Coral Hybrids

Produced by South Florida PBS, Changing Seas gives viewers a fish-eye view of life in the deep blue. Join scientists as they study earth’s last frontier and discover the mysteries of our liquid planet.

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Coral Hybrids

Season 5 Episode 501 | 26m 45s | CC

While Elkhorn and Staghorn corals undergo a drastic decline in the Caribbean, their hybrid, “Fused Staghorn,” flourishes in parts of the region. Follow one scientist studying the animals in Belize to see why the hybrid seems better equipped to deal with environmental stressors than its parents.

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