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Narrated video explaining the likely future of tropical reefs as climate continues to warm, including the dominance of seaweeds and sponges by a feedback loop called the "vicious circle." Video clips from tropical reefs around the world, with historical VHS footage from the northern Florida Keys from the 1980s.
For more on the "vicious circle," see this paper:
Pawlik, J.R., Burkepile, D.E., Vega Thurber, R. 2016. A vicious circle? Altered carbon and nutrient cycling may explain the low resilience of Caribbean coral reefs. BioScience, 66: 470-476 doi:10.1093/biosci/biw047.
https://people.uncw.edu/pawlikj/pubs2.html
For more historical video of coral reefs from the 1970s and 1980s, see these:
youtu.be/DMa-82-bIwU
youtu.be/LIbmsHmuxWk
youtu.be/QV-XJZdPbk0
Enjoy!!
Change settings to 2160p60 4K for best resolution, if your system won't skip!
Narrated video explaining the likely future of tropical reefs as climate continues to warm, including the dominance of seaweeds and sponges by a feedback loop called the "vicious circle." Video clips from tropical reefs around the world, with historical VHS footage from the northern Florida Keys from the 1980s.
For more on the "vicious circle," see this paper:
Pawlik, J.R., Burkepile, D.E., Vega Thurber, R. 2016. A vicious circle? Altered carbon and nutrient cycling may explain the low resilience of Caribbean coral reefs. BioScience, 66: 470-476 doi:10.1093/biosci/biw047.
https://people.uncw.edu/pawlikj/pubs2.html
For more historical video of coral reefs from the 1970s and 1980s, see these:
youtu.be/DMa-82-bIwU
youtu.be/LIbmsHmuxWk
youtu.be/QV-XJZdPbk0
Enjoy!!
