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Catastrophic period for coral reefs appears to be ending

Research output: Other contribution

Original languageAmerican English
StatePublished - Jun 19 2017

Bibliographical note

A worldwide wave of coral bleaching, which transformed colorful coral structures into lifeless skeletons, appears to be ending. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Monday that satellite data and modeling indicated that an unprecedented three-year period of coral bleaching has stopped, after causing extensive damage to the world's coral reefs.

Disciplines

  • Life Sciences
  • Marine Biology

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