tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164804243040726299.post6623853721846313600..comments2024-03-19T06:40:22.220-04:00Comments on The EEB & Flow: How can evolution inform conservation decisions?Marc Cadottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08335319636148357534noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164804243040726299.post-36561280221393428212013-03-17T11:32:16.539-04:002013-03-17T11:32:16.539-04:00 Are they primarily concerned with describing hist... Are they primarily concerned with describing historical processes and mechanisms of biological change, or do they have substantive knowledge and ideas that should be viewed as a critical component of any scheme to conserve biological diversity? Are they primarily concerned with describing historical processes and mechanisms of biological change, or do they have substantive knowledge and ideas that should be viewed as a critical component of any scheme to conserve biological diversity? we can better understand and predict diversity responses to environmental and climatic change. By understanding how key functional traits evolve, we can develop predictions about which species or groups of species can tolerate certain perturbations. Further, research into how and why certain evolutionary groups faced extinction can help us respond to the current extinction crisis.All together, these key reasons why evolution matters for conservation, mean that developing sound management plans requires considering evolution patterns and processes. We can use evolution to our benefit only if we understand how evolution shapes current dynamics. The challenge to evolutionary biologists is the same as it was for ecologists perhaps 15 to 20 years ago, to present their understanding and conservation ideas to a broader audience and to engage policy makers. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04579210506521226345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164804243040726299.post-23893683616289529682011-04-01T23:25:36.240-04:002011-04-01T23:25:36.240-04:00I agree. I believe that studying the evolution pro...I agree. I believe that studying the evolution progresses of certain species is definitely helpful in developing future analysis of a species.Garyhttp://abdvdprogramreview.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164804243040726299.post-184734793732861332011-03-30T17:04:04.244-04:002011-03-30T17:04:04.244-04:00Wow! Stumbled on this and had spare time to read i...Wow! Stumbled on this and had spare time to read it...very complex topic indeed... is not evolution and creation the same thing? thereby looking at creationism can also glean light to conservation? my two cents...Richhttp://www.hotip.co.nznoreply@blogger.com