Crown Of Thorns Starfish. Monster From The Shallows

Description

This starfish eats only one thing - coral. The mysterious sea creatures is one of the most efficient eating and breeding machines in nature. It has reached uncontrollable numbers over a large part of the Great Barrier Reef. The diverse and delicate reef ecosystem is already under extreme pressure from global warming and coral bleaching. Can scientists determine what is causing the population explosion in this reef killer? (49 minutes)

Runtime

60 min

Subjects

Geography

Genre

Date of Publication

[2014], c2005

Database

Films on Demand

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