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    Coral Reef Bleaching: by Joseph

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    Coral reef bleaching occurs when corals turn white due to stress from increased water temperatures caused by climate change. The higher temperatures cause symbiotic algae living in coral tissues to be expelled, leaving the coral without its major food source. Coral bleaching can destroy coral reef habitats and negatively impact over a million species and people who depend on reefs for food and protection from erosion. Some ways to help prevent further bleaching include reducing pollution, not disturbing coral during activities like boating or souvenir collecting, and minimizing human-caused greenhouse gas emissions that lead to global warming.

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    Coral reef bleaching occurs when corals turn white due to stress from increased water temperatures caused by climate change. The higher temperatures cause symbiotic algae living in coral tissues to be expelled, leaving the coral without its major food source. Coral bleaching can destroy coral reef habitats and negatively impact over a million species and people who depend on reefs for food and protection from erosion. Some ways to help prevent further bleaching include reducing pollution, not disturbing coral during activities like boating or souvenir collecting, and minimizing human-caused greenhouse gas emissions that lead to global warming.

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    Coral reef bleaching occurs when corals turn white due to stress from increased water temperatures caused by climate change. The higher temperatures cause symbiotic algae living in coral tissues to be expelled, leaving the coral without its major food source. Coral bleaching can destroy coral reef habitats and negatively impact over a million species and people who depend on reefs for food and protection from erosion. Some ways to help prevent further bleaching include reducing pollution, not disturbing coral during activities like boating or souvenir collecting, and minimizing human-caused greenhouse gas emissions that lead to global warming.

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    Coral Reef Bleaching: by Joseph

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    Coral reef bleaching occurs when corals turn white due to stress from increased water temperatures caused by climate change. The higher temperatures cause symbiotic algae living in coral tissues to be expelled, leaving the coral without its major food source. Coral bleaching can destroy coral reef habitats and negatively impact over a million species and people who depend on reefs for food and protection from erosion. Some ways to help prevent further bleaching include reducing pollution, not disturbing coral during activities like boating or souvenir collecting, and minimizing human-caused greenhouse gas emissions that lead to global warming.

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    Coral Reef Bleaching

    By Joseph.

    1
    When corals are stressed by changes in
    What is it conditions such as temperature, light,
    or nutrients. They then turn white.

    2
    How is it caused.
    • Coral reef damage is caused by humans
    and reef tourism is not monitored carefully.
    The coral reef turns white because the
    temperature of the water rises. The water
    then kill the symbiotic algae living in their
    tissues, causing them to turn completely
    white. Water temperature rising is caused
    by global warming. Physical damage or
    destruction from coastal development,
    quarrying, destructive fishing practices,
    boat anchors and recreational misuse
    (touching or removing corals) also causes
    bleaching.
    3
    What are the effects

    • Coral bleaching can result in more than one


    million aquatic species loosing there
    habitat, and over 1million people over 100
    countries will loose there job around the
    world. Small island countries will not have
    an active food source. There won’t be a
    natural barrier from erosion. There also
    won’t be the potential to use coral to fight
    dangerous illnesses and diseases.

    4
    How can we stop it
    • Do not disturb the coral reef
    Try Remove
    • Don’t break corals for souvenirs. the rubbish

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    • Try not to drop anchors on the coral reefs
    • Don’t interact with coral reefs
    • Try to remove all trash around coral reefs
    • Reduce storm water run off
    • Minimize using fertilizers
    • Use more environmentally friendly modes of
    transport

    5
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