The strange disease spreading through Florida's corals
Lesson created by Alexandra Panzer using TED-Ed's lesson creatorVideo from OceanX YouTube channel
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In the past 70 years, coral cover in the iconic Florida Keys has dropped from 50% to 5% and is predicted to fall even lower thanks to a brand-new villain known as stony coral tissue loss disease. OceanX took scientists from Mote Marine Lab and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution on a survey of the Florida Reef Tract to identify the bacteria causing the corals to get sick and try to find a cure.
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Lauren McAlpine
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Consider the various stressors mentioned that coincide with the coral disease outbreak. Discuss how these stressors might interact with each other to exacerbate the health of coral reefs.
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angela santhosh
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Coral reefs face numerous stressors. Ranging from climate change and pollution to overfishing and habitat degradation. These stressors often interact with each other in complex ways. This ultimately leads to synergistic effects that can exacerbate the health of coral reefs and increase their susceptibility to disease outbreaks. This paper examines the interplay between different stressors and their potential impacts on coral reef health. This helps focus on how these interactions contribute to the onset and spread of coral diseases.
