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Norfolk Broads: Conservation V. Commercialism

Alternative title
Norfolk Broads, The: No Easy Answers
Synopsis
Shows some of the practical ways in which the Broads Authority is improving the ecology of the open water, preserving the banks, and managing the landscape of Britain’s largest wetland. Features the biomanipulation of Ormesby Broad, where almost a million fish have been removed to allow the devastated population of water fleas to recover and clear the water of floating algae. Shows how more ecofriendly electric boats with low-wash hull designs and coconut matting are helping to preserve the banks and surrounding grazing marshes. Also looks at how the medieval origins of the broads, and the natural succession of plants that followed, are being studied by digging ‘turf ponds’, to help ecologists maintain the wetland.
Series
Ecology, Course S328
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.
Year of production
1996
Availability
Off-air recording licence
Sale; 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Subjects
Biology; Environmental science
Keywords
conservation - environment; ecology; ecosystems; Norfolk; river engineering

Credits

Producer
Tony Jolly

Production Company

Name

BBC Open University Productions

Distributor

Name

Open University Worldwide

Web
http://www.ouw.co.uk External site opens in new window
Phone
+44 (0) 1908 274066
Address
Walton Hall
Milton Keynes
MK7 6AA
Notes
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