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 | Planet Earth & The Blue Planet Seas of Life (Special Collector's Edition) (DVD)
No Description Available.Genre: DocumentaryRating: NRRelease Date: 2-OCT-2007Media Type: DVD
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 | The Blue Planet - Seas of Life (Part 1) (DVD)
The Blue Planet the definitive exploration of the Earth's final frontier is now over. From the deep to the shore from pole to pole it revealed extraordinary life and behaviour tha...more
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 | The Blue Planet - Seas Of Life (Part 3) (DVD)
The BBC's landmark series on marine wildlife continues with this pair of uncommonly beautiful episodes. ''Seasonal Seas'' focuses on the explosion of life that accompanies every a...more
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 | The Blue Planet - Seas of Life (Part 2) (DVD)
The BBC's acclaimed nature series The Blue Planet will astonish you from start to finish, and these two episodes are even better than those included in Part 1 (''Ocean World'' a...more
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 | The Blue Planet - Seas Of Life (Part 4) (DVD)
Oceanic marvels abound in these two episodes of The Blue Planet, and we're given a front-row seat thanks to the series' peerless camerawork and sound effects, and George Fenton's ...more
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 | The Blue Planet - Seas of Life 2 Pack (Parts 1 & 2) (DVD)
Extraordinary footage and eloquent narration by David Attenborough highlight the BBC's remarkable wildlife series, The Blue Planet: Seas of Life. ''Ocean World'' begins with ast...more
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 | The Blue Planet: Seas of Life, Vols. 3 & 4 (DVD)
Over 70% of our planet is covered by sea yet we know less about the world's oceans than we do about the moon. This series captures the awe-inspiring grandeur of the oceans with n...more
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The Sun's Mighty Influence
The annual cycle of the solar system influences the cycle of life in the ocean. However, the tides of the great oceans are influenced by our moon primarily, and our sun secondarily. Most parts of the world at shoreline experience 2 tidal cycles each day. Well, not precisely each 24-hour day; since the tides are influenced by the moon they are on moontime, which is a 25-hour period. So high and low tides will not occur during the same time each day. They run about an hour later each following day. Tides reach different vertical levels as well, depending on the cycle of the moon. For example, the vertical tidal range of the Bay of Fundy on Canada’s east coast is the greatest in the world—at times the range is 50 feet from high tide to low tide near the head of the bay!
As tidal water recedes most fish go with it, but some small marine creatures get trapped and are left to the elements in tide pools. These are created frequently as the tide ebbs, exposing rock formations that trap water in rock basins. This aspect of life is easily investigated by the curious walking along a beachfront—human and animal alike. You can easily investigate wonders of ocean life at this virtual treasure trove of information The A&E Shop!
Just as the waters far exceed that of land on our planet, marine life far exceeds that of life on land. Currents such as the Gulf Stream control distribution of nutrients in the sea; living nutrients such as plankton. Plankton may not be canned and stocked at the local grocer like Chicken of the Sea, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t popular with fish of the sea. A staple needed for the survival of other fish species, these free-floating plants inhabit the top layer of ocean waters soaking up sunshine and nutrients. In warmer waters they serve as the base of the aquatic food web resulting in an amazing phenomenon where many millions of silvery sardines off South Africa migrate enmasse. They're having a feasting frenzy following the plankton bloom. Much like the all-you-can-eat buffet at the local pancake house. The migration is so dense and giant it is visible even from satellite! In contrast, in the frigid waters of the Antarctic, krill is the mainstay of the food chain where giant swarms stretching for miles of this shrimplike crustacean can cause the surface of the water to appear pinkish in color.
Female Ridley Turtles all emerge under the cover of night during the half moon phase on the coast of Costa Rica to lay their eggs. An almost unbelievable 400,000 over a week’s time on one beach! Another nighttime occurrence happens at the bottom of the ocean where tiny sea creatures that appear alien ascend from the depths to feed, luminescing—emitting light from their own bodies much like fireflies. Even Dolphins have been seen traveling great numbers—in schools of about 1,000—though this is a rare sight. As is commonly known, dolphins cannot breathe underwater. About 15 minutes is the longest they can stay under. However, this species usually surfaces much more frequently. It’s believed the reason they surface, jumping out of the water as they move along is because it saves energy—air is easier to move through than water.
A shark named for its smooth hide, the Silky Shark, has been seen gathering in huge groups of 500 strong in the eastern Pacific—menacing. One’s enough for me!Hammerhead Sharks can number in the 1,000’s over a single sea mount. They eat other sharks as well and are known to be cannibalistic. Like all sharks, Hammerheads have electrolocation--not electrocution folk--just seeing if you’re paying attention!. This means they use electrical fields to locate objects. Since their sensory pores have receptors over a wide area on their head they sweep for prey effectively. To give these sharks full credit, they have been able to detect an electrical signal of ½ a billionth of a volt!
No bird has longer wings than a Southern Royal Albatross. Measuring over 11 feet tip-to-tip, they whoosh like small jets with narrow wings. Further, they often spend months out of sight of land as they routinely wander miles upon miles out over the ocean, masterfully gliding using the great force of winds. The world’s largest Albatross colony is nearly half a million pairs located on the end of the Hawaiian archipelago. Awe inspiring in a number of respects, our oceans—from The Great Barrier Reef to the Great White Shark to the great wings of the Albatross--instigate exploration and an appreciation for a new frontier. Coastal Coral
It’s a technicolor world beneath the surface in the coastal waters. Bright colors and patterns are always in flux with living creatures adding to the display. Great diversity is seen in coral reef ecosystems across the planet. The number of life forms rivals that even of the tropical rainforests. We continue to discover new species here amongst reefs that began growing as long as 25 million years ago.
Like a rich bank of genetic resources it is buried treasure in and of itself. From the Florida Keys to the barrier reef along the Australian coast these reefs protect coastal lands from wave erosion. But the reef itself is a fragile ecosystem that responds to climate change. What is termed coral bleaching occurs when there is a slight rise in water temperature stressing the coral. Damage occurs faster than it can be regrown. There have been a quite a number of bleaching events already worldwide due to warmer and more acidic waters, concerning scientists about the survival of coral reefs the world over.
Cousteau was convinced that our survival is dependent on the oceans of the world and its many creatures, whether they swim, crawl, dive or fly. I’m convinced that it’s a very fertile element of our planet—our blue planet.
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