Comments below.
--- Steven Bissell <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Just a note. William Least Heat-Moon in "River Horse," his account of
> crossing the USA in a boat, also talks about the positive effect Zebra
> Mussels have had on water quality. My own observation is that some, not
> all,
> ecologists are very likely to take a static view of ecosystems despite
> their
> training. No ecosystem is ever entirely "at rest" in terms of species
> diversity or richness, static in this sense would mean ecological death.
> The
> introduction of exotics is a big "problem" in the short term for
> ecosystems
> because it induces changes very rapidly and, largely, unpredictably.
> This
> last being the big issue for ecologists, it messes up their studies and
> causes some theories to be questioned.
Hi Steven (your $%^^& and #@!^&; I don't want to be too polite, some might
think you part of the conspiracy). ;-)
Any how, is the questioning of theories ultimately a good thing?
Also, I hadn't considered the unpredictable nature of such invasions good
point.
Steve
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