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How Squirrels Help This Group of Relocated Owls
Conservation specialists relocated a group of owls to an ecological preserve away from human development - but "phase 2" involves bringing in some California ground squirrels.
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Red Sea is 'microcosm' of global oceans, says industry leader
Red Sea is 'microcosm' of global oceans, says industry leader
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Why a Group of Relocated Owls Need Help from Squirrels
Conservation specialists relocated a group of owls to an ecological preserve away from human development - but "phase 2" involves bringing in some California ground squirrels.
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These Squirrels Are Helping Owls!
See how the "ecosystem engineers" build the burrows that the owls live in.
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Understanding small-scale ecosystems
Pupil outcome: I can understand the natural processes that occur within a small-scale ecosystem in the UK. Key learning points: - An ecosystem is a natural system in which plants, animals and their non-living environment interact. -...
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Forms of Energy
“Forms of Energy” explains how potential energy, kinetic energy, and heat energy change into other forms of energy.
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Interconnected Ecosystems
“Interconnected Ecosystems” explores interdependent relationships between living things in various biomes.
Weatherthings
Hurricane Helene
Hurricane Helene in 2024 was a storm with tremendous impact on the southeastern United States, not just to the environment but to people, to communities, and to life, far inland after landfall. Over 200 people were killed, not so much...
The Business Professor
Transformative Business Model
Transformative business models are those that incorporate change in industry and society in addition to seeking profit.
Visual Learning Systems
Food Webs
In this video students will learn how living things and nonliving things interact in ecosystems. Specific attention is given to identifying producers, consumers and decomposers. Vivid, live-action video shows these relationships in...
Professor Dave Explains
Community Ecology and Landscape Ecology
With a better understanding of population ecology, we are ready to zoom out and look at community ecology, which involves interactions between species, as well as landscape ecology, which will broaden our understanding of ecosystems. How...
Visual Learning Systems
Ecosystems and Food Chains
In this video students will learn how living things and nonliving things interact in ecosystems. Specific attention is given to identifying producers, consumers and decomposers. Vivid, live-action video shows these relationships in...
Visual Learning Systems
Summing Up
In this video students will learn how living things and nonliving things interact in ecosystems. Specific attention is given to identifying producers, consumers and decomposers. Vivid, live-action video shows these relationships in...
Visual Learning Systems
Quiz
In this video students will learn how living things and nonliving things interact in ecosystems. Specific attention is given to identifying producers, consumers and decomposers. Vivid, live-action video shows these relationships in...
Visual Learning Systems
Matter and Energy in Ecosystems
In this video students will learn how living things and nonliving things interact in ecosystems. Specific attention is given to identifying producers, consumers and decomposers. Vivid, live-action video shows these relationships in...
Visual Learning Systems
Ecosystems
In this video students will learn how living things and nonliving things interact in ecosystems. Specific attention is given to identifying producers, consumers and decomposers. Vivid, live-action video shows these relationships in...
Curated Video
The Secret Islands of the Everglades
The Everglades is a water world — It’s the widest and slowest river in the United States. But in the heart of this great water body exist secret islands that have outsize importance for the cultural heritage of a people and for the...
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How Bison are Saving America's Lost Prairie
The prairie landscape has come to symbolize the American heartland. But an ecosystem that once covered a vast swath of the continent has all but disappeared. Just a tiny fraction remains. But researchers and conservationists in Oklahoma...
Great Big Story
Saving Missouri's bats, Kirsten Alvey-Mudd's fight against White-Nose Syndrome
Meet Kirsten Alvey-Mudd, founder of Missouri Bat Census, working tirelessly to protect bats from white-nose syndrome.
Science ABC
What Are Ecosystem Services?
Our planet is blessed with many types of ecosystems, including terrestrial, marine, freshwater, forest, and grassland. An ecosystem is a dynamic community that comprises living organisms, such as microorganisms, plants, and animals, as...
Curated Video
Prey
An animal that is hunted and killed for food by a predator. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films reinforce...
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Denitrification
The process by which nitrate compounds in the soil are converted to free nitrogen in the atmosphere. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions....
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Biodiversity
The variation of life forms within an ecosystem or across the planet. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films...
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Decomposition
The process by which dead organic matter is broken down into simpler chemicals and dispersed. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig...