Explain how extra nutrients carried into the ocean from the land disrupt the relationship between the coral an

Question

Explain how extra nutrients carried into the ocean from the land disrupt the relationship between the coral and the zooxanthellae. Include how both the zooxanthellae and the coral may be affected.

Answer 1

They are very sensitive to changes in the ocean.  Some nutrients can alter the pH of the water and the chemical composition.  That, indeed, can disrupt both zooxanthellae and coral.