Crash Course: Ecology and Environment



I really enjoy Crash Course on youtube to give me the general overview of topics I am unfamiliar with. They zoom through the subject so you cover lots of ground in a very short time frame but they also use good examples and analogies to make the content accessible. It’s a great starting point to understand the science behind what our planet does for us.

The Ecology playlist above has 12 videos breaking down the content into the themes below;

  1. Brakes Down Global Evolution into the different Eras and Epochs
  2. What is Population Ecology?
  3. Human Population Growth
  4. Community Ecology
  5. Predators
  6. Ecological Succession
  7. Ecosystem Ecology
  8. Water and Carbon Cycles
  9. Nitrogen and Phosphorous Cycles
  10. Human Impact on the Environment
  11. Pollution
  12. Conservation and Restoration Ecology

Crash Course have also made a bunch of other shows that may be of interest to you







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