High ocean temperatures and excess fertilizer in runoff are suspected contributing factors in the dying-off of

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High ocean temperatures and excess fertilizer in runoff are suspected contributing factors in the dying-off of coral reefs known as           .

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coral bleaching — when corals expel their symbiotic algae (zooxanthellae), often triggered by high sea temperatures and worsened by nutrient runoff.

High ocean temperatures and excess fertilizer in runoff are suspected contributing factors in the dying-off of coral reefs known as .