In my opinion, ecology should be defined as the economics of nature at first, being in paralell with the popular economics that dominates the world for the long time. We should recognize the economics as merely the economics of society created for human beings' desire realized via the market trade. For instance, such social economics considers the value of a 5--years-old tree only 200$, but it actually values more than 100 thousand dollars for its ecological services in ecologists' views.
The every problem of modern world results from such wrong economics, can you say that? in this regard, ecology should have a glary future. Songliang Wang Ph.D.,Prof. College of Crop Sciences Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University Fuzhou 350002, P. R. China www.wsolo-agroecology.org > Date: Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:16:00 -0800 > From: [email protected] > Subject: [ECOLOG-L] Ecology as Science Status and Future > To: [email protected] > > Honorable Ecolog Forum: > > There's something about the imminent end of still another year that gets me > to thinking about where "things" are, where they have been, and where they > are going. It's a time for reflection that's as good as any, but a life > well-lived is in a continuous state of reflection. Ecology seems to me to be > a comprehensive way of looking at biology, an attempt to include everything > and to see all the connections and relationships in time and space. That's a > tall order, more than any one individual can hope to fully comprehend, or > even see, hear, smell, or touch, much less interpret correctly such that we > can reach conclusions that more closely match reality than fantasy. The more > I know about where "things" are the minds of others, the better I am able to > extend my own vision, and challenge it. > > While I don't want bias your answers, I will say that I am, for the moment, > more interested in learning more about your INDIVIDUAL views (not those of > other authorities, textbooks or websites) in the realm of > scientific/disciplined study and thinking about the present state of ecology > as an intellectual activity, and not so much interested, for the moment, in > applied aspects of ecology. > > So I would be interested in as many thoughts as anyone cares to share about > his or her OWN thoughts about the important questions in the scientific study > of the ecological phenomenon, and, by reflection, critical views of the > current status of ecology as a form of intellectual enquiry in its present > state. I am particularly interested in any views about the fundamental > principles of ecology that have stood the test of time and testing and > retesting, that is theories that have been demonstrated to be valid in the > real world. So the answers can be anything, such as theories that have not > been fully tested. > > For now, I am not so much interested in political and policy issues, even > though these are important. > > Thanks for sharing your thoughts. > > > Peace, > > WT > > PS: I will be away from the computer for two or three weeks beginning > sometime next week. Happy New Year! (And thank you all for your past > generosity in sharing your insights; that has greatly helped me to sort out > the wheat from the chaff.) > > > http://www.euractiv.com/en/environment/analysis-top-100-ecological-questions-identified/article-156507 > > http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/blog/2009/04/28/100-questions-to-conserve-global-biodiversity/ _________________________________________________________________ New Windows 7: Find the right PC for you. Learn more. http://windows.microsoft.com/shop
