Succession from sand dune to forest

United States, 1960

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Episode of Series “Biology program; unit 1. Ecology”.
Explains that succession is the process by which a given area changes slowly and continuously until it finally becomes a stable community. Shows one of the earliest and most thoroughly studied examples of this process on the shore of Lake Michigan

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Credits

production company

Encyclopaedia Britannica Films

Duration

00:16:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1960

Appears in

Biology program; unit 1. Ecology

Group of items

Biology program; unit 1. Ecology

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

010401

Language

English

Subject categories

Animals & Wildlife → Evolution (Biology)

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Afforestation

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Botany

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Ecology

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Sand dunes

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Evolution (Biology)

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

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