Polar Explorations. Episode 18, South Georgia and Macquarie.

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FilmPublisher number: 6756977 | KanopyPublisher: The Great Courses, 2015Publisher: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2019Description: 1 online resource (streaming video file) (29 minutes): digital, .flv file, soundContent type:

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Edward M. Murphy, Fen Montaigne, Michael E. Wysession, Ralph Lee Hopkins, Sylvia A. EarleSummary: Among the least inhabited places on Earth, the sub-Antarctic islands feature a spectacular array of wildlife despite a history of wanton exploitation beginning in the 18th century. Learn how seal, whale, and penguin populations were devastated on and around two of the sub-Antarctic's most significant islands - South Georgia and Macquarie - and how each population has largely recovered.

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Edward M. Murphy, Fen Montaigne, Michael E. Wysession, Ralph Lee Hopkins, Sylvia A. Earle

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Among the least inhabited places on Earth, the sub-Antarctic islands feature a spectacular array of wildlife despite a history of wanton exploitation beginning in the 18th century. Learn how seal, whale, and penguin populations were devastated on and around two of the sub-Antarctic's most significant islands - South Georgia and Macquarie - and how each population has largely recovered.

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