[Coral-List] Poor terminology in coral reef research 6: Resilience
Christopher Hawkins
chwkins at yahoo.com
Mon Nov 6 11:06:21 EST 2006
Thomas:
Given that certain coral species (genetics) and certain coral reefs (location, upwelling, UV penetration, wave action and incidence, etc.) are hypothesized to respond differently to the same stressors, and differently to variable amounts of the same stressors, do you not think it is at all wise to test such a hypothesis in order to determine if some local management action can be applied? Throughout the scientific literature (coral reef and otherwise), I have seen large amounts of funding applied to answer questions that seem much less management relevant...
Chris
Christopher Hawkins, Ph.D. student
Human Dimensions Research Unit
Marine and Coastal Ecosystems Program
Department of Natural Resources Conservation
314 Holdsworth Hall
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA 01003
413.545.3749
www.umass.edu/hd
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