{"id":708,"date":"2026-10-08T10:31:54","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T10:31:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amy-lifterlms.wisdmlabs.net\/glossary\/bleaching-coral\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T10:31:54","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T10:31:54","slug":"bleaching-coral","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/amy-lifterlms.wisdmlabs.net\/ar\/glossary\/bleaching-coral\/","title":{"rendered":"Bleaching (coral)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>[bleech-ihng]<\/strong><br>When <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class='cmtt-audio-player '&gt;&lt;audio class='cmtt-audio-shortcode ' id='audio-708-2' preload='none' style='width: 100%;' controls='controls'&gt;&lt;source type='audio\/mpeg' src='https:\/\/amy-lifterlms.wisdmlabs.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Zooxanthellae.mp3?_=2' \/&gt;&lt;a href='https:\/\/amy-lifterlms.wisdmlabs.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Zooxanthellae.mp3'&gt;https:\/\/amy-lifterlms.wisdmlabs.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Zooxanthellae.mp3&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/audio&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;div class=&amp;quot;clear&amp;quot;&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Zooxanthellae&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;[zoh-zan-the-lee]&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;(Singular: zooxanthella) A yellow-brown symbiotic algae that lives in the tissues of corals and other marine invertebrates.&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/amy-lifterlms.wisdmlabs.net\/ar\/glossary\/zooxanthellae\/\" data-mobile-support=\"0\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">zooxanthellae<\/a> are expelled from a coral&#x2019;s tissues due to extreme changes in environmental conditions (e.g., <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class='cmtt-audio-player '&gt;&lt;audio class='cmtt-audio-shortcode ' id='audio-708-4' preload='none' style='width: 100%;' controls='controls'&gt;&lt;source type='audio\/mpeg' src='https:\/\/amy-lifterlms.wisdmlabs.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Temperature.mp3?_=4' \/&gt;&lt;a href='https:\/\/amy-lifterlms.wisdmlabs.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Temperature.mp3'&gt;https:\/\/amy-lifterlms.wisdmlabs.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Temperature.mp3&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/audio&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;div class=&amp;quot;clear&amp;quot;&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Temperature&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;[tem-pur-chur]&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The measure of how hot or cold something is. 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It can be measured in Fahrenheit, Celsius, or Kelvins.&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/amy-lifterlms.wisdmlabs.net\/ar\/glossary\/temperature\/\" data-mobile-support=\"0\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">temperature<\/a>, <a class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=&#039;cmtt-audio-player &#039;&gt;&lt;audio class=&#039;cmtt-audio-shortcode &#039; id=&#039;audio-708-6&#039; preload=&#039;none&#039; style=&#039;width: 100%;&#039; controls=&#039;controls&#039;&gt;&lt;source type=&#039;audio\/mpeg&#039; src=&#039;https:\/\/amy-lifterlms.wisdmlabs.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Salinity.mp3?_=6&#039; \/&gt;&lt;a href=&#039;https:\/\/amy-lifterlms.wisdmlabs.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Salinity.mp3&#039;&gt;https:\/\/amy-lifterlms.wisdmlabs.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Salinity.mp3&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/audio&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;div class=&amp;quot;clear&amp;quot;&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Salinity&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;[suh-lihn-ih-tee]&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The amount of dissolved salt in a body of water. 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