Episodio 4

Are these tropical corals immune to climate change? 

A Brazilian coral physiologist is in Panama delving into the cells of corals to understand why some of them may be resistant to environmental change.

Arte por Paulette Guardia.

Laura Marangoni is a Brazilian coral physiologist studying whether certain coral communities in the Panamanian Pacific have become resistant to climate change. We will join her in an expedition to Coiba National Park to collect corals and back in the laboratory as she explores the ins and outs of their immune system. Her research is part of the ROHR reef resilience project, an ambitious set of experiments in the Tropical Eastern Pacific aiming to uncover how coral reefs cope with environmental change, information that could potentially aid threatened corals around the world.

Créditos

  • Host:
    Leila Nilipour
  • Lead Series Producer:
    Leila Nilipour
  • Associate Producer:
    Ana Endara
  • Field Recording:
    Leila Nilipour y Ana Endara
  • Script Writer:
    Leila Nilipour
  • Script Editors:
    Ana Endara, Beth King
  • Audio Engineer:
    Melissa Pinel
  • Episode Artwork:
    Paulette Guardia
  • Website
    Johann González
  • Marketing Support:
    Jess Sadeq y Sharon Bryant
  • Photo and Video
    Ana Endara

Special thanks to Linette Dutari, Lina González, Erin Blasco, Jorge Alemán, Juan Pérez and to all STRI colleagues for the support.

Transcripciones

Episodios

Episodio 1

¿Qué habita en las montañas submarinas de Coiba?

Seis científicos descienden en un submarino para explorar por primera vez los montes subacuáticos de la cordillera de Coiba.

Episodio 2

¿Por qué se estresan los delfines?

Una grabadora submarina en el archipiélago de Bocas del Toro revela pistas sobre las conversaciones de los delfines.

Episodio 3

¿Qué pasa en los arrecifes tropicales cuando se enfría el océano?

¿Puede un pequeño crustáceo marino causar un desequilibrio en el ecosistema que afecte hasta a los grandes tiburones?.

Episodio 4

Are these tropical corals immune to climate change?

A Brazilian coral physiologist is in Panama delving into the cells of corals to understand why some of them may be resistant to environmental change.

Episode 5

What were these reefs like thousands of years ago? 

A team of paleo scientists is traveling back in time to search for clues about the ocean’s past that may help us better prepare for the future of marine ecosystems.