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Corals bleach when waters are too warm, as the tiny algae living in their tissues — which provide them with essential nutrition through photosynthesis — cannot survive in high temperatures.
Peering over the edge of research vessel Coral Reef II as it sailed through the Florida Keys, Shedd Aquarium postdoctoral fellow Shayle Matsuda saw white. Matsuda and a group of researchers from the aquarium and other institutions witnessed firsthand how coral reefs that were healthy and vibrant just two months earlier had quickly bleached by the time they returned to the Sunshine State for ...
Scientists are calling it the worst coral bleaching event in Florida's recorded history. Millions of corals starving to death because of the extremely hot ocean temperatures over the summer.
Coral reefs are sensitive to temperature changes, especially warming events. In the research expedition, it showed the alarming coral bleaching in Florida waters. Read here to learn about corals.
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