The Hidden World of Oceanic Islands.

Oceanic Islands make up a sixth of all land on Earth. In the Pacific alone, more than 25,000 islands are scattered amidst the endless blue. From Hawaii's rocky mountains, to coral atolls of the Maldives, each hosting unique communities of life and species found nowhere else on Earth. Ecosystems that would not exist if not for the powerful forces that pulled these mighty rocks from the abyss. Volcanism, and tectonics.

Watch Part 1 - Seamounts:    • The Hidden World of Seamounts  

00:00 - An Introduction to Oceanic Islands
01:39 - Chapter 1: Life and Death of an Island - The Abundance of Islands
02:34 - Chapter 1: Life and Death of an Island - How Islands Form
03:26 - Chapter 1: Life and Death of an Island - How Coral Atolls Form
05:04 - Chapter 2: A Land of Opportunity - The Arrival of Life at Islands
07:48 - Chapter 2: A Land of Opportunity - Adaptive Radiation
08:52 - Chapter 2: A Land of Opportunity - The Story of Darwin's Finches
09:33 - Chapter 2: A Land of Opportunity - A Scale Model of Evolution
11:37 - Chapter 2: A Land of Opportunity - The Lemurs of Madagascar
12:57 - Chapter 3: Life Beneath the Waves - The Island Mass Effect
14:02 - Chapter 3: Life Beneath the Waves - The Galapagos Humboldt Current
15:02 - Chapter 3: Life Beneath the Waves - The Importance of Mangroves
16:14 - Conclusion: The Importance of Islands
17:19 - Message from our Sponsor

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Music Used:
No Field Was Formed by Austin Wintory
Secret Garden by Nocturne
Ichthyosaurus Communis by Austin Wintory
Elasmosaurus Platyurus by Austin Wintory
Balaenoptera Musculus by Austin Wintory
Final Confluence by Austin Wintory
Home of the Gumon by Gareth Coker
First Steps Into Sunken Glades

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Resources:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/ks3-gcse-...
https://www.majordifferences.com/2018...
https://www.amnh.org/explore/videos/b...