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Ecosystems and Interactions

Ecosystems and Interactions illustrates the importance of the sun as the prime energy source behind all ecosystems.
Series : Australian Ecology | Episode : 2 | Year : 1979 | Total Duration : 15 Minutes | Producer : Malcolm Otton
Director : David Barrow |
Time-lapse water in front of lens. Tidal water recedes to reveal mangrove swamp.
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Access No. 59541 | 28 secs | 1970s | © NFSA | Colour |
Small spider in web against green BG. Small mangrove crab walking across mud. Stops and places food into his mouth with claws. Crab out of hole in mud. Pan along shores of mangrove.
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Access No. 59543 | 55 secs | 1970s | © NFSA | Colour |
Mangrove crab in CU. CU on eel grass. Eggs on sea weed. Pans of mangoves and VS of mangrove floor. Track through mangrove swamp.
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Access No. 59551 | 51 secs | 1970s | © NFSA | Colour |
White, yellow sun rising in red sunrise sky.
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Access No. 59558 | 14 secs | 1970s | © NFSA | Colour |
CU on leaves of mangrove tree. Poor underwater shots of roots and pan of mangrove roots. VS mangrove and pants. CU of flowers and fruit in mangrove. VS mangrove crabs. Underwater shots of crabs. Fish eating crab. Quick shot of shark
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Access No. 59559 | 1 min 24 secs | 1970s | © NFSA | Colour |
Fishermen in yellow raincoats on fishing trawler landing fish (tuna or Mackeral) on lines and tossing them onto deck of boat.
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Access No. 59572 | 9 secs | 1970s | © NFSA | Colour |
Large white, yellow sun against red sunset sky. Various plants and insects supered into sun shape.
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Access No. 59573 | 25 secs | 1970s | © NFSA | Colour |
Low angle WS of storm, wind blowing tree tops, clouds swirling, lightning.
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Access No. 59574 | 18 secs | 1970s | © NFSA | Colour |
Light rain falling on water with water lily pads and leaves and green water grass, reeds.
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Access No. 59577 | 4 secs | 1970s | © NFSA | Colour |
Swirling grey storm clouds. Rain falling on water lily pads. Blue sky showing through break in clouds
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Access No. 59578 | 13 secs | 1970s | © NFSA | Colour |
Time-lapse orange flower opening. Time-lapse pink pig face succulent flowers opening. CU of dragon fly and LA of dragon fly over water. Time-lapse erosion of soil.
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Access No. 59581 | 42 secs | 1970s | © NFSA | Colour |
Water running down face of Uluru (Ayers Rock). Flooded river with big gum trees, fast flowing brown water.
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Access No. 59586 | 22 secs | 1970s | Uluru, Northern Territory, Australia | © Restricted Access - Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
WS Snow covered mountain. range with blue sky. Aerial over active steaming crater or volcano in snow covered mountains.
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Access No. 59588 | 16 secs | 1970s | © NFSA | Colour |
Sea gull standing on rock beside sea shore, rocks covered in bird droppings. Pan across craggy rock formation.
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Access No. 59590 | 18 secs | 1970s | © NFSA | Colour |
Kangaroo skeleton or carcass in dry desert VS on white bones lying in red desert soil.
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Access No. 59592 | 12 secs | 1970s | © NFSA | Colour |
Tilt down from rainforest trees to rotting log laying on ground.
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Access No. 59595 | 7 secs | 1970s | © NFSA | Colour |
River water swirling around rocks. Mist rising from surface. VS of cloud covered landscapes including the Three Sisters in Blue Mountains
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Access No. 59596 | 13 secs | 1970s | Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU of a Clover plant or grass. Cross section of earth with fibrous plant root system with water seeping through. CU on Fibrous and tuberous root system of plant. Legumes.
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Access No. 59598 | 24 secs | 1970s | © NFSA | Colour |
Two water birds , egrets, both standing on one leg in shallow water. Pan across roots of mangrove, some underwater. Researchers taking samples into plastic bags.
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Access No. 59602 | 1 min 17 secs | 1970s | © NFSA | Colour |
Various graphics showing decomposition of mangrove swamp leaves. CUs of leaves and test tube showing phosphorus content
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Access No. 59606 | 21 secs | 1970s | © NFSA | Colour |
Small red and white crop dusting plane lands on dirt runway. CU of refuelling. Filling tank with chemicals. Warning and poison signs. POV of plane low flying over crops, then profile. VS of crop dusting spraying with DDT. Rain falling on bare earth soil and small dead insects being washed away. Close high shot of small muddy stream of water.
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Access No. 59607 | 1 min 4 secs | 1970s | © NFSA | Colour |
Pelicans swimming and diving for food. Seagulls on rocks, one feeding on a fish head.
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Access No. 59624 | 15 secs | 1970s | © NFSA | Colour |
Man driving tractor away from camera as it sprays chemicals or fertiliser on fruit trees. Spray irrigation. CU of water droplets falling on dirt. LS of stream with rocky banks. Dead fish amongst debris in water.
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Access No. 59626 | 31 secs | 1970s | © NFSA | Colour |
Birds in shallow water of wetlands in foreground. Airport with plane landing in BG. Flock of Magpie Geese take flight.
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Access No. 59631 | 15 secs | 1970s | © NFSA | Colour |
Open cut mining. Pull back to show huge crevice in earth.
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Access No. 59633 | 13 secs | 1970s | © NFSA | Colour |
Tractor toward camera stirring up clouds of dust. Spillway of dam. WS of industrial complex with black smoke from chimneys. Pan across dead trees in swamp, degraded polluted land. Good shots for destruction of environment.
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Access No. 59634 | 38 secs | 1970s | © NFSA | Colour |
Mangrove crab. mangrove plants.
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Access No. 59638 | 14 secs | 1970s | © NFSA | Colour |
Tilt down from trees down to garbage dump, tip
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Access No. 59640 | 9 secs | 1970s | © NFSA | Colour |
Steak cooking on barbeque, BBQ, turning meat with tongs. Serving salads onto paper plates.
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Access No. 59641 | 22 secs | 1970s | © NFSA | Colour |
Birds and pelican on water with dead tree stumps in BG. Underwater : sharks and fish.
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Access No. 59643 | 10 secs | 1970s | © NFSA | Colour |
Pedestrians walking toward camera.
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Access No. 59645 | 7 secs | 1970s | © NFSA | Colour |
Orange sunset sun with rings of flaring light. Zoom in to sun turning white hot.
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Access No. 59646 | 11 secs | 1970s | © NFSA | Colour |
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