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  1. Once Upon a Forest (2013)

    Director
    Luc Jacquet
    Subject
    Environmental science
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 78 minutes), £19.99

    This film directed by Luc Jacquet concerns an expedition made with pioneering botanist and ecologist Francis Hallé into an ecologically significant rainforest in an untouched region of French Guiana...

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  2. Biology and Control of the Horse Chestnut Leaf Miner Moth Cameraria Ohridella (2009)

    Subject
    Agriculture; Biology; Environmental science
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 17 minutes), 24.90 euros

    Cameraria ohridella (Gracillariidae), the horse chestnut leaf miner, causes severe damage to horse chestnut trees. Its biology and the host-parasite-relationship have been investigated in the...

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  3. Arable Coppice for Renewable Energy (1991 Video)

    Subject
    Agriculture; Environmental science
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocasette. VHS. col. 18 min.

    Looks at the potential benefits of coppicing as an energy source in the UK. For farmers, fuel wood is simple and cheap to produce while also being renewable and environmentally friendly. Outlines the steps...

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  4. Forest to Fuel (1991 Video)

    Subject
    Environmental science
    Distribution
    Free loan Sale, Videocasette. VHS. col. 12 min.

    The residue left after harvested trees are converted to timber and wood for other purposes such as fibre board and papeer pulp, represents one-third of the total mass of trees. It could be a valuable...

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  5. Changing Perceptions: Trees and Tombs (1990 Video)

    Subject
    Archaeology; Biology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 5 min.

    An archaeologist and a botanist discuss the 18th-century practice of planting trees on prehistorical mounds and what happens when such trees become too old to survive.

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  6. Enemies of the Oak (1986 Film)

    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    A year in the life of a 300-year-old oak. Begins in October when the wingless female winter moth climbs the oak to mate and lay her eggs. During late April the buds on the oak open and the catkins are ready...

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  7. Farm Woodlands (1986 Video)

    Subject
    Agriculture; Environmental science
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min.

    Six farmers in different parts of Scotland and working on different kinds of land explain why they have taken up tree planting and how it fits with their farmimg.

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  8. Trees. Unit 1: Life History of the Sycamore (1978 Multimedia)

    Producer
    T W Fyfe
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Sale, Audiocassette. 18 min.; 49 slides. col.

    Stages of growth, leaf, flowers, explanation of trees obvious reactions to seasons, underlying processes.

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  9. Assault on the Sepik (1974 Video)

    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 19 min.

    All species of pine trees are susceptible to attack by the wood wasp, ‘Sirex noctillio’. When Sirex was first discovered on the Australian mainland in 1961, the softwood plantations of Southern Australia...

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  10. Rhythmic Growth in the Oak (1972 Film)

    Director
    [Professor] Champagnat
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    When cultivated in a uniform environment the oak shows an alteration of periods of growth and apparent rest. The rest period is actually a time of intense organogenesis. During the growth period only...

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