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Lecture 1. Ecology and the big picture -- Lecture 2. Earth and the Goldilocks effect -- Lecture 3. Distribution of global ecosystems -- Lecture 4. Climate and ecology -- Lecture 5. Biogeography and evolution -- Lecture 6. Polar ecosystems and tundra -- Lecture 7. Boreal forest -- Lecture 8. Temperate deciduous forest -- Lecture 9. Grassland and savanna -- Lecture 10. Desert -- Lecture 11. Tropical rain forest -- Lecture 12. Marine ecosystems -- Lecture 13. Unique coastal ecosystems -- Lecture 14. Current issues in global ecology

In this series of lectures, renowned ornithologist John Kricher presents an absorbing analysis of the diverse ecosystems that exist on planet Earth. He provides a factual study of the many fragile and threatened portions of our biosphere while describing the interaction between each system and the effect of man's presence

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