Thermal Stress A Prime Cause of Coral Bleaching
| Main Author: | Rishabh Garg |
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| Format: | info Proceeding |
| Bahasa: | eng |
| Terbitan: |
, 2013
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/1251184 |
Daftar Isi:
- The corals that form the structure of great reef ecosystem lives in close association with an endosymbiont - Zooxanthallae, which gives coral its colouration ,with the specific colour depending on its specific clad. Increasing oceanic acidification due to rise in carbon dioxide levels impinge a thermal stress which causes corals to expel this endosymbiont, resulting in loss of colour.