Environment: habitat and conservation - for iPod/iPhone
by The Open University
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Description
The relationship between sea and land has always been one of dynamic change. Yet, as rising sea levels threaten habitats for wildlife and humans alike, we are today more vulnerable than ever. The 11 video tracks on this album address the complexities of environmental change, focusing on the Blackwater Water Estuary in Essex where a coastal retreat scheme is in operation, managed biodiversity at Wicken Fen in Cambridgeshire, and the search for sustainable forms of development along the River Severn. This material forms part of the course U216 Environment.
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Environment: habitat and conservation | A short introduction to this album. | 4/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | Transcript -- Environment: habitat and conservation | Transcript -- A short introduction to this album. | 4/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | VideoBlackwater: A Threatened Habitat | Change on the Blackwater Estuary. As the sea level rises this unique landscape and its valuable biodiversity face destruction. | 1/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 4 | Transcript -- Blackwater: A Threatened Habitat | Transcript -- Change on the Blackwater Estuary. As the sea level rises this unique landscape and its valuable biodiversity face destruction. | 1/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 5 | VideoBlackwater: Coastal Retreat Schemes | Different ways to save the Estuary, assessing which habitats to protect and which to let go. | 1/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | Transcript -- Blackwater: Coastal Retreat Schemes | Transcript -- Different ways to save the Estuary, assessing which habitats to protect and which to let go. | 1/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 7 | VideoBlackwater: Experimenting with Nature | Creating new salt-marsh has economic and environmental impact. Farmers, conservation workers and fishermen share their views. | 1/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 8 | Transcript -- Blackwater: Experimenting with Nature | Transcript -- Creating new salt-marsh has economic and environmental impact. Farmers, conservation workers and fishermen share their views. | 1/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 9 | VideoThe Wetlands of Wicken Fen | What is biodiversity? Assessing the role of conservation in maintaining Britain's oldest nature reserve. | 1/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 10 | Transcript -- The Wetlands of Wicken Fen | Transcript -- What is biodiversity? Assessing the role of conservation in maintaining Britain's oldest nature reserve. | 1/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 11 | VideoFollowing the Food Web in Wicken Fen | Experts analyse and compare habitats, identifying the 7,000 species that thrive at Wicken Fen. | 1/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 12 | Transcript -- Following the Food Web in Wicken Fen | Transcript -- Experts analyse and compare habitats, identifying the 7,000 species that thrive at Wicken Fen. | 1/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 13 | VideoManaging Habitats in Wicken Fen | Human impact on the Fen - a walk through the managed conservation areas. | 1/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 14 | Transcript -- Managing Habitats in Wicken Fen | Transcript -- Human impact on the Fen - a walk through the managed conservation areas. | 1/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 15 | VideoSurvival of Wicken Fen | The different threats conservationists face and the methods used to preserve biodiversity. | 1/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 16 | Transcript -- Survival of Wicken Fen | Transcript -- The different threats conservationists face and the methods used to preserve biodiversity. | 1/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 17 | VideoRiver Severn Floods | The geological history of the longest river in Britain, and its continuing transformation today. | 1/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 18 | Transcript -- River Severn Floods | Transcript -- The geological history of the longest river in Britain, and its continuing transformation today. | 1/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 19 | VideoHow Rivers Work | Is the Severn changing again and what should we do about it? Identifying what causes floods. | 1/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 20 | Transcript -- How Rivers Work | Transcript -- Is the Severn changing again and what should we do about it? Identifying what causes floods. | 1/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 21 | VideoWays to stop floods | Farmers and conservationists explain how we can change the way we use the land. | 1/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 22 | Transcript -- Ways to stop floods | Transcript -- Farmers and conservationists explain how we can change the way we use the land. | 1/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 23 | VideoChallenges for the Future | Creating more natural reservoirs and flood plains. Increasing biodiversity along the river's path. | 1/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 24 | Transcript -- Challenges for the Future | Transcript -- Creating more natural reservoirs and flood plains. Increasing biodiversity along the river's path. | 1/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 24 Episodes |
