claim: When water temperatures become too high, coral becomes stressed and expels the algae, which leave the coral a bleached white color.
evidences.evidence_id: Coral bleaching:0
evidences.article: Coral bleaching
evidences.evidence: Coral bleaching occurs when coral polyps expel algae that live inside their tissues.
evidences.votes: SUPPORTS SUPPORTS
evidences.evidence_id: Coral bleaching:242
evidences.article: Coral bleaching
evidences.evidence: The loss of the colorful algae causes the coral to turn white.
evidences.votes: SUPPORTS SUPPORTS
evidences.evidence_id: Coral reef:181
evidences.article: Coral reef
evidences.evidence: Coral that loses a large fraction of its zooxanthellae becomes white (or sometimes pastel shades in corals that are pigmented with their own proteins) and is said to be bleached, a condition which, unless corrected, can kill the coral.
evidences.votes: SUPPORTS SUPPORTS
evidences.evidence_id: Coral:149
evidences.article: Coral
evidences.evidence: Under such environmental stresses, corals expel their Symbiodinium; without them coral tissues reveal the white of their skeletons, an event known as coral bleaching.
evidences.votes: SUPPORTS SUPPORTS
evidences.evidence_id: Coral:68
evidences.article: Coral
evidences.evidence: Mass ejections are known as coral bleaching because the algae contribute to coral coloration; some colors, however, are due to host coral pigments, such as green fluorescent proteins (GFPs).
evidences.votes: SUPPORTS SUPPORTS