Learning on ScreenLiving Sediments: Prelude to Palaeoecology
- Synopsis
- Introduces geology students to the kind of thinking required to set up an actualistic model for interpreting ancient environments. The theme is the need to study modern processes at all scales from the individual through the community to the complete ecosystem, and to consider the element of time, looking at both short, and long-term dynamics. The Solway Firth is the setting for the model. The film has three sections which deal in increasing scale with 1) individual adaptation for life in mud and sand; b) death, post-mortem effects and shell-bed formation; c) long-term accretion and preservation versus erosion and condensation.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Film; Video; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 23 min. Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 23 min.
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Sound
- Year of production
- 1975
- Availability
- Hire
Sale - Documentation
- Accompanying notes.
- Uses
- Honours level geology students; also of use to 2nd year coastal geomorphology students - the emphasis is on sedimentological and biogeographical elements.*
- Subjects
- Environmental science; Geology
- Keywords
- ecosystems; estuary ecosystems; sedimentary processes
Credits
- Director
- Peter Coltman
- Producer
- Peter Coltman
- Writer
- George Farrow
- Contributor
- David Garner
- Cast
George Farrow
Distribution Formats
- Type
- Film
- Format
- 16mm
Production Company
- Name
University of Glasgow Audio Visual Services
- Notes
- see: University of Glasgow, Department of Media Services, Southpark House, 64 Southpark Avenue, Glasgow G12 8LB, Tel 0141-330 4611, Fax 0141-330 5674
Sponsor
Distributor
- Name
University of Glasgow, Department of Media Services
- Phone
- 0141-330 4611
- Fax
- 0141-330 5674
- Address
- Southpark House
64 Southpark Avenue
Glasgow
G12 8QQ - Notes
- 1985 cat still current 1994
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