Category Archives: Ecology and Biodiversity
The ecological equivalent of Evolving Thoughts
I have been casting my beadies over this blog, Oikos Blog, which looks to take a critical and philosophical eye to ecology. It appears to have some careful and deep critics on it, and what is more, at least one … Continue reading
Filed under Ecology and Biodiversity, Philosophy
Ecological speciation
A new paper in the Journal of Evolutionary Biology (link below) assesses the possibility of speciation by ecological differentiation in conjunction with geographical isolation. The interesting thing here is that it takes two views previously considered as antagonists and combines … Continue reading
Counting species
Suppose a scholar of toys wanted to count the number of kinds of toys in the world. Since this information is not generally recorded, the scholar might look at the ways toys are used, the sales figures, or the designs … Continue reading
Australian scientists resign from Murray-Darling Water commission due to a lack of heed
I don’t usually post these announcements, but GetUp are reliable and on target. Today it was revealed that key scientists have walked away from the government’s Murray Darling Basin Authority process in protest. Right now the Murray Darling Basin Authority … Continue reading
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Filed under Australian stuff, Ecology and Biodiversity, Politics
Darwin Day: Enough already
I love studying about Darwin and his life and times. I have read enormous amounts, and taught Darwinian history. I’m teaching it again this semester. But enough already. Can we talk about modern biology now? I get a strong impression … Continue reading
Filed under Biology, Ecology and Biodiversity, Education, Epistemology, Evolution, General Science, History, Philosophy, Rant, Science
How many species of plant are there?
It should be a simple question. After all, we have been describing, naming, and studying species of plants for 500 years, and the whole system of nomenclature and classification was developed in order to list plants. Estimate range widely, from … Continue reading
Young links
A bit of reading.
Filed under Biology, Ecology and Biodiversity, Evolution, General Science, History, Links, Philosophy, Religion, Science
Killer Links from Outer Space
I really have to do these more often… but I’ve been teaching.
