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Charlie of the bush.
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Managing for stability just doesn’t work.
This epiphany has helped forge the development of ecosystem based management (EBM), theoretically a more holistic approach to natural resource management that is more in tune with natural processes. However, we still haven’t worked out the kinks so something good in theory often falls flat. A couple of recent papers in Conservation Biology discuss the need for measureable endpoints in EBM in order for the plan to be successful. But first, a little background.
There is a slow awakening among management agencies that stability policies aren’t effective – in fact, they often produce the opposite of the desired effect. Need examples as proof?
Read More “Ecosystem Based Management: Managing for Everything or Nothing At All” »
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from The Right Blue ~Southern Fried Scientist
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Flashback to BEM2010. Charlie in tow.
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Welcome to the April 5 Edition of Scientia Pro Publica – Science for the People!
An inordinate fondness for Sea Horses
I got my start in Marine Biology working at the National Aquarium in Baltimore’s Syngnathid Breeding Program, so the abundance of sea horse and pipefish related submissions get the prime real estate. Maniraptora: Tastes Like Chicken reveals that bigger is better, even for pipefish. Save Your Breath For Running Ponies covers the same research.
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Our latest reader mail comes from my friend Mike, who writes for the conservative political blog SaveTheGop. Though we don’t agree on much, he’s usually a reasonable guy. His question concerns a post I recently wrote about Hawaii’s proposed bill to ban the sale of shark fins within their state.
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Erin and Charlie celebrate at the Wine Bar
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After the failure of my first PCR, we tried again. This one is more successful. Of my 7 samples, 5 amplified. We aren’t sure why the other two didn’t, so I’m going to try to re-extract DNA from them and try a few different primers with them this week.
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A documentary produced by Ashwin Bhandiwad and premiered at the Benthic Ecology 2010, enjoy! Shifting Sands: The Fight for the Outer Banks from Ashwin Bhandiwad on Vimeo.
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Charlie celebrates with Southern Fried Scientist and Maggie