A Coral Bleaching Story With an Unknown Ending
Changing ocean conditions pose an increasing threat to the health and resilience of coral reefs. Across the two Samoas—American Samoa and the Independent State of Samoa—people are planning to protect these important ecosystems.
Story Credit:
Adapted from the Pacific Islands Climate Storybook Climate Story "Symbiosis: Responding to Coral Bleaching in the Two Samoas" by Kristine Bucchianeri and Juney Ward. See link under Additional Resources.
Banner Image Credit:
Green and pink reef scene. American Samoa, Swains Island. Image Credit: NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Center, Coral Reef Ecosystem Program, Oceanography Team. CC-BY-2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/
Last modified:
23 April 2024 - 9:52am
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