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The tropics of the world feature the broadest range of plant and animal life, and tropical forests use intense sunlight to replenish the atmosphere with oxygen and water vapor. The Amazon is referred to as the 'Lungs of the World'; however increases in logging and the population is posing...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Clark, Evan (Producer), Rogers, Simon (Narrator) (Narrator)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Geelong, Victoria : Switch International, 2010.
Series:VAST: academic video online
Subjects:
Rain forest ecology.
Peru.
Écologie des forêts pluviales.
Rain forest ecology
Peru
documentary film.
Documentary films
Documentary films.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:The tropics of the world feature the broadest range of plant and animal life, and tropical forests use intense sunlight to replenish the atmosphere with oxygen and water vapor. The Amazon is referred to as the 'Lungs of the World'; however increases in logging and the population is posing threat to this. Eco-tourism initiatives are being embraced in order to preserve our environment. This episode looks at various tropical rainforests, reefs and deserts around the world.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed Dec. 9, 2014).
Physical Description:1 online resource (23 min.).
Playing Time:00:22:58