[Coral-List] Seasoned perspectives

[Steve Mussman]

As I pondered the significance of another lister’s milestone birthday, it got me thinking about how age and experience might affect one’s perspective on coral reefs. 

I imagine age is directly related to baselines in the sense that if you actually observed conditions on coral reefs in say the 1960s, that could have a profound affect on how you view current conditions, your evaluation of various stressors and even on plausible mitigation strategies. I know this applies to divers, but what about scientists? 

It’s just a thought , but do you suppose that there is some measurable difference in attitude and approach between the more “seasoned” veterans of coral reef wars and those just entering the fray? 

Steve





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