Defining ecology is not really all that hard, and yes, it is worth doing. The
definitions found in elementary ecology texts like that of Krebs are quite
satisfactory. Krebs said, "Ecology is the scientific study of the interactions
that determine the distribution and abundance of organisms."
It's nice to see signs of life. Right now responding to one in particular:
Defining ecology is much harder than Liane Cochran-Stafira's hopeful
assertion suggests.
She favors "The scientific discipline that is concerned with the
relationships between organisms and their past, present and future
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From: Clara B. Jones [mailto:foucaul...@gmail.com]
Sent: Wed 11/16/2011 11:39 AM
To: Christopher M Moore
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1. Liane: the definition of ecology is quite more complicated than w
Dear Ted et al.,
I find it somewhat incredible that the Vatican is not strongly opposed to
some of the other principles of the Manifesto, namely, Principle #8, the
advocation for human population reduction. Then again, I'm not complaining.
-GW
On Tue, 15 Nov 2011 08:25:49 -0500, Ted Mosquin
gt;
> WT
>
> "In the heart of the city I have heard the wild geese crying on the
> pathways that lie over a vanished forest. Nature has not changed the force
> that drives them. Man, too, is a different expression of that natural
> force. He has fought his way from the sea's
sion of that natural
> force. He has fought his way from the sea's depth to Palomar Mountain. He
> has mastered the plague. Now, in some final Armageddon, he confronts
> himself." --Loren Eiseley, "The Invisible Pyramid."
>
>
>
>
> - Original Message --
Now, in some final Armageddon, he confronts himself." --Loren
Eiseley, "The Invisible Pyramid."
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From: "Cochran-Stafira, D. Liane"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2011 2:39 PM
Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Ecology What is it?
I'll answer
the more specific disciplines and perspectives into a cohesive
and interrelating whole by providing insights on how natural things work
together.
Warren W. Aney
Tigard, Oregon
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Hmmm..you can't read our minds without active input to the listserv?
I must be too used to working for the Fed.
I am following the th
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Comments inserted below, with much stuff cut out:
Matt Chew wrote:
> As of the latest digest I received, this thread had attracted input from
> fewer than 0.1% of the list's 12K recipients. Perhaps there are 12K
> reasons for remaining unengaged but I suspect they are all variations or
> c
Hello Matt & others,
In addition to your citations (below) and as far as I am aware, the
Manifesto for Earth has been published in two other places, vis:
- The Structurist No 43/44. University of Saskatchewan. pp. 5-9 2004
Special Edition entitled "Toward an Ecological Ethos in Art and
Arc
As of the latest digest I received, this thread had attracted input from
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reasons for remaining unengaged but I suspect they are all variations or
combinations of a few basic themes. Rather than debate plausible
rationalizations,
a means of communicating the sum of
where a discipline is and is not at any given moment.
I look forward to being further inspired by you all.
WT
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From: "Matt Chew"
To:
Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2011 7:23 AM
Subject: [ECOLOG-L] Ecology What is it?
Matt Chew wrote:
> Wayne, et al-
>
> It is simple to ask what ecology is (and isn't) but that doesn't make it
> easy to answer. By definition and tradition it's a pretty broad concept. If
> you have access, look at the OED entry. If we're trying to pin down what
> ecology SHOULD be, well,
Wayne, et al-
It is simple to ask what ecology is (and isn't) but that doesn't make it
easy to answer. By definition and tradition it's a pretty broad concept. If
you have access, look at the OED entry. If we're trying to pin down what
ecology SHOULD be, well, good luck with that. For example, if
?" I would be most interested in Chew's own
thoughts, as well as those of others . . .
WT
Ecology: What is it and what isn't it? (This should be an easy question,
no?)
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From: "Matt Chew"
To:
Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2011 9:03 AM
Subjec
Wayne, et al:
The manifesto has been cited, e.g., by:
Patrick Curry (2006) Ecological Ethics. Cambridge UK: Polity Press.
J. Anthony Cassils (2007) Some Reflections on Human Rationality (or the
Lack of It) and the Way Ahead. Proceedings of the Canadia Association for
the Club of Rome 3(11)19-27
Hi Wayne,
It is possible that the manifesto has been caught in between three
worlds. In the world of ecology and conservation the article is not
citable in most research papers, which deal with very specialized
literature. I the world of sociology, which may study the phenomenon of
environmental
Honorable Forum:
A search on-line for "precisely ecocentric" on November 9, 2011 results in
precisely THREE hits. ALL three are from ONE paper, "A Manifesto for Earth"
('Biodiversity' Volume 5, No. 1, pages 3 to 9, January/March 2004)
http://www.ecospherics.net/pages/EarthManifesto.html .
Can
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