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May 2024
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Korallenbleiche – Wie lassen sich die Ri...

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Korallenriffe gelten als Regenwälder des Meeres. Der Klimawandel bedroht die Existenz dieser einzigartigen Ökosysteme. Forscher wie Christian Voolstra erforschen Methoden, um sie zu retten (SWR 2024) | Video und mehr zur Sendung: http://swr.li/korallenbleiche | Bei Fragen und Anregungen schreibt uns: daswissen@swr.de | Folgt uns auf Mastodon: https://ard.so ... Show More
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