The term "Resurrection Ecology" is already in use for a field developing out of paleolimnology. Zooplankton resting eggs remain viable in lake sediments for decades (in some cases up to a century or longer) and locally extirpated species can be revived by hatching these resting eggs. The technique was pioneered by Nelson Hairston, Lawrence Weider, Charles Kerfoot and others, and they coined the term "Resurrection Ecology" in this context.
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/DyeHard/story?id=666435&page=1 Cheers, Martin On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 12:06 PM, Nadine Lymn <[email protected]> wrote: > "Maybe it's time to coin a new term," said Stanley Temple a long-time > conservation biologist who played key roles in preventing species such as > the Peregrine Falcon and Whooping Crane from going extinct. We were > already well into the 'Why & Why Not' portion of TEDxDeExtinction on > Friday, March 15, and it was clear that Temple, the man who occupied Aldo > Leopold's chair at the University of Wisconsin for 32 years, has deep > reservations about reversing extinction through genetic engineering. But > he also clearly believes that conservation biologists need to be part of > developments as the quest to revive extinct species inevitably moves > forward. Thus his proposed new term: "Resurrection Ecology." > > After listening to 6 hours of TEDxDeExtinction presentations last Friday, > my head was spinning with gripping stories of charismatic and extinct > species such as the Thylacine (a meat-eating marsupial-its name means > dog-headed, pouched one), the biological, ethical and political dilemmas of > "bringing back" species, and descriptions of the genetic techniques > underway to make this is a reality. > > Several themes threaded throughout the event. Here are two of them that > are closely intertwined: 1. A strong concern that revival of extinct > species could make current efforts to save endangered species even harder, > and 2. The potential for gene technology to help save today's endangered > species. > > To the first theme: > > "We've got our hands full" trying to save what's still here now, said > Stanley Temple. Temple, a professor emeritus at the University of > Wisconsin, is worried that de-extinction efforts could destabilize already > difficult conservation efforts. We already have a tendency to rely on > technological "fixes", he said. If extinction isn't forever, then the > attitude could become, 'let it go extinct, we can always bring it back > later.' > > To read the rest of this EcoTone post see: > http://www.esa.org/esablog/research/conservation/reviving-extinct-genetic-diversity-resurrection-ecology/ > > > Nadine Lymn > ESA Director of Public Affairs > Washington DC 20036 > (202) 833-8773 x205 > https://twitter.com/esa_org > https://www.facebook.com/esa.org >
