Splash takes his pals to go see his friend, Lu, a fearless explorer in the deep. He has met Lu in his travels, and she has been an inspiration for Splash. Lu turns out to be a female football fish (the "Lu" stands for "bio-LU-minescent")...

Miss Penny and the KidVision Kids visit Gumbo Limbo Nature Center to learn about the role of a Marine Biologist. Learn about protecting sea turtle nests, watch a sea turtle examination, and feed a stingray! Included are links to...

Short AMERICAN EXPERIENCE video tells the story of how environmentalists, Alaska Native peoples, and engineers concerned about the effects of permafrost challenged plans for the Alaska oil pipeline. [5:19]

Realize the many ways in which humans affect the Earth system, including other living things on Earth. [4:57]

Paul Andersen explains how ecosystems function. He begins with a description of how life on the planet is ordered from large to small in biomes, ecosystems, communities, population, and individuals. He describes the major terrestrial and...

This lesson will define ecology, natural environment, ecosystem, and environmental deficit, while delineating the formula for calculating human impact on the environment. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "Environmental Concepts."

Audio story presents information on the Biosphere 2 project, an attempt to replicate the world's biospheres in a controlled environment. Includes a map of the facility.

Interactions between species are what define ecological communities, and community ecology studies these interactions anywhere they take place. Although interspecies interactions are mostly competitive, competition is pretty dangerous,...

Learn how positive and negative feedback loops work in nature and how they support the balance of an ecosystem. [5:10]

Hank introduces us to ecology - the study of the rules of engagement for all of us earthlings - which seeks to explain why the world looks and acts the way it does. The world is crammed with things, both animate and not, that have been...

Hank wraps up the Crash Course on ecology by taking a look at the growing fields of conservation biology and restoration ecology, which use all the kung fu moves we've learned about in the past eleven weeks and apply them to protecting...

Hank talks about the last major way humans are impacting the environment in this penultimate episode of Crash Course Ecology. Pollution takes many forms - from the simplest piece of litter to the more complex endocrine distruptors - and...

Hank brings us to the next level of ecological study with ecosystem ecology, which looks at how energy, nutrients, and materials are getting shuffled around within an ecosystem (a collection of living and nonliving things interacting in...

Consider the future of the biosphere in this video that discusses the field of conservation science. [6:44]

Ecology is the study of how living things interact with each other and their environment. This includes living things (biotic factors) and non-living things (abiotic factors). [9:48]

Students will learn about Wyoming's pronghorn population and the challenges it faces from human activity.

Interactive material and animated video for kids to learn about the ecology of plants and animals, and what they can do to protect the environment.

This lesson will define ecology, natural environment, ecosystem, and environmental deficit, while delineating the formula for calculating human impact on the environment. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "Environmental Concepts."

This lesson will explain how to create a food web to show transfer of energy within a community. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Food Webs."

In this lessons, students see that math is used in the study of the earth. It is 4 of 5 in the series titled "Math in Ecology."

This lesson will explain how to create a food web to show transfer of energy within a community. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Food Webs."

In this lessons, students see that math is used in the study of the earth. It is 2 of 5 in the series titled "Math in Ecology."

Increased forest fragmentation and a boost in carbon dioxide may contribute to the vines' success.

Paul Andersen starts by explaining the major classification terms in ecology. He then explains how a community can be measured by species composition and species diversity. The symbiosis of leaf cutter ants is included. The podcast ends...