University of Central Florida Diadema Discussion

Once you have read the article, write a paragraph that includes the following points:

The 2 ways that the Diadema die-off affected Corals (including what a Diadema is and how the die-off affected the Corals), a description of the condition called ‘bleaching’ (what it is and what causes it), how the researchers figured out that Aspergillus sydowiicould be transported via African Dust, how African Dust affects the U.S. Virgin islands, how the researchers know that the dust is indeed from Africa, where African Dust is mainly transported to during North American summers and where it is transported during North American winters, the 5 elements the African soil Dust contains, the most likely direct cause of Coral bleaching, what will happen to Dust transport with global warming, and what is ‘desertification’.