35 minutes
Provides 28 video modules that utilise the sea shore to focus on basic concepts of biology. This program makes a fine introduction to the major kinds of invertebrate animals.
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Conditions on the Seashore
Introduction to Life at the Sea’s Edge (01:29)
Tides (01:16)
Hazards: Wave Shock and Abrasion (00:41)
Hazards: Fresh Water, Temperature and Drying (00:36)
Competition for Space (01:07)
Production on the Shore (00:35)
Food: Plankton and Detritus (01:21)
Adaptations for Intertidal Life
Adaptations for Wave Shock (01:20)
Defence: Stinging Cells, Chemicals and Warning Coloration (02:26)
Defensive Structures (01:02)
Defence: Escape Responses (01:40)
Feeding: Filtration (00:53)
Feeding on Detritus (00:54)
Feeding: Rasping and Grazing (00:37)
Feeding: Predation and the Role Of Chemicals (01:02)
Symbiosis (00:28)
Reproduction: Asexual Reproduction (00:35)
Reproduction: Fertilization (01:05)
Reproduction: Echinoderm Development (01:06)
Reproduction: Planktonic Larvae (01:12)
Life Cycles and Parental Investment (01:12)
Seashore Habitats and Inhabitants
Intertidal Zonation (01:34)
Rocky Shores: High Intertidal Zone (00:56)
Rocky Shores: Mid Intertidal Zone (01:19)
Rocky Shores: Low Intertidal Zone (01:03)
Sandy Beaches and the Meiofauna (01:37)
Mudflats and Estuaries (02:16)
Docks and Pilings (01:19)
2006
