This program looks at three fragile ecosystems, all in danger of destruction from human activity: marshes, the implication of whose destruction on wildlife, water tables, and an increasing number of other aspects of the entire biosphere is only beginning to be understood; soils, where greater understanding is contributing to more protection; and the atmosphere, which we have already managed to alter to such an extent that the climate of the planet may have been altered. (23 minutes)

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