Scientists Seek To Help Coral Reefs Adapt to Warmer Waters
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For decades, rising sea surface temperatures have been driving out and killing the algae, called zooxanthellae, that give coral reefs their often-spectacular color. That has left behind the lifeless, bleached skeletons built by clustered colonies of thousands of corals. Meanwhile, the oceans’ growing acidity, caused by rising levels of carbon dioxide in the water, impedes the biological processes that allow corals to create their limestone structures.
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