Hello, friends! My blog has several ongoing discussions that Ecolog members might be interested in. Many of our readers are students, but the discussions are always improved by comments from experts.
1) A colleague is working on a conservation genetics tutorial which will eventually be distributed to policymakers. The goal is to make conservation genetics understandable. He is seeking feedback on both the content and the writing style. Please look this over and make comments as you see fit. This particular post is about Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. http://www.southernfriedscience.com/?p=4496 2) We are having a discussion about a Nature paper which claimed that bycatch is keeping several species of seabirds alive by giving their predator something else to eat. Should we still be trying to reduce bycatch in this region? http://www.southernfriedscience.com/?p=4051 3) We are also having a discussion about ecosystem based management. Several of our commenters have claimed that it doesn't work, while others claim that it's the future of conservation. What do you guys think? http://www.southernfriedscience.com/?p=4623 Finally, we are having two discussions about the effect that people's individual choices have on conservation. 4) Now that bluefin tuna aren't protected by CITES, are they doomed? If they are doomed, are we helping them at all by not eating them? http://www.southernfriedscience.com/?p=4519 5) Should environmentally conscious consumers stop eating seafood entirely? My colleague claims that we shouldn't. http://www.southernfriedscience.com/?p=4448 Thanks, everyone! I'd appreciate any blog comments that you leave. Feel free to send this to any interested friends. As always, if you are working on something that you'd like me to publicize through the blog, shoot me an e-mail. Sincerely, David Shiffman
