coral bleaching

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Noun

coral bleaching (usually uncountable, plural coral bleachings)

1. (ecology) The loss of colour in a coral reef due to the loss of symbiotic algae as a result of stress.

Translations

loss of colour in a coral reef

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 珊瑚白化 (shānhú báihuà)

• Finnish: korallien haalistuminen, korallien vaaleneminen
• Portuguese: branqueamento de corais m
• Russian: please add this translation if you can