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Speaking to 5) "Warming causes coral bleaching (Figure 1C), which is the breakdown in the symbiosis between corals and their symbiotic dinoflagellates (zooxant
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Speaking to 5)
"Warming causes coral bleaching (Figure 1C), which is the breakdown in the symbiosis between corals and their symbiotic dinoflagellates (zooxanthellae), which are essential for coral growth. Acidification decreases calcification and may ultimately result in the inability of corals to form a skeleton." [1]
"Although higher pCO2 conditions do not appear to have
a strong negative impact on physiological parameters,
ocean acidification will have a negative impact on both colony and coral reef ecosystem scales. The reduction in calcification for these coral species will lead to generally weaker skeletons, increasing the risk of physical damage and bioerosion at the colony level" [2]
[1] http://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.0060054 http://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/jour...
[2]https://s3.amazonaws.com/academia.edu.documents/46650429/Physiological_and_isotopic_responses_of_20160620-21973-1bw5zeb.pdf?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAIWOWYYGZ2Y53UL3A&Expires=1533316555&Signature=2t4XwcmjF6eMy2YtoBV%2Bw%2BPqygk%3D&response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3DPhysiological_and_isotopic_responses_of.pdf https://s3.amazonaws.com/academia.edu.documents/46650429/Phy...
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