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Mass Coral Bleaching, intro
Are the observed changes in bleached corals consistent with what would predictably result from their nutrient starvation? (The short answer ... appears to be no significant difference between the physiological changes in corals dying in mass bleaching events, and corals dying of simple food starvation. Is there a difference? - Fishing ...
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Mass coral bleaching - the result of simple food starvation?
Bleached” simply means “white,” and corals appear white if they lose their symbiotic algae for any reason, also if they die, since the white skeleton remains. Therefore corals ... Bleached corals had half normal lipid levels (Glynn et. al., 1985). Phenoloxidase, a biomarker of immune capability, was found to have lower activity in bleached and semi-bleached M ...
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National Geographic magazine: January 1999 @ nationalgeographic.com
Given time, bleached corals can regain their color and their potential for growth and reproduction. Then again, they ...
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They saw a few corals beginning to react, bleaching white as they expelled the microscopic algae inside their tissues. ... of the corals were still intact, but NOAA reported this spell of raised ocean temperature lasting for the three months that followed – reaching the critical threshold when few bleached corals can sustain ...
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NOAA's Coral Reef Reporter's Tip Sheet - Week 35
Because zooxanthellae give corals their various rich colors, a coral without zooxanthellae appears bleached. Corals can not thrive without zooxanthellae and may become more ... of concern, it is not necessarily the death knoll for corals. If water temperatures fall back to normal levels, bleached corals can rebuild their bonds with their algal partners. In ...
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Global Warming: Early Warning Signs
During that year, forest fires raged out of control and high sea surface temperatures “bleached” corals in adjacent seas. Future changes in the frequency of extreme events such as hurricanes, floods ...
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Global Warming in Central America
During that year, forest fires raged out of control and high sea surface temperatures “bleached” corals in adjacent seas. Future changes in the frequency of extreme events such as hurricanes, floods ...
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Corals
When this happens the corals appear white in colour and are referred to as bleached. Excessive growth and accumulation of phytoplankton and seaweed would be ... around a lagoon. Atolls commonly occur in the Indo-Pacific region. Importance of corals and coral reefs Corals remove and recycle carbon dioxide. Excessive amounts of this gas contribute to global ...
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Coral Ecosystems
And corals that bleached one year also bleached the second year: this is important because there is an ongoing debate ... and supposed long-life. Like corals, specimens of X. muta have recently been observed to bleach during summer months, resulting in intense predation on bleached sponges by fishes and presumed ...
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Reporter's Tip Sheet - Week 17
As water temperatures rise, corals become increasingly stressed. When stress levels get too high, corals expel the symbiotic algae, or zooxanthellae (tiny ... main structural component of coral reefs. Because zooxanthellae give corals their various rich colors, a coral without zooxanthellae appears bleached. Corals can not thrive without zooxanthellae. For coral reefs that ...
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