Bleached Coral Compared to Healthy Coral in the Lagoon of Moorea, French Polynesia, during a Marine (IMAGE)
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Bleached coral (left) compared to healthy coral (right) in the lagoon of Moorea, French Polynesia, during a marine heatwave in 2016. Coral bleaching is when corals lose the beneficial algae living within their tissues, and occurs when corals are stressed.
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Image courtesy of Scott Miller (Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL).
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