As the dominant hydrological force in the American Southwest, the Colorado River cuts a wide swath through vast deserts and arid plains, and also through the lives of millions of people and species. As... 

This module includes an overview of the history of agriculture, different agricultural practices and their relationship with biodiversity, and a discussion on the potential advantages and disadvantages... 

Amphibians are experiencing declines in populations and extinction of species at a rate far beyond any other group in recent times. In spite of the academic awareness of a possible amphibian crisis and... 

Remote sensing is a technology for sampling reflected and emitted electromagnetic radiation of features on the Earth's land surface, oceans, and atmosphere. In this module, we exclude such techniques as... 

Remote sensing can be used to address a plethora of biodiversity conservation issues and is a valuable tool for scientists, conservation practitioners, land managers, and many others. Aquatic, atmospheric... 

Satellite data offer panoramic and long-term perspectives that assist us in managing ecosystems to meet social, economic, and ecological objectives. In particular, remote sensing data are becoming increasingly... 

Applied demography involves using the knowledge gained from analyzing and understanding populations in order to manage them effectively. The synthesis reviews basic concepts of demography and their application... 

This exercise is designed to foster the practice of critical thinking—a habit of mind characterized by the comprehensive exploration of issues and evidence before accepting or formulating an opinion or... 

This exercise is designed to foster the practice of critical thinking—a habit of mind characterized by the comprehensive exploration of issues and evidence before accepting or formulating an opinion or... 

This module reviews the role of assessing threats in setting conservation targets, identifying priority strategies, and determining their effectiveness. It includes an overview of the use of threat assessment... 

Of the 6,500 or so different mammal species on earth, approximately 1,406 are from one group—bats! In other words, over 20% of known mammal diversity are bats. This module covers the basic biology and... 

The connections between biodiversity and human health have become a focus of recent attention and research as anthropogenic causes have led to an unprecedented loss of global biodiversity. Using the World... 

This module describes the evolution in approaches to ICDPs over time. Some of the major problems identified in ICDP evaluations are discussed within two broad categories: (a) design and conceptual issues... 

Biodiversity, the variety of life and the ecological and evolutionary processes that sustain it, is rapidly being lost. In order to develop successful conservation management programs, it is necessary... 

Humans have now altered essentially every natural ecosystem in the world, and among the numerous consequences of anthropogenic global change, many of the Earth’s species are currently living under drastically... 

This case study presents an overview of the biological and cultural diversity of the Solomon Islands. It begins by using the story of the kukuvoju—a bird from the island of Choiseul that has likely gone... 

Riparian corridors in the southwestern deserts are among the most threatened bird habitat types in the United States of America. In the early 1900s, dams were built along the length of the lower Colorado... 

Marine spatial planning is growing in use as a tool to aid management efforts in coastal and ocean systems. In this exercise, we briefly review the history and rationale behind marine spatial planning...