·    coral bleaching is caused by water temperatures rising which causes all the algae to leave the coral causing the coral to die and turn i white coral

"It's an emerging field of study, particularly the method we're using," says Nikhil Advani, a senior program officer for WWF's climate change adaptation program. "Conservation biology has traditionally focused on historic threats to species, like habitat destruction and overexploitation. And while addressing those threats remains vital, it's becoming increasingly clear that we need to understand how climate change could harm the various species we’re trying to protect."

To that end, Advani has been conducting vulnerability assessments and recommending management strategies for some of the most important species WWF is working on. Here's a look at some of the key vulnerability and resilience factors for those species—and a map of where they live today.