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CORAL BLEACHING

This is a stressed hard coral (Acropora sp.). TThe left side of the colony has a loss of pigmentation due to coral bleaching and the right side has normal coloration; coral reefs, Solevu District, Fiji, March 2011. This image shows a change in coloration that occurs due to coral bleaching. Coral bleaching can be caused by a number of stressful environmental conditions including temperature rise and ocean acidification that may result in depressed growth or increased mortality. . (AP Photo/Keith A. Ellenbogen)

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20110315

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SOLEVU DISTRICT

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