Ecology: Barry Commoner's Viewpoint
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Features Dr Barry Commoner discussing the impact of modern technology on the environment and explaining basic concepts of ecology. Shows a San Bernardino, California, study that demonstrates the effects of automobile pollution upon the long-term survival of a National Forst., Features biologist Barry Commoner as he explains the threat of technology to the environment by describing his four principles of ecology--everything is connected to everything else, everything must go somewhere, nature knows best, and there is no such thing as a free lunch. Visualizes how these principles operate through a study which demonstrates the effects of automobile pollution upon the long-term survival of a forest. Uses animation and time-lapse photography to illustrate the interdependence of natural systems.
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Features Dr Barry Commoner discussing the impact of modern technology on the environment and explaining basic concepts of ecology. Shows a San Bernardino, California, study that demonstrates the effects of automobile pollution upon the long-term survival of a National Forst., Features biologist Barry Commoner as he explains the threat of technology to the environment by describing his four principles of ecology--everything is connected to everything else, everything must go somewhere, nature knows best, and there is no such thing as a free lunch. Visualizes how these principles operate through a study which demonstrates the effects of automobile pollution upon the long-term survival of a forest. Uses animation and time-lapse photography to illustrate the interdependence of natural systems.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.
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- What Is Ecology? 1962
- Distribution Of Plants And Animals 1963
- Population Ecology 1963
- The World of Life about Us--Distribution of Plants and Animals 1963
- The Physical Environment 1964
- The Physical Environment 1964
- The Coniferous Forest Biome 1968
- Succession on Lava 1970
- Ecology of a Hot Spring: Life at High Temperatures 1972
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