Coral bleaching occurs in higher sea temperatures when the coral lose the symbiotic algae they need to survive.

珊瑚灭绝在海洋温度过高时会发生，珊瑚随着与其共生的一种海藻死亡而死亡。

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They also receive nutrients from symbiotic algae known as zooxanthellae which also give coral their bright glowing colours.

它们还从称为虫黄藻(zooxanthellae)的共生藻(symbiotic algae)中吸收营养素，虫黄藻还赋予珊瑚明亮发光的各种颜色。

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Global warming means warmer seas, which causes the corals to to bleach, where the creatures lose the symbiotic algae they need to survive.

随着全球气候变暖，海洋温度升高，珊瑚失去了赖以生存的共生藻类，褪色变白。

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What is actually happening is a breakdown in the symbiotic process between the reefs and the algae that grow on them.

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