Beings and Biodiversity
Description
Biodiversity describes the incredible variety of life found on our planet. This program explores Earth’s biodiversity, the fundamental processes and characteristics of the Earth’s biological history, the extinction of existing species, and the appearance of new ones, such as Homo sapiens. What are the long-term consequences of human population growth? Are we heading towards a great extinction? Is the Earth’s biological diversity diminishing irreversibly? This program will explore the answers to these questions and more.
Runtime
23 min 2 sec
Series
Subjects
- Environmental degradation (69)
- Life sciences (447)
- Human beings (169)
- Environmental quality (42)
- Biology (601)
- Human ecology (350)
Database
Films on Demand
Direct Link
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