Episode number 5 of Series “Under southern skies”.
The south-west corner of Western Australia has a relatively undisturbed ecosystem where 85% of the plants grow nowhere else in Australia. Grant Wardell-Johnson, a committed ecologist, guides series presenter, Susie Hanckel, through this region of giant Karri and Jarrah forests and swamps, revealing how the the impact of man’s encroachment on this ecosystem can be gauged by studying certain unique species of frogs in the area.
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ACMI Identifier
302577
Language
English
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Ecology - Western Australia
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Forest conservation
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Forests and forestry - Australia
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Pollution - Environmental aspects
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Wardell-Johnson, Grant
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Sound
Colour
Colour
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VHS; Access Print (Section 1)