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Nature's great events. Episode 6, The great feast /

Every summer in the seas off Alaska humpback whales, sea lions and killer whales depend on an explosion of plant life, the plankton bloom. It transforms these seas into the richest on Earth. But will these animals survive to enjoy the great feast? Filmed from the surface, underwater and - for the fi...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Stevens, Joe (Producer), Bass, Karen (Producer), Pearson, Hugh (Producer), Attenborough, David, 1926- (Narrator)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: London : BBC Worldwide, 2009.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Animals.
Marine animals.
Whales > Alaska.
Marine phytoplankton.
Marine biology.
Marine Biology
Faune marine.
Baleines > Alaska.
Phytoplancton marin.
Biologie marine.
Animals
Marine animals
Marine biology
Marine phytoplankton
Whales
Alaska
Documentary television programs
Nature television programs
Wildlife television programs
Documentary television programs.
Nature television programs.
Wildlife television programs.
Documentaires télévisés.
Émissions télévisées sur la nature.
Émissions télévisées sur la faune et la flore.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Every summer in the seas off Alaska humpback whales, sea lions and killer whales depend on an explosion of plant life, the plankton bloom. It transforms these seas into the richest on Earth. But will these animals survive to enjoy the great feast? Filmed from the surface, underwater and - for the first time - from the air, we reveal how giant the humpback whales can catch a tonne of fish every day.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed May 18, 2018).
Physical Description:1 online resource (50 min.)
Playing Time:00:49:09
Production Credits:Producers, Hugh Pearson, Joe Stevens.