Coral Bleaching Seen Spreading In Florida
- 9 years ago
Officials recently posted a Facebook message about the increasing observations of coral bleaching under the waters around Biscayne National Park.
Environmental conditions are causing an underwater creature to undergo a noticeable change.
Officials with Biscayne National Park in southern Florida recently posted on Facebook that coral bleaching is becoming more commonly observed due to a rise in water temperatures.
Bleaching happens when the algae that live within the coral’s polyps get expelled due to the stress that warmer water puts on the organism as a whole.
As a result, the coral not only loses the coloring the algae provides, but it also experiences a
Environmental conditions are causing an underwater creature to undergo a noticeable change.
Officials with Biscayne National Park in southern Florida recently posted on Facebook that coral bleaching is becoming more commonly observed due to a rise in water temperatures.
Bleaching happens when the algae that live within the coral’s polyps get expelled due to the stress that warmer water puts on the organism as a whole.
As a result, the coral not only loses the coloring the algae provides, but it also experiences a