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Corals could avoid bleaching
Email: Nick Atkinson - nwa@entangled.org News from The Scientist 2004, 5(1):20040812-01
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Coral bleaching—caused by the loss of the coral's photosynthetic algae symbiotic partners that live within each polyp—has been linked to global climate change and causes long-term damage to reef ecosystems. The ability of corals to adapt to the effects of global warming is uncertain, but two short papers published this week in Nature claim to provide evidence that corals might be able to evolve their way out of trouble.
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