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ABSTRACT Coral reefs are under threat from the effects of bleaching, in which symbiotic algae or their photosynthetic pigments are destroyed by increased sea temperatures and solar
radiation1,2. Here we show that the bleaching susceptibility of _Goniastrea aspera_, a shallow-water Indo-Pacific coral, can be predicted from its history of exposure to solar radiation,
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