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Coral bleaching
The process in which a coral polyp, under environmental stress, expels its symbiotic zooxanthellae from its body. The affected coral colony appears whitened.
- Parte del discurso: noun
- Industria/ámbito: Medio natural
- Categoría: Arrecifes de coral
- Organization: NOAA
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