Campbell Biology in Focus (2nd Edition)
Campbell Biology in Focus (2nd Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321962751
Author: Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Jane B. Reece
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 25.4, Problem 3CC
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The effect of coral bleaching on corals and other species in the community.

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Corals are the aquatic invertebrate organisms inside which the algae or dinoflagellate protists live symbiotically. When the water temperature rises, the coral polyps expels the dinoflagellates living inside them due to which the corals turn white. This is known as coral bleaching.

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