Why Germany is Investing Millions in Coral Reef Research?
Channel: Alessio Rovere
Date: 2022-10-11

Join me in this GeoCoasts episode as I explore the unexpected coral reef research happening in Northern Germany. Despite having no coral reefs of its own, the German government has established a multi-year and multi-institutional effort to study coral reefs through a priority program worth millions of euros. As a co-leader in one of the research projects, I discuss how studying fossilized coral reefs can provide valuable insight into past environmental conditions and help us understand the effects of climate change on coral reefs today. Don't miss out on this fascinating glimpse into the world of coral reef research!

To know more about the DFG Priority Programme, see this website: https://www.spp2299.tropicalclimatecorals.de

This video is made within the outreach efforts of the WARMCOASTS project, funded by the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement n. 802414- WARMCOASTS). To know more about WARMCOASTS, visit https://warmcoasts.eu/index.html

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Icons used in the video were downloaded from: https://uxwing.com
Stock corals video by Adrien JACTA from Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/video/sea-fish-tropical-coral-4279313/
Map of Germany by NordNordWest via Wikimedia Commons ( CC BY-SA 3.0)
Map of Northern Europe: https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=6/54.143/9.338
Coral drawing by NOAA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Coral_polyp.jpg
Orbital cycles animation and explanation: https://climate.nasa.gov/news/2948/milankovitch-orbital-cycles-and-their-role-in-earths-climate/
Cover pic photo by Belle Co: https://www.pexels.com/photo/photo-of-a-turtle-swimming-underwater-847393/