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Contact: Mario Aguilera
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University of California - San Diego
Caption: During a recent research expedition to Kiritimati, or Christmas Island, Jeremy Jackson and other researchers documented a coral reef overtaken by algae, featuring murky waters and few fish. The researchers say pollution, overfishing, warming waters or some combination of the three are to blame.
Credit: Jennifer E. Smith
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