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The Tropical Rain Forest
Most forests are in the tropics, on either side of the equator. Temperatures are high and rainfalls are heavy and not seasonal. This program looks at the ecosystem of the rain forest: the height of the trees and the adaptation of leaves to heavy rain...(more details) |
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Preserving the Rain Forest
Humans came out of the African forest, and continue to live in equilibrium with the tropical forest in Africa, Brazil, and elsewhere-hunting, fishing, collecting plants. Trouble only begins when humans begin to cultivate plants in the forest, cutting...(more details) |
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Ecology of the Coral Reef
This program looks at the ecosystem of coral reefs. It examines the natural disasters that threaten them, like severe storms, or the proliferation of a species like the starfish, which is ravaging the Australian Barrier Reef-perhaps a natural event, ...(more details) |
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Coastlines
They appear like permanent lines on maps, but coastlines are in constant flux, eaten away by erosion and extended by deposits of sand and stone carried by water. This program looks at the vegetation that is gradually established; at the continental s...(more details) |
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Lagoons
Lagoons are nature's preserve for fish, waterfowl, alligators and other reptiles, and mangroves and other indigenous vegetation. The nature of the lagoon-its calm waters, which make for good fishing and provide an excellent port-has proved a lure to ...(more details) |
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