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A comprehensive study of the natural history of the oceans, revealing life and behaviour that has never before been filmed and in some cases has only recently become known to scientists.
Looks at Britain’s coastline, shown by research to be under threat, its management and conservation and the increasing focus on balancing the interests of wildlife, fishermen and local industries.
Eight bands for interactive study. 1: Laboratory demonstrations simulate processes occurring within the ocean. 2: Data compiled from long-term infra-red measurements (AVHRR) of surface ocean temperatures...
Shows how the sea is used by different professions. Follows the working routine of a crofter fisherman, a tanker pilot, and the lecturer in maritime geography as they carry out their professions afloat and...
Filmed in Jamaica just after Hurricane Gilbert, shows the work of marine scientists studying the effects of natural disasters such as hurricanes and human pollution (Kingston Harbour) on various ecosystems....
Two case studies concerned with waves: 1) describes the classic experiment ‘waves across the Pacific’ in which Walter Munk and colleagues tracked waves across half the globe from Antartica to Alaska; 2)...
A series of seven programmes looking at the geomorphology of Britain and Ireland. Part 1: The stiperstones of Shropshire, which are representative of some of the most ancient rocks found in the British...
Filmed at the University Marine Biological Station on the Isle of Cumbrae, shows plants and animals of rocky and sandy shores and demonstrates some of the stresses that operate on sea shores and how the...
Outlines the nature of the demands being made on the coast, the factorial/process complex, and typical environmental problems facing coastal planners and managers. As well as considering the factors...
Discusses the tides and their influence on the sedimentation dynamics of the bay; the quantity and spreading of sediments; the main sedimentary environments of the bay, from the sandy sublittoral area to the...
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