface temperature fluctuations.
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"Bleaching occurs when sea temperatures rise and this causes the coral tissue to expel their symbiotic algae called zooxanthellae – these are what give the coral their colour," said Head.
Conservationists unveil plans to save coral from extinction 2011
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Bleaching occurs when the tiny plant-like coral organisms die, often because of high temperature and poisoning, leaving behind only a white limestone reef skeleton.
Reuters: Top News 2011
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Bleaching occurs when coral is under stress from high temperatures, strong light and low salinity.
Reuters: Top News 2011
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"Bleaching occurs when sea temperatures rise and this causes the coral tissue to expel their symbiotic algae called zooxanthellae - these are what give the coral their colour," said
The Guardian World News Alok Jha 2011
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Bleaching occurs when warmer temperatures disturb the symbiotic relationship between the corals and tiny algae that live inside them.
SFGate: Top News Stories By KARL RITTER 2010
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