Coral Comeback: What Can We Do?
Learn about some of the bold and brilliant ideas researchers and conservationists have to rescue corals and coral reefs from disaster. Part of the "Coral Comeback" series.
Media Details
Runtime: 5 minutes 27 seconds
- Topic: Science
- Subtopic: Environmental Issues, Marine Life, Oceanography
- Grade/Interest Level: 7 - 12
- Standards:
- Release Year: 2015
- Producer/Distributor: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Series: Coral Comeback
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Episode 1
1 minutes 5 seconds
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Episode 1
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Coral Comeback: Introduction
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Episode 2
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Episode 2
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Coral Comeback: Rainforests of the Sea
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Episode 3
3 minutes 14 seconds
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Episode 3
3 minutes 14 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Coral Comeback: The Coral and the Algae
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Coral Comeback
Episode 4
4 minutes 50 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Coral Comeback
Episode 4
4 minutes 50 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Coral Comeback: Corals Under Threat
![Flat, fan shaped, leaf-like structures grow off coral while a person in scuba gear swims by. Caption: Much of their oxygen comes off the coral reef.](https://org-dcmp-staticassets.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/posterimages/11782_1.jpg)
Coral Comeback
Episode 5
5 minutes 27 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Coral Comeback
Episode 5
5 minutes 27 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Coral Comeback: What Can We Do?
![Generally spherical white coral consisting of countless individual arm segments on the ocean floor. Caption: and the solution of their rescue might be within.](https://org-dcmp-staticassets.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/posterimages/11783_1.jpg)
Coral Comeback
Episode 6
5 minutes 25 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Coral Comeback
Episode 6
5 minutes 25 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Coral Comeback: The Science of Super Corals
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Coral Comeback
Episode 7
3 minutes 16 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Coral Comeback
Episode 7
3 minutes 16 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Coral Comeback: The Acid Test
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Coral Comeback
Episode 8
2 minutes 6 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Coral Comeback
Episode 8
2 minutes 6 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Coral Comeback: Restoring Coral Reefs
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Episode 9
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Grade Level: 7 - 12
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