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One Small Step For Man

Low Life on the Ladder of God

The Last Frontier

The Final Countdown

The Paradise of Competition

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Toolbox of Survival

Adapt or Die!

The Ruins of Progress

Voyage of Darwin’s Beagle

TV Series

2012

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Toolbox of Survival

Season 1 · Episode 6 · Sep 12, 2012

In Australia the arrival of Europeans profoundly effected the biology of the continent through introduction of non-native species that are reproducing and invading at an unprecedented rate. Australian biologists call it “extinction calamity” since the continent has lost one in ten of its native mammals species in the past 200 years. The effects of climate change is also evident with severe droughts and wild fires. A large fraction of Australian vegetation is serotinous that is adapted to disperse their seeds when triggered by fire. Cane toads are one of the prime example of catastrophic species introduction with unintended consequences. Decades after their intentional release cane toads continue to spread over the continent.

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Voyage of Darwin’s Beagle

TV Series

2012

Documentary

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Toolbox of Survival

Season 1 · Episode 6 · Sep 12, 2012

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