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Reef rescue [videorecording (DVD)].

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PBS Distribution, 2021.

DVD 333.9553 R327 Doc

Coral reef conservation.

Coral reefs and islands.

Marine resources conservation.

Alternate title:

Nova. Reef rescue [videorecording (DVD)]

[videorecording (DVD)].

1 videodisc (54 min.) : Dolby digital stereo.sd., col. ; 12 cm.

Originally broadcast as an episode of the documentary television program Nova April 21, 2021.

In English with optional English (SDH) subtitles as well as an English described video track.

English (SDH) subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Described video (for the visually impaired).

Produced by Laurie Cahalane, Aimee Link, Sue Dando, Merit Jensen Carr, Sally Blake, Aaron Floresco ; written by Su Rynard, Sally Blake ; director, Su Rynard.

Narrated by Maev Beaty.

"On tropical reefs around the globe, scientists are in a race against time to engineer heat-resistant 'super corals,' and now their work is being put to the test. Coral Reefs have been described as the cathedrals of the ocean, but beyond their beauty, they are home to over a quarter of all marine life and are crucial for ocean health and human survival. But as climate change is warming oceans at an alarming rate, the planet's reefs could be lost by the end of the century. To counteract this catastrophe, scientists from the Bahamas to Hawai?i to Australia are unlocking the secrets of millions of years of coral evolution -- and trying to speed it up, with a technique they call assisted evolution. Led by the visionary Coral Reef biologist Ruth Gates, they investigate whether crossbreeding seemingly more-resilient corals with one another will produce heat-resistant offspring. Or perhaps an algae transplant will give dying corals a second chance at survival. Can they train corals -- like athletes -- to be more resilient? From living laboratories beneath the waves, to high-tech aerial surveys, to precisely controlled laboratory experimentation, this band of international scientists has come together with one determined purpose: find a way to save the coral."--Container.

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Environmental television programs.

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