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Storms, starfish and warmer waters wiped out half of Great Barrier Reef coral /

A new study finds that in the last 27 years, half of Australia's Great Barrier Reef coral has died. Gwen Ifill talks to Nancy Knowlton, a coral reef biologist and chair of Marine Science at the Smithsonian Institution, about ecological and economical consequences of the collapse, as well as mea...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: MacNeil/Lehrer Productions (Producer)
Other Authors: Ifill, Gwen (Interviewer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:This edition in English.
Published: Arlington, VA : MacNeil-Lehrer Productions, 2012.
Series:Coping with climate change ; Season 1, Episode 10
Environmental studies in video
Subjects:
Aquatic ecology.
Coral reefs and islands.
Ecosystem management.
Great Barrier Reef (Qld.)
Récifs et îles de coraux.
Écosystèmes > Gestion.
Grande Barrière (Queensl.)
Queensland > Great Barrier Reef.
Documentary films.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:A new study finds that in the last 27 years, half of Australia's Great Barrier Reef coral has died. Gwen Ifill talks to Nancy Knowlton, a coral reef biologist and chair of Marine Science at the Smithsonian Institution, about ecological and economical consequences of the collapse, as well as measures to help mediate the decline.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed May 9, 2014).
Physical Description:1 online resource (6 min.)
Playing Time:00:05:52