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Planet Earth. Episode 5, Deserts /

Around 30% of the land's surface is desert, the most varied of our ecosystems despite the lack of rain. Saharan sandstorms reach nearly a mile high and desert rivers run for a single day. In the Gobi Desert, rare Bactrian camels get moisture from the snow. In the Atacama, guanacos survive by li...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Fothergill, Alastair (Producer), Cordey, Huw (Producer), Attenborough, David, 1926- (Narrator)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: London : BBC Worldwide, 2006.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Earth (Planet)
Physical geography.
Ecology.
Natural history.
Animals.
Deserts.
Desert ecology.
Natural History
Terre.
Géographie physique.
Sciences naturelles.
Déserts.
Écologie des déserts.
physical geography.
natural sciences.
deserts.
Science television programs.
Nature television programs.
Documentary television programs.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Around 30% of the land's surface is desert, the most varied of our ecosystems despite the lack of rain. Saharan sandstorms reach nearly a mile high and desert rivers run for a single day. In the Gobi Desert, rare Bactrian camels get moisture from the snow. In the Atacama, guanacos survive by licking dew off cactus spines. The brief blooming of Death Valley triggers a plague of locusts 65km wide and 160km long. A unique aerial voyage over the Namibian desert reveals elephants on a long trek for food and desert lions searching for wandering oryx.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed May 18, 2018).
Physical Description:1 online resource (50 min.)
Playing Time:00:49:01
Production Credits:Producer, Huw Cordey.