To return to a previous posting, what would you use to describe fish raceways, such as those used to help salmon bypass dams? I cannot think of a better term than "assisted migration".
Bill Silvert ----- Original Message ----- From: "DAVID WHITACRE" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2007 9:26 PM Subject: assisted "migration" (not) > "Migration" is the repeated movement back and forth of a population. = > This new phrase "assisted migration", in contrast, seems to apply to = > human assistance in dispersal/range extension, to compensate for climate = > change. > > Clearly the term is already spawning confusion. I suggest we banish it = > in its infancy, and use a term such as "assisted dispersal", "species = > translocation", or something that accurately describes the idea. > > Dave Whitacre
