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Photograph of shallow-water coral bleaching at Sombrero de Pelo reef

Detailed Description

Photograph of shallow-water coral bleaching at Sombrero de Pelo reef in Pacific Panama during the 2015-2016 El Nino event. Because of the influence of internal waves, corals growing at deeper locations at this site did not bleach.

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Public Domain.

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