Coral reef loss helps some fish grow bigger, but perhaps not for long
2020-06-16 21:30
When sea temperatures rise, coral reefs get “stressed out.” They expel a microscopic algae called zooxanthellae from their tissues, and this process causes colorful coral polyps to “bleach” a stark white hue. Without zooxanthellae, corals slowly starve and are left vulnerable to disease, and, in some cases, they even die off. Thousands of species, including […]
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