Succession from sand dune to forest

United States, 1960

Film
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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

Credits

production company

Encyclopaedia Britannica Films

Language

English

Duration

00:16:00:00

Colour

Colour

ACMI Identifier

29062

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

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

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