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Coral bleaching goes from bad to worse

Raised ocean temperatures result in severe damage to reefs in the Caribbean.

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  1. Eakin, C. M. et al. PLoS ONE 5, e13969 (2010).

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Gaskill, M. Coral bleaching goes from bad to worse. Nature (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/news.2010.621

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