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The fragile reef : coral in peril /

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This program travels to Chumbe Island Coral Park, Zanzibar ; Mafia Island Marine Park, Tanzania ; and Ras Mohammed National Park, Egypt, to study the fragile ecology and amazing biodiversity of coral reefs and the impacts of tourism, pollution, overfishing, sedimentation, and climate change. Comment...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Infonation (Firm), Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Other Authors: Spalding, Mark, Green, Edmund P. (Edmund Peter), 1965-, Blythe, Ron, Rider, Elizabeth
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities and Sciences, [2003]
Subjects:
Coral reefs and islands > Tanzania > Zanzibar.
Coral reefs and islands > Egypt.
Coral reefs and islands > Tanzania.
Coral reef biology.
Récifs et îles de coraux > Tanzanie > Zanzibar.
Récifs et îles de coraux > Égypte.
Biologie des récifs coralliens.
Coral reefs and islands.
Egypt.
Tanzania.
Tanzania > Zanzibar.
Documentary films.
Documentaires.
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Summary:This program travels to Chumbe Island Coral Park, Zanzibar ; Mafia Island Marine Park, Tanzania ; and Ras Mohammed National Park, Egypt, to study the fragile ecology and amazing biodiversity of coral reefs and the impacts of tourism, pollution, overfishing, sedimentation, and climate change. Commentary provided by Mark Spalding and Ed Green, coauthors of the World atlas of coral reefs, and experts from the World Wildlife Fund, the Zoological Society of London, and Zanzibar's Institute of Marine Sciences.
Item Description:Originally produced in 2002.
"11-5-03"--Disc label
Physical Description:1 videodisc (30 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD.
Production Credits:Camera, Paul Teverini ; underwater camera, Robert Johnson ; series editor, Ron Blythe.