Sustaining the Variety of Life
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Channel: Northwestern University · 2008 · Education
From http://scienceinsociety.northwestern.edu - Global Warming: A Threat to Biodiversity is a Northwestern University public outreach program to help the general public understand the reality of global warming and its impact on biodiversity. A panel of five experts discuss- in plain English- the scientific and social issues involved in the ecological aspects of global warming.
(4 of 7 - Global Warming) Dr. Stuart Pimm explores the 'golden era' of biodiversity - from 1805-1840 - when the breadth of plant and animal species was discovered, and the theory of evolution developed. ____
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