Warren et al:
I may have a right to my own "meaning," but do I have a right to my own
facts? (apologies to D. Moynihan)
If I knew the answer, believe me, I wouldn't ask the question. Therefore, I
did not condition the terms of the question on my biases. I must presume
that a discipline like ecology has a definition of "ecosystem" and a
definition of "collapse." If not, the discussion should be all the more
interesting and useful. I should perhaps add that I would consider an answer
valid that explained what prevents collapse at ANY level, such as a
bacterium and an immune system.
WT
----- Original Message -----
From: "Warren W. Aney" <[email protected]>
To: "Wayne Tyson" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 9:17 PM
Subject: RE: [ECOLOG-L] Ecosystem function at the most basic level
Doesn't your question depend somewhat on what "ecosystem" and "collapse"
means to you?
Warren W. Aney
Tigard, Oregon
-----Original Message-----
From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news
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Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 20:06
To: [email protected]
Subject: [ECOLOG-L] Ecosystem function at the most basic level
Ecolog:
In that complex ballet between organisms and their "hosts" or "prey" at
every level of life, just what is it that keeps the ecosystem from
collapsing?
WT
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