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How to Grow a Planet

How to Grow a Planet

A stunning new perspective on the power of plant life
Mar 08, 2012 2h 57m
8.8
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Synopsis

Geologist Ian Stewart explain in three stages of natural history the crucial interaction of our very planet's physiology and its unique wildlife. Biological evolution is largely driven bu adaptation to conditions such as climate, soil and irrigation, but biotopes were also shaped by wildlife changing earth's surface and climate significantly, even disregarding human activity.

Title How to Grow a Planet
Companies BBC
Countries United Kingdom
Keywords biology, tree, plant, natural history, grass, evolution, seed, geology, bacteria, botany, photosynthesis, nature documentary
Iain Stewart

Iain Stewart

Himself - Presenter
Norberto Asensio

Norberto Asensio

Himself - Liverpool John Moores University
Chris Austin

Chris Austin

Himself - Forest Fire Association
Jill Pruetz

Jill Pruetz

Herself - Iowa State University
Klaus Schmidt

Klaus Schmidt

Himself - German Archaeological Institute