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Why Coral Bleaching Occurs? 8 Major Causes & Human Intervention
The concept of coral bleaching, importance of corals, why bleaching occurs, major causes and human intervention as a main concern for depleting corals.
CORAL BLEACHING
- Zooxanthellae provide up to 90 per cent of the energy corals require to grow and reproduce.
- Coral bleaching breaks the relationship between the coral host and zooxanthellae
- Coral appears transparent.
- Most corals struggle to survive without zooxanthellae.
- Decrease coral growth and reproduction
- Die if the stress persists.
- Can take many years or decades to recover.
Arthur՚s Comparison
CAUSES
Statistics Great Barrier Reef
Human Impact
What Can We Do?
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