The strange disease spreading through Florida's corals
Lesson created by Alexandra Panzer using TED-Ed's lesson creatorVideo from OceanX YouTube channel
Let’s Begin…
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.
Create and share a new lesson based on this one.
About TED-Ed Best of Web
TED-Ed Best of Web are exceptional, user-created lessons that are carefully selected by volunteer teachers and TED-Ed staff.
Meet The Creators
- Video created by OceanX
- Lesson Plan created by Luka Seamus Wright
by Jenny Liu
Jenny Liu
Lesson in progress
Significance Of This Video
The significant decline in coral cover in the Florida Keys over the past 70 years, plummeting from 50% to a mere 5%, is a stark indicator of the devastating impact of environmental stressors on these fragile ecosystems. This decline not only represents a loss of biodiversity and natural beauty but also threatens the entire ecosystem upon which countless marine species and human communities depend. The emergence of stony coral tissue loss disease as a new threat exacerbates this already dire situation, posing a serious challenge to coral reef resilience and recovery efforts. As one of the most biodiverse and economically valuable coral reef ecosystems in the United States, the decline of the Florida Keys reefs has far-reaching implications
Comments are closed on this discussion.
