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Deep reefs provide corals little refuge from extreme ocean heat
Once regarded as potential safe havens for corals in a warming climate, deep reefs, which lie at depths between 90 and 150 meters (295 and 490 feet), are no longer sheltered from increasingly intense marine heat waves, according to a new…
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Once regarded as potential safe havens for corals in a warming climate, deep reefs, which lie at depths between 90 and 150 meters (295 and 490 feet), are no longer sheltered from increasingly intense marine heat waves, according to a new study in Geophysical Research Letters . Marine heat waves increase the chances of disrupting the tiny algae that live within corals, leading to coral bleaching and even mass die-off events.
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