Bill,
We have recombined, through introduction of exotics, many species
that were once separated by continental drift and other geography. Fish
species come immediately to mind - the salmoninds, tilapias, etc,. We are
also introducing species and then isolating the
On Fri, April 10, 1998 at 15:04:56 (EDT) boddhisatva writes:
> C. Bill,
>
>
> As I wrote: "our speeding up the [speciation] process is a drop in
>the ocean compared top our direct species destruction." So I have to say
>I don't understand your question. As to eliminating the
C. Bill,
As I wrote: "our speeding up the [speciation] process is a drop in
the ocean compared top our direct species destruction." So I have to say
I don't understand your question. As to eliminating the human hosts of
bacteria, I think that is a non-issue.
At 05:51 PM 4/9/98 -0400, Louis Proyect wrote:
>Forgive me, but this is really a dumb question. The disappearance of plant
>and wildlife species has an impact ultimately on what we eat and drink, and
>on the air we breathe. We are part of the ecospheres that are being
>destroyed. The loss of rainf
On Fri, April 10, 1998 at 03:09:02 (EDT) boddhisatva writes:
>...
> Lou P.s posts go too far, leaving science behind and drawing the
>issue of plant extinction into a dystopian vision of the world. The
>conditions that create new species are isolation, stress and novel
>combinations of clos
To whom,
Lou P.s posts go too far, leaving science behind and drawing the
issue of plant extinction into a dystopian vision of the world. The
conditions that create new species are isolation, stress and novel
combinations of closely related species. In that wa
C. Coleman,
The rate of species extinction is probably unprecedented since
whatever caused the Cambrian extinction happened. New species will be
created but novel combinations of DNA will be lost and it is very unlikely
that they will ever be found again. Fortunate
In a message dated 98-04-09 18:03:49 EDT, you write:
<< Again, this is part and parcel of a wrong-headed approach to the whole
problem. Capitalist livestock breeding is not just cruel to the animal, it
creates all sorts of environmental and health problems that ultimately can
kill us. The sepa
so 'globalisation' has destroyed diversity, which is an alternative way of
saying capitalism demands conformation and destroys individuality. maggie
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Wojtek:
>I have another question: why is the disappearance of species more sinister
>than that of the individual? Suppose that the salamander or the tree frog
>cannot find breeding grounds anymore because wetlands have been transformed
>into suburbs, malls and parking lots (yuk!!!). Consequently
At 03:26 PM 4/9/98 -0400, maggie coleman wrote:
>I am not disputing that many plant species are dieing. However (not really
>knowing shit about botany) it was my understanding that new species are also
>created on a regular basis. Is this true? ALSO, is the current RATE of
>specie disappearance
At 03:26 PM 4/9/98 EDT, you wrote:
>I am not disputing that many plant species are dieing. However (not really
>knowing shit about botany) it was my understanding that new species are also
>created on a regular basis. Is this true? ALSO, is the current RATE of
>specie disappearance greater than
I am not disputing that many plant species are dieing. However (not really
knowing shit about botany) it was my understanding that new species are also
created on a regular basis. Is this true? ALSO, is the current RATE of
specie disappearance greater than it was say 10-20-30 years ago? If sp
April 9, 1998
Plant Survey Reveals Many Species Threatened With Extinction
By WILLIAM K. STEVENS
At least one of every eight plant species in the world -- and nearly one of
three in the United States -- is under threat of extinction, according to
the first comprehensive worldwide assessment of
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