To watch in HD, get ClipCafe PRO
The predators help to keep nutrients in the ocean's sunlit waters
Please log in to add to collections.
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet

The predators help to keep nutrientsin the ocean's sunlit waters, recycling them so that...

The predators help to keep nutrients
in the ocean's sunlit waters, recycling them so that they can be used
again and again by plankton

Full Transcript

00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:05.671
The predators help to keep nutrients in the ocean's sunlit waters,
00:00:05.754 --> 00:00:10.384
recycling them so that they can be used again and again by plankton.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:38:42
Uploaded
May 29, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
Silverback Films,Altitude Film Entertainment,WWF-UK

Want This Clip in HD?

Upgrade for HD/4K downloads and unlimited access. Upgrade now →

Movie Summary

One man has seen more of the natural world than any other. This unique feature documentary is his witness statement.
Without predators, - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:13
Without predators,
Ocean life was also unravelling in the shallows. - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:05
Ocean life was also unravelling in the shallows.
In 1998, a Blue Planet film crew - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:08
In 1998, a Blue Planet film crew
Coral reefs were turning white. - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:04
Coral reefs were turning white.
The white color is caused by corals expelling algae - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:08
The white color is caused by corals expelling algae
When you first see it, - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:07
When you first see it,
The white corals are ultimately smothered by seaweed. - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:11
The white corals are ultimately smothered by seaweed.
At first, the cause of the bleaching was a mystery. - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:25
At first, the cause of the bleaching was a mystery.
A marked change in atmospheric carbon - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:12
A marked change in atmospheric carbon
In previous events, - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:31
In previous events,
But it now appeared this was only because the ocean - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:09
But it now appeared this was only because the ocean
It was the first indication to me - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:07
It was the first indication to me
The most remote habitat of all - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:07
The most remote habitat of all
I've visited the polar regions over many decades. - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:23
I've visited the polar regions over many decades.
In my time, I've experienced the warming of Arctic summers. - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:15
In my time, I've experienced the warming of Arctic summ...
We've managed to travel by boat - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:10
We've managed to travel by boat
By the time Frozen Planet aired in 2011, - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:09
By the time Frozen Planet aired in 2011,
The ocean has long since become unable to absorb - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:18
The ocean has long since become unable to absorb
A speed of change that exceeds any in the last 10,000 years. - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:06
A speed of change that exceeds any in the last 10,000 years.
Summer sea ice in the Arctic has reduced by 40% in 40 years. - David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 00:12
Summer sea ice in the Arctic has reduced by 40% in 40 years.