Study of a marsh
The marsh occupies a distinct niche in nature. To the layman, it may be little more than damp wetlands. To the scientist, it is an exciting laboratory, an elaborately designed and perfectly balanced ecosystem of life. “The Marsh,” on TVl’s Sunday afternoon programme, is the story of the life of a fresh-water marsh. It tells of the harm that is done when a marsh is commercially exploited. In this instance, it happens to be a marsh in Germany where digging for peat is permitted. Actually, it could be the story of any fresh-water marsh that is being exploited. The film shows how the entire structure, the links between creatures, represents a balance that may be too fragile to completely reconstruct even if the incredibly complex process of restoration is undertaken.
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Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33963, 2 October 1975, Page 4
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