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Death of Coral Reefs: Loss of Symbiosis between Coral and Algae

Death of Coral Reefs: Loss of Symbiosis between Coral and Algae

Coral reefs are some of the most battered life forms due to global warming. Coral bleaching and collapse of entire reef ecosystems are occurrences largely blamed on imbalances in the equilibrium of marine environments such as changes in ocean temperature, pollution, overfishing, unsustainable fishing practices, sedimentation, acidification, and oxidative [...]