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Coral Reefs and Bleaching Phenomenon
Title: Coral Reefs and Bleaching Phenomenon
Category: Science & Technology
Details: Words: 1485 | Pages: 6.3 (approximately 235 words/page)
Coral Reefs and Bleaching Phenomenon
Imagine yourself observing one of the most diverse ecosystems on earth. Thousands of species of plants and animals provide a dizzying array of color and motion. Massive structures provide a canopy that shelters hundreds of exotic species in a myriad of microclimates. As land-based observers, we almost automatically assume that this is a description of the rich ecosystem of a tropical rainforest. However, if we take ourselves off the safety of dry land and immerse …showed first 75 words of 1485 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1485 total…Scientific American. V113:34-36
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