http://conservationbytes.com/2009/10/25/value-of-a-good-enemy/ Conservation research... with bite Tue, 29 May 2012 05:05:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://conservationbytes.com/2009/10/25/value-of-a-good-enemy/#comment-3569 Sun, 18 Apr 2010 13:40:27 +0000 http://conservationbytes.com/?p=2985#comment-3569 [...] top predators in guarding ecosystem health cannot be understated (see previous posts here, here and here); and 2. It’s not just an immediate benefit – entire communities slowly spread outward [...]

]]> http://conservationbytes.com/2009/10/25/value-of-a-good-enemy/#comment-2951 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:09:03 +0000 http://conservationbytes.com/?p=2985#comment-2951 [...] Sometimes, the enemy of your enemy really is your friend. Particularly when your own worst predators can keep out invasive competitors. [...]

]]> http://conservationbytes.com/2009/10/25/value-of-a-good-enemy/#comment-2940 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:00:03 +0000 http://conservationbytes.com/?p=2985#comment-2940 [...] Value of a good enemy « ConservationBytes.com conservationbytes.com/2009/10/25/value-of-a-good-enemy – view page – cached I love these sorts of experiments. Ecology (and considering conservation ecology a special subset of the larger discipline) is a messy business, mainly because ecosystems are complex, non-linear,… (Read more)I love these sorts of experiments. Ecology (and considering conservation ecology a special subset of the larger discipline) is a messy business, mainly because ecosystems are complex, non-linear, emergent, interactive, stochastic and meta-stable entities that are just plain difficult to manipulate experimentally. Therefore, making inference of complex ecological processes tends to be enhanced when the simplest components are isolated. (Read less) — From the page [...]

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