World of Life about Us-What Is Ecology?

Duration: 11

Year Published: 1961

Creator: Encyclopaedia Britannica Educ Corp

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

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. Intorduces 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.

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