About this series:
A new science video podcast that explains science topics in a fun and exciting way. Great for science teachers to download and show in the classroom. Most videos come with lesson plans or accompanying informational web pages. All hosts and filmmakers are also trained biologists.
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Dec 7, 2006
05:40
Home & Family
In the late 1800's a man by the name of C. Hart Merriam was surveying the land from the bottom of the Grand Canyon to the top of the Rocky Mountains...
In the late 1800's a man by the name of C. Hart Merriam was surveying the land from the bottom of the Grand Canyon to the top of the Rocky Mountains. He noticed that distinct plant communities were found as one increased elevation. He noticed that lower elevations were prairies, then dry steppes, Ponderosa Pine, montane forests, subalpine forests and finally the alpine tundra. In this Ecogeeks episode Suzi Serengeti and Rob Nelson take a look at this zone above the trees.
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