Keystone Species
Ask A Biologist Podcast
Chapters
0:00
Intro
0:30
Journey to Tibetan Plateau (China) in the field with Andrew Smith.
1:53
What is a conservation biologist?
3:03
Biodiversity.
3:15
Rainforest - deforestation.
3:44
Rainforest - plants and medicine.
4:15
What got you interested in pikas?
4:28
Description of pikas.
4:45
How many types of pikas are there?
6:03
Learning about the pikas in China.
6:48
How often have you traveled to China?
7:20
How many years have you been studying pikas in China?
7:37
The story behind the pikas on the Tibetan Plateau - about the research.
8:57
Listen to some of the songs and calls that pikas make.
9:36
How many sounds do pikas make?
12:09
What kind of equipment do you use? [Basic skills]
13:43
What got you started in biology?
14:29
What's a keystone? (AAB - Keystone Web Page)
15:15
What's a keystone species and how are pikas a keystone species?
16:43
Prairie dogs of North America.
17:21
Why do people consider pikas a pest?
18:02
Why Dr. Smith considers pikas a keystone species.
20:48
Pikas and plants.
22:32
What are some other keystone species?
23:04
Wolves in Yellowstone National Park.
23:31
Everything is related to everything else (food web).
24:19
What is the Red List?
24:42
What are the three critical threatened categories for animals and plants?
25:24
What percentage of mammals are threatened with extinction?
26:19
Were you always going to be a conservation biologist?
27:21
If you weren't a biologist what would you be?
28:34
Advice for a future scientist.
29:23
How is your ability to speak Chinese coming?
Ask A Biologist Podcast
Keystone Species
Mar 11, 2007
Episode 6
Dr. Biology Talks with Andrew Smith
Travel with Dr. Biology to the Tibetan plateau in China and the field site of conservation biologist Andrew Smith. There, we will learn about some cute furry animals called Pikas and why they are considered a keystone species. Hey, just what is a keystone species? Well, that's also something we'll learn about.
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