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1 online resource (streaming video file) (27 min. 31 sec.) ; 166387565 bytes |
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Catalyst reporters Anja Taylor, Derek Muller and Simon Pampena follow the science highway across the Great Australian Bight. Standing atop the spectacular Bunda Cliffs, Derek and Simon ponder how to accurately calculate the length of Australia's coastline. Coming up with two vastly different answers, they put forward a mind-blowing explanation.The trio drop in on the Aboriginal community at Yalata Beach which forms part of a long exposed and pristine coastline. The locals have initiated a study into the population of the giant mulloway whose numbers they fear are in decline. Simon and Derek throw out a line all in the name of science. With snake wrangler and threatened species officer, Harald Ehmann, they come face to face with some of the iconic creatures of the Nullarbor. Even in the harsh arid conditions of the Nullarbor, the flora and fauna are feeling the effects of climate change.In homage to the incredible coastline they have just traversed, the intrepid three shuck and savour the oysters of Ceduna. Then, from surf to turf, the reporters get a taste of horticulture of the future. In a huge greenhouse on the edge of the desert in South Australia the barren land is coming alive. Here Sundrop Farms is growing tonnes of fresh produce using saltwater and solar energy to heat, cool, power and irrigate. This is technology that could help address the world's water crisis and revolutionise farming.To finish off this fourth leg of Catalyst on the Road, our reporters join the excavation of a Diprotodon skeleton at a remote merino stud where palaeontologist Rod Wells and the local community are working to uncover the mystery of what happened to Australia's megafauna |
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Broadcast 2013-02-28 at 20:00:00 |
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Classification: G |
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Coastal ecology -- Environmental aspects.
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Coasts -- Measurement.
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Fishes -- Climatic factors.
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Australia -- Nullarbor Plain.
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Streaming video
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Taylor, Anja, host
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Muller, Derek, reporter
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Pampena, Simon, reporter
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Barnes, Tom, contributor
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Bestland, Erick, contributor
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Camens, Aaron, contributor
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Ehmann, Harald, contributor
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Madonna, Sandro, contributor
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Spooner, Nigel, contributor
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Wells, Rod, contributor
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