What is ecology?

Series: Biology program unit 1: Ecology

Duration: 0:11:15

Genre: Educational | Nature

Year Published: 1961

Creator: Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation: Distributor | Indiana University Audio-Visual Center: Distributor

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Defines ecology as the study of interrelationship between plants and animals and their environment as physical and living types. Explains that ecologist study the flow of energy in a community. Stresses the idea of continuous change as an ecological succession is seen through to the climax community. States that biomes consist of many communities and shows these major areas of the world. Introduces the concept of the distribution of plants and animals. Shows the ecological experiment in the Coweeta River Valley in Tennessee to illustrate the practical nature of ecology to man., check version 1962 or 1977

Complete Record: , Second edition of the 1952 motion picture of the same title. Introduces the science of ecology through studies of several major biomes: forest, desert, seashore, city, and farm. Traces the flow of energy through the biomes., NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.


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