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San yo pa zooxanthellae la sipòte pwosesis metabolik yo, koray kòmanse mouri grangou. Ta dwe tanperati dlo retounen nan kondisyon nòmal vit ase, koray ka siviv yon evènman blanchi. Kote blanchi a pa twò grav, zooxanthellae a ka repopulasyon soti nan ti kantite ki rete nan tisi koray la, retounen koray la nan koulè nòmal sou yon peryòd de semèn a mwa. Kèk koray, tankou anpil koray branch, pa ka siviv pou plis pase 10 jou san zooxanthellae. Lòt moun, tankou kèk koray masiv, yo kapab heterotrophs epi li ka siviv pandan plizyè semèn oswa menm mwa nan yon eta ki blanchi pa manje plankton. Menm koray ki siviv gen chans rive nan eksperyans redwi to kwasans, diminye kapasite repwodiksyon, ak ogmante emotivite nan maladi.
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Without the zooxanthellae to support their metabolic processes, corals begin to starve. Should water temperatures return to normal conditions soon enough, corals can survive a bleaching event. Where bleaching is not too severe, the zooxanthellae can repopulate from the small numbers remaining in the coral’s tissue, returning the coral to normal color over a period of weeks to months. Some corals, like many branching corals, cannot survive for more than 10 days without zooxanthellae. Others, such as some massive corals, are capable heterotrophs and can survive for weeks or even months in a bleached state by feeding on plankton. Even corals that survive are likely to experience reduced growth rates, decreased reproductive capacity, and increased susceptibility to diseases.