... white calcium carbonate skeletons of the coral, yet coral naturally lose about 0.1% of their zooxanthellae during regulation and replacement processes. However, adverse changes, such as increased temperatures, disease, excess shade, pollution, salinity changes, increased levels of ultraviolet radiation, and sedimentation, can cause an increase in the number of zooxathellae lost. Although the exact mechanism by which corals bleach is unknown, there ... 60 countries and island nations, only the central Pacific region was spared. The rise in water temperatures is a direct result of the now f...

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... Kolbert's "The Darkening Sea" was first published in The New Yorker but later appeared in the book, The Global Warming Reader, which brings light to the problem of pollution and its effect on the oceans. The book was published in 2012, and contains work from over 10 different climate authors. "The Darkening Sea" presents the mostly unknown ... in the audience due to its gross and potentially horrifying connotation. Another important rhetorical technique that Kolbert used in her article is ethos. By interviewing and getting information from all types of scientists, she gives her article ...

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... significantly improve the situation. Nonetheless, it should be noted that, since FRAP's inception, a much clearer picture of the extent, sources and potential mitigation of Fraser River pollution has been formed. Water quality monitoring projects undertaken by DFO in partnership with DOE have yielded important baseline information concerning contaminant levels in the Fraser River and its biota. ... Programs like BIEAP and FREMP benefited greatly from DFO's participation and stewardship guidelines created through FRAP will doubtless provide benefits for years to come. Under the "Cleaning ...

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