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The Molding and Nature of the Shore

Shows a variety of beaches and headlands, their contours, and evidence of a continuing interaction between land and water. Uses film sequences, photographs and demonstrations to illustrate the causes and effects of currents, waves, and tides. Explains their part in building up and destroying the shoreline. Tells how living organisms also protect and build up the land and at the same time help destroy it. Points out the destructive work of the rock-boring clams, urchins, and the contributions of kelp, other algae, and the tube worms in building up the beach area. Concludes with film clips of the octopus.

More in In ANIMALS OF THE SEASHORE

  1. ANIMAL ASSOCIATIONS
  2. ANIMALS OF THE EXPOSED ROCKY BEACH
  3. ANIMALS OF THE EXPOSED SANDY BEACH
  4. ANIMALS OF THE PROTECTED ROCKY BEACH
  5. BASIC RESEARCH IN MARINE BIOLOGY
  6. CLASSIFICATION OF MARINE ANIMALS
  7. ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF THE SHORE
  8. PLANKTON
  9. SEASHORE: ITS FEATURES AND INHABITANTS
  10. EMBRYOLOGY 1949
  11. Animals in Deep Water 1959
  12. Animals of Ships, Floats and Piles 1959
  13. Animals of the Muddy Beach 1959
  14. Animals of the Protected Sandy Beach 1959
  15. The Molding and Nature of the Shore 1959

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Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, format, genre, description, catalog record
  2. Educational film guide. Supplements (1959-62) — title, catalog record

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