What Is Coral Bleaching?

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Coral bleaching is when the water temperature rises just even slightly above that thermal maximum. The corals are tarting to stress out, weket out, and one of their responses is to expel these algies. Shal says that some corals even need both bacteria and certain viruses present to survive these thermal events.

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Another kid-safe, short episode of Smologies! What IS a coral? Where do they grow and what do they eat and why are they so pretty? What kind of tools do coral scientists use? Why are they so many colors? And what is bleaching? Will changing your sunscreen save coral reefs? The wonderful and charming Cnidariologist Dr. Shayle Matsuda took time out of his busy schedule during a coral spawning event to chat about how magical and beautiful coral can be and why reef health is important.

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