And don't forget the S. purpurea spp., Chris. They had good shots of the
plants and of some flies passing on to a higher level of existance.
Also, there was hard, supported discussion about the relationship between
the northern peat bog and global warming, as well as the preservation of
(at least) as many unidentified species as one would find in a southern
hemisphere rain forest.
The James Bay Project in Hudson's Bay was used as an example of how
hydro-electric power is just as polluting in regards to the destruction of
habitat of key species and the releasing of greenhouse gas types (methane,
carbon dioxide) by the flooding of sphagnum bogs. Not to mention the end of
the traditional way of life for the northern Cree and Inuit in what is
arguably the largest and least understood sphagnum bog, or muskeg, system
in the world.
Regards,
Rand