This Mushroom Coral like most in the class are under threat from both global warming and ocean acidification. If sea temperatures rise above a certain
This Mushroom Coral like most in the class are under threat from both global warming and ocean acidification. If sea temperatures rise above a certain level then the algae that lives with the polyp is expelled the animal is unable to get sufficient nutrition and the coral 'bleaches'
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Location: Zanzibar, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
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