Environment: habitat and conservation - for iPod/iPhone
by The Open University
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.
Episodes
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Environment: habitat and conservation
A short introduction to this album.
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Blackwater: A Threatened Habitat
Change on the Blackwater Estuary. As the sea level rises this unique landscape and its valuable biodiversity face destruction.
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Blackwater: Coastal Retreat Schemes
Different ways to save the Estuary, assessing which habitats to protect and which to let go.
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Blackwater: Experimenting with Nature
Creating new salt-marsh has economic and environmental impact. Farmers, conservation workers and fishermen share their views.
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The Wetlands of Wicken Fen
What is biodiversity? Assessing the role of conservation in maintaining Britain's oldest nature reserve.
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Following the Food Web in Wicken Fen
Experts analyse and compare habitats, identifying the 7,000 species that thrive at Wicken Fen.
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Managing Habitats in Wicken Fen
Human impact on the Fen - a walk through the managed conservation areas.
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Survival of Wicken Fen
The different threats conservationists face and the methods used to preserve biodiversity.
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River Severn Floods
The geological history of the longest river in Britain, and its continuing transformation today.
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How Rivers Work
Is the Severn changing again and what should we do about it? Identifying what causes floods.
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Ways to stop floods
Farmers and conservationists explain how we can change the way we use the land.
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Challenges for the Future
Creating more natural reservoirs and flood plains. Increasing biodiversity along the river's path.
About this show
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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