tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25163458.post4830415415527980351..comments2023-10-31T05:09:58.639-04:00Comments on maribo: The folly of broad statements about adapting to climate changeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25163458.post-7513976051680493772011-09-29T22:45:48.258-04:002011-09-29T22:45:48.258-04:00In the long run we are all dead but sometime in th...In the long run we are all dead but sometime in the short run.EliRabetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07957002964638398767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25163458.post-2975029483684601212011-09-27T02:35:35.334-04:002011-09-27T02:35:35.334-04:00We have a term for adaptable species, well two - w...We have a term for adaptable species, well two - weeds and pests. <br /><br />Disruption of any environment leads to the loss of specialists and the gain of ruderal species. This is well known in ecology.<br /><br />For Curry to state "Ecosystems eventually adapt to climate change and insults from humans" misses two large points 1: The adaption phase involving a larger pest/weed burden on the ecosystem (and their knock-on effects on utilisers of the system in question). 2: (possibly more important) the fact that humans rely on non-natural ecosystems (agriculture & urban) for survival. Systems whose natural progression is arrested through various methods (e.g. soil imporovement, herbicides, fertiliser etc.) and may not adapt in ways we can predict. <br /><br />Chris S.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com