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coral bleaching
The process in which a coral colony, under environmental stress expels the microscopic algae (zooxanthellae) that live in symbiosis with their host organisms (polyps). The affected coral colony appears whitened.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Natural environment
- Category: Climate change
- Government Agency: U.S. EPA
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