Seals

Synopsis

The grey seal population on the Isle of May has greatly increased in recent years, reflecting a much larger population increase throughout the British Isles as a whole. Grey seals form part of a convenient group for studying population dynamics. What are the factors that determine the size of any natural population? Studies the Isle of May population in detail and follows the work of the Sea Mammal Research Unit at Cambridge, documenting inn particular, the age structure of the population. Includes footage of the bulls and the cows with their pups and scientists tagging and marking the pups.

Series

Ecology, Course S326

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

Year of production

1986

Availability

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION

Subjects

Biology; Environmental science

Keywords

ecosystems; Scotland; seals

Credits

Producer

Stuart Carter

Cast

John Harwood
Neil Chambers

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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