Dan Griffin, director of G and G films, and Stanford University professor Steven Palumbi have crafted a visually exquisite, enthralling two-disc DVD set containing over thirty 2- to 4-minute films shot on location in the tropics. These short films provide examples from worldwide coral reef ecosystems of the sustainability of coral reefs, species on coral reefs, and solutions for maintaining the biodiversity and productivity that coral reefs provide. The teacher can select individual videos using menu access, loop videos for repeat viewing, or play the entire DVD.

"Myths can come alive," says Palumbi, crouching on the beach at Macogai Island, a former leper colony 30 miles off the coast of Fiji, cradling a 3-cm clam destined to become a giant, 200- to 300-pound solar-powered clam, a "sumo of clamdom." Worldwide, giant clams are dwindling in number because they aren't capable of repopulating on their own in their coral reef habitats;...

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