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Coral bleaching hotspot

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-006681

A region of sea surface temperature (SST) that exceeds the climatological maximum for a region by 1 deg C or more. These conditions may cause sufficient stress to coral reefs to result in coral bleaching.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-006681
FieldEnvironment
SubjectEnvironmental events
ReferencesNOAA Coral Reef Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-006681",
  "term": "Coral bleaching hotspot",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Coral Bleaching Hotspot",
  "definition": "A region of sea surface temperature (SST) that exceeds the climatological maximum for a region by 1 deg C or more. These conditions may cause sufficient stress to coral reefs to result in coral bleaching.",
  "subject": "Environmental events",
  "references": [
    "NOAA Coral Reef Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/coral-bleaching-hotspot/"
}

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