Synopsis: Every day in a forest is a struggle to eat and avoid being eaten. Who eats whom? How do we know this? What evidence do scientists use to understand food webs? What adaptations do species have for eating various kinds of food?
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Duration: 00:35:29
Conservation of Forests
Series: Rainforest Live! 2005
Synopsis: Tropical forests are disappearing because of a combination of complex problems. What's going on in the tropics? Are forests still endangered? What do we lose when forests are cut down? Why do we need to conserve tropical forests?
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Duration: 00:40:30
Interview a Scientist
Series: Rainforest Live! 2005
Synopsis: Barro Colorado Island is a research center that attracts scientists from many countries all around the world. What are the questions that interest these scientists? What are they looking for? Why become a scientist? How does an investigation get started, and how does it continue? What sorts of answers do scientists find? Are all the important questions already answered? Students get to ask the questions and learn about the life of a scientist.
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Duration: 00:36:30
Studying Adaptations through Ants
Series: Rainforest Live! 2005
Synopsis: Arthropods make up the largest slice of biological diversity found throughout the world. How do adaptations make it possible for a species to succeed? What do we learn about adaptations when we study ants? Are all ants the same?
Synopsis: Nowhere does nature seem more abundant than in the tropics. How many species are there in a habitat? How do we know this? Why are there so many species of invertebrates? What are some special kinds? How are the aquatic habitats of the tropics different from the forest?
Synopsis: Nowhere does nature seem more abundant than in the tropics. How many species are there in a habitat? How do we know this? Why are there so many species of invertebrates? What are some special kinds? How are the aquatic habitats of the tropics different from the forest?
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Duration: 00:40:19
Medicines From Plants
Series: Rainforest Live! 2005
Synopsis: Native peoples have many generations of experience using resources from the forest. What have people learned about making medicines from plants? Why do plants make medicines? Why are "modern" people still interested in medicines used by tribal peoples?
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Duration: 00:38:27
Medicines From Plants
Series: Rainforest Live! 2005
Synopsis: Native peoples have many generations of experience using resources from the forest. What have people learned about making medicines from plants? Why do plants make medicines? Why are "modern" people still interested in medicines used by tribal peoples?
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Duration: 00:44:29
Conservation of Forests (Spanish)
Series: Rainforest Live! 2005
Synopsis: Tropical forests are disappearing because of a combination of complex problems. What's going on in the tropics? Are forests still endangered? What do we lose when forests are cut down? Why do we need to conserve tropical forests?
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Duration: 00:39:43
Interview a Scientist
Series: Rainforest Live! 2005
Synopsis: Barro Colorado Island is a research center that attracts scientists from many countries all around the world. What are the questions that interest these scientists? What are they looking for? Why become a scientist? How does an investigation get started, and how does it continue? What sorts of answers do scientists find? Are all the important questions already answered? Students get to ask the questions and learn about the life of a scientist.
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Duration: 00:40:27
Decomposition: the Brown Food Web
Series: Rainforest Live! 2005
Synopsis: The Brown Food Web rivals the biodiversity of the Green Food Web in the leafy canopy of a rainforest community. How are nutrients recycled in a forest? What are the roles of various species in the process of returning nutrients to trees? Why is decomposition just as important as the Green Food Web?
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Duration: 00:33:36
Decomposition: the Brown Food Web
Series: Rainforest Live! 2005
Synopsis: The Brown Food Web rivals the biodiversity of the Green Food Web in the leafy canopy of a rainforest community. How are nutrients recycled in a forest? What are the roles of various species in the process of returning nutrients to trees? Why is decomposition just as important as the Green Food Web?
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Duration: 00:40:47
Using Technology to Study Elusive Animals
Series: Rainforest Live! 2005
Synopsis: People working in a forest see some forest species very rarely. How do we study them? How do we know how many individuals there are and where they live? What special technologies do scientists use to answer these questions?
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Duration: 00:31:44
Using Technology to Study Elusive Animals
Series: Rainforest Live! 2005
Synopsis: People working in a forest see some forest species very rarely. How do we study them? How do we know how many individuals there are and where they live? What special technologies do scientists use to answer these questions?
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Duration: 00:38:30
Bats and Their Roles in Forest Ecology
Series: Rainforest Live! 2005
Synopsis: There are more species of bats than there are of any other kind of mammal in tropical forests. How do they live? What are their special relationships with other species? What makes them important in the food web?
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Duration: 00:40:08
Interview a Scientist
Series: Rainforest Live! 2005
Synopsis: Barro Colorado Island is a research center that attracts scientists from many countries all around the world. What are the questions that interest these scientists? What are they looking for? Why become a scientist? How does an investigation get started, and how does it continue? What sorts of answers do scientists find? Are all the important questions already answered? Students get to ask the questions and learn about the life of a scientist.
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Duration: 00:41:00
Using Technology to Study Elusive Animals
Series: Rainforest Live! 2005
Synopsis: People working in a forest see some forest species very rarely. How do we study them? How do we know how many individuals there are and where they live? What special technologies do scientists use to answer these questions?
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Duration: 00:39:19
Studying Adaptations through Ants (Spanish)
Series: Rainforest Live! 2005
Synopsis: Arthropods make up the largest slice of biological diversity found throughout the world. How do adaptations make it possible for a species to succeed? What do we learn about adaptations when we study ants? Are all ants the same?
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Duration: 00:37:51
Conservation of Forests
Series: Rainforest Live! 2005
Synopsis: Tropical forests are disappearing because of a combination of complex problems. What's going on in the tropics? Are forests still endangered? What do we lose when forests are cut down? Why do we need to conserve tropical forests?
