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Changes in normal temperature (particularly short-term changes at the sea surface), incoming solar radiation, and the chemistry and composition of sea water (including pollution) affect coral to differing extents, and all can cause bleaching. Bleaching is largely reversible unless it happens for an extended period of time, so if the question refers to permanent bleaching, then all of these factors can cause it, but temperature would be by far the largest influence. As an interesting side note, coral in the Red Sea lives at some of the highest temperatures of any coral anywhere else in the world, as the sea is much warmer than any open ocean.
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What does bleaching of coral reefs mean?
Coral reef bleaching is the result of the die-off of certain coral. Coral reef bleaching is the whitening of diverse invertebrate taxa. Coral reef bleaching is caused by various anthropogenic and natural variations in the reef environment including sea temperature, solar irradiance, sedimentation, xenobiotics, subaerial exposure, inorganic nutrients, freshwater dilution, and epizootics.
What are the threats of coral reef?
coral reef bleaching storms oil spills human intervention over fishing erosion rising sea levels rising sea temperatures
What percent of coral reefs were killed by coral bleaching in the Indian Ocean?
The Sea temp increased 2 degrees and 90% of the coral reef around the Indian ocean was killed or bleached
Is there a coral reef in the red sea?
yes
How large is the red sea coral reef?
28584563
What is the best feature of the red sea?
The Red Sea has coral reefs and interesting fish and ocean animals.
What color is a Sea fan coral?
Sea fan coral are sometimes brightly colored and are most often red, purple or yellow.
What names do Mediterranean coral red and dead are names of what?
what names do Mediterranean, coral, red and dead are names of what
How many coral species in the red sea?
More than 1,000
What are the main causes of coral bleaching?
Coral bleaching is a phenomenon where symbiotic algae come out of the coral due to the abnormal rise in the sea water temperature or other reasons, often resulting in the death of the coral. The phenomenon is thought to have a great cause-and-effect relationship with climatic changes because it occurred at coral reefs all over the world, interlocking with displacement to the south of El Nino and Southern Oscillation which became the largest scale in marine observation history.
Which is deeper the coral sea or Caribbean sea?
It's the coral
Where is the red sea and how big is it?
The Red Sea lies between Asia and Africa. The Red Sea is about 190 miles across and 1,200 miles in length. This sea is known for its rich coral reef culture.
