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Coral bleaching
The process in which a coral polyp, under environmental stress, expels its symbiotic zooxanthellae from its body. The affected coral colony appears whitened.
- Jenis Kata: noun
- Industri / Domain: Lingkungan alamiah
- Kategori: Terumbu karang
- Organization: NOAA
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