This report is indeed interesting, and potentially challenging for conservationists. But has any ecologist in recent years really believed the ideas (poorly articulated in this article) that are attributed to 'mainstream ecological theory'? I suspect you would have to dig up decades-old textbooks to find the 'basic assumptions about ecology and evolution' alluded to here. ---Mike
-----Original Message----- From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Richard Boyce Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2013 10:02 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [ECOLOG-L] Human-assembled ecosystem Here's a *very* interesting story on the human-assembled ecosystems of Ascension Island in the tropical South Atlantic: http://e360.yale.edu/feature/on_a_remote_island_lessons__in_how_ecosystems_function/2683/ I suspect that further research here may challenge our ideas regarding community assembly. ================================ Richard L. Boyce, Ph.D. Director, Environmental Science Program Professor Department of Biological Sciences, SC 150 Northern Kentucky University Nunn Drive Highland Heights, KY 41099 USA 859-572-1407 (tel.) 859-572-5639 (fax) [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> http://www.nku.edu/~boycer/ ================================= "One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries." - A.A. Milne
