What is biodiversity and why is it important?
Leah Gerber, director of ASU's Center for Biodiversity Outcomes, says biodiversity can be defined as all aspects of nature. The importance of biodiversity, she says, is that diverse contributions lead to healthier ecosystems.
From playlist Extinction and the Value of Biodiversity
Science Bulletins: Biodiversity Unveiled—New Animal Discoveries of 2013
From legless lizards to purring monkeys, scientists described thousands of unique animal species in 2013. Some species-rich regions like the Amazon basin yielded hundreds of discoveries, while museum collections provided genetic information that allowed scientists to describe hundreds more
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Are all coral reefs the same? Each regional ecosystem has its own assemblage of species and each contributes uniquely to global biodiversity. Explore why ecosystem diversity is important for conservation decisions. For more biodiversity tutorials, visit http://bit.ly/cas-khan.
From playlist Ecology | High school biology | Khan Academy
What Is Biodiversity? | Ecology & Environment | Biology | FuseSchool
What Is Biodiversity? | Ecology & Environment | Biology | FuseSchool Biodiversity is a key concept in ecology and has importance on both local and global scales. Biodiversity is the degree of variation of life, or, put more simply, the number of different individuals and lifeforms in an a
From playlist BIOLOGY: Ecology & Environment
New species of lifeforms are being discovered and described on our planet every single day -- but, when we talk about a species, what are we really referring to? Turns out, the answer is... complicated. This video is by no means comprehensive. Species concepts are some of the most complex
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Evolution, Biogeography and "Systems Ecology" in Microbial Eukaryote Taxa - H. Bik - 1/14/16
Bioinformatics Research Symposium Beckman Institute Auditorium Thursday, January 14, 2016
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Turner: Assembling the Pieces for A Global Biodiversity Monitoring Framework
Woody Turner explains the role of remote sensing in biodiversity monitoring and assessment.
From playlist Spatial Biodiversity Science and Conservation
Project Dhvani: Forest soundscapes from the Western Ghats by Vijay Ramesh
Cosmic zoom Project Dhvani: Forest soundscapes from the Western Ghats Speaker: Vijay Ramesh (Ecologist, Columbia University) Date: 01 April 2021, 19:00 to 21:00 Venue: Online Abstract: The Western Ghats of southern India boasts exceptional biological diversity, ranging from the chari
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Collen: Tracking Global Biodiversity Change in Space and Time
Ben Collen explains the ways biodiversity loss has been monitored and discusses novel approaches.
From playlist Spatial Biodiversity Science and Conservation
Rainforests 101 | National Geographic
Rainforests are home to over half of the world's plant and animal species. Learn about tropical and temperate rainforests, how they contribute to the global ecosystem, and the conservation efforts being done to protect these biomes. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe #NationalGeog
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Leah Gerber on Endangered species
In this ASU "Got a minute?" video series, Leah Gerber discusses some of the challenges and opportunities regarding biodiversity conservation in the 21st century.
From playlist Extinction and the Value of Biodiversity
Science Bulletins: Seeking Spiders—Biodiversity on a Different Scale
Recognizing the tiny species of any ecosystem is hugely important for defining its overall diversity. But miniscule forms of life are often invisible to conservation efforts because they have yet to be described in detail. Dr. Norman Platnick of the American Museum of Natural History is le
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Boehning-Gaese: Biodiversity and Global Change
Katrin Boehning-Gaese discusses models and methods used to predict the impact of climate change on species distributions.
From playlist Spatial Biodiversity Science and Conservation
Has Madagascar Maxed Out Its Diversity?
Madagascar is home to an unparalleled diversity of plant and animal life. But the emergence of new species may be a thing of the past. A recent study uncovered evidence that following a period of rapid diversification, new species emergence slowed dramatically. Environmental resources coul
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Science Bulletins: Surveying Vietnam
In recent years, scientists from around the world have turned to Vietnam in their search for new plant and animal species. Vietnam harbors an astonishing range of habitats, from rain forests and dry forests to mangroves and coral reefs. Scientific expeditions and surveys have discovered an
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The inside story of parasites – with Scott Gardner and Gabor Racz
Parasites are the most abundant form of life on Earth. Find out how biologists survey global parasite biodiversity with the aim of preventing ecosystem collapse. Buy the book here: https://geni.us/vVt4B7 Watch the Q&A here: https://youtu.be/w4NFM4t0xgs This livestream was recorded at th
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Guralnick: The New Vast Machine: Challenges and Solutions to Mapping Global Biodiversity & Change
Rob Guralnick discusses the technical aspects of storing, sharing and mapping biodiversity information.
From playlist Spatial Biodiversity Science and Conservation
Extinction and the Value of Biodiversity With Leah Gerber
Explore the playlist at: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNrrxHpJhC8nLc0c2LZL3CBefg_LB_9yg Join Leah Gerber, founding director of Arizona State University’s Center for Biodiversity Outcomes, as she explores the topic of biodiversity as it relates to extinction. Biodiversity is the
From playlist Extinction and the Value of Biodiversity
Extinction and the Value of Biodiversity With Leah Gerber, Part 5
Explore the playlist at: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNrrxHpJhC8nLc0c2LZL3CBefg_LB_9yg Join Leah Gerber, founding director of Arizona State University’s Center for Biodiversity Outcomes, as she explores the topic of biodiversity as it relates to extinction. Biodiversity is the
From playlist Extinction and the Value of Biodiversity
Dr. Norman Platnick, Curator Emeritus in the Division of Invertebrate Zoology, oversaw the new Museum exhibition, Spiders Alive! Dr. Platnick's current research focuses on the spider family Oonopidae (the goblin spiders). He heads a National Science Foundation-funded Planetary Biodiversit
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