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Nature's Microworlds

Amazon (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV Episode | Documentary
Steve's team visits the world's largest and most diverse ecosystem, the Amazon rain forest, whose eponymous stream and countless tributaries contain a fifth of the world's river water, enough to largely drive its own weather cycle. Its ...See moreSteve's team visits the world's largest and most diverse ecosystem, the Amazon rain forest, whose eponymous stream and countless tributaries contain a fifth of the world's river water, enough to largely drive its own weather cycle. Its unequaled 3 million known plants and animal species lives in a multi-stores environment, in extremely complex interaction. Only a shallow soil layer contains mineral nutrients, so the huge trees need extra support roots and various symbiosis, especially with mycorrhiza, a type of fungus. Written by KGF Vissers See less
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Producer
Mark Wheeler
Cinematographers
Jim Clare (photography) | Robert Fulton (photography) | Charlie Hamilton-James (photography) | Alastair MacEwen (photography) (as Alistair MacEwan)
Editor
Chris Mallett
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Updated Jul 30, 2012
Release date
Jul 30, 2012 (United Kingdom)

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