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In a coral reef, warmer-than-average water causes the coral to expel its symbiotic algae. This loss of algae from coral is called coral bleaching. Bleached corals may die if the conditions that

caused the bleaching persist. Discuss how coral bleaching could affect the biodiversity of the
coral reef.​

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if the coral dies, so with the organisms that relied on it for things like food and shelter

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