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Ecosystems

Traces the varying approaches to ecology from Thoreau's naturalist tradition to the scientific views of Darwin and Odum. Looks at conflicts between developers and conservationists, and the controversies surrounding ecology and ethics today. Shows the relationship of living things to their environment in various ecosystems and how energy is exchanged through the chain of producers, consumers, and decomposers.

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  • "From nature study to ecology"@en
  • "Ecology"@en
  • "Web of life"@en
  • "Time, space, and spirit : keys to scientific literacy"@en

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  • "In part 1, the naturalist tradition of Henry David Thoreau is contrasted with the hard science tradition of modern quantitative ecology. Features new footage from Walden Pond and from Silver Springs, Florida, where Eugene and Howard Odum did their pioneering studies in the 1950s. In part 2, the program carefully outlines concepts used by ecologists to study ecosystems today. Includes a look at how human values play key roles in environmental choices."
  • "Traces the varying approaches to ecology from Thoreau's naturalist tradition to the scientific views of Darwin and Odum. Looks at conflicts between developers and conservationists, and the controversies surrounding ecology and ethics today. Shows the relationship of living things to their environment in various ecosystems and how energy is exchanged through the chain of producers, consumers, and decomposers."@en
  • "Traces the varying approaches to ecology from Thoreau's naturalist tradition to the scientific views of Darwin and Odum. Looks at conflicts between developers and conservationists, and the controversies surrounding ecology and ethics today. Shows the relationship of living things to their environment in various ecosystems and how energy is exchanged through the chain of producers, consumers, and decomposers."
  • "In part 1, the naturalist tradition of Henry David Thoreau is contrasted with the hard science tradition of modern quantitative ecology. Features new footage from Walden Pond and from Silver Springs, Florida, where Eugene and Howard Odum did their pioneering studies in the 1950s. In part 2, the program carefully outlines concepts used by ecologists to study ecosystems today. Includes a look at how human values play key roles in environmental choices. --Container."
  • "Part 1: "From Nature Study to Ecology" explains ecology and the environment. Discusses the naturalist tradition as well as the hard science tradition of modern quantitative ecologists. Part 2: "The Web of Life" covers laws of thermodynamics, the flow of energy, the cycling of matter, food chains, and the abiotic-producer-consumer-decomposer cycle."
  • "Traces the evolution of the study of ecology, and ecological awareness. Contrasts various attitudes towards natural resources; looks at the delicate and comlex nature of varioius ecosystems, and of the entire web of life."@en
  • "In part 1, the naturalist tradition of Henry David Thoreau is contrasted with the hard science tradition of modern quantitative ecology. Features new footage from Walden Pond and from Silver Springs, Florida, where Eugene and Howard Odum did their pioneering studies in the 1950s. In part 2, the program carefully outlines concepts used by ecologists to study ecosystems today. Includes a look at how human values play key roles in environmental choices. --Container."

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  • "Ecosystems"@en
  • "Ecosystems"

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