ArticleTitle:WhichSpecieswilllive?

AuthorSource:MichelleNijhuis MajorIdeas: Several species of storm-petrels are similarly endangered like the dark-gray seabird Conservation groups are ignoring the petrel

Theseecosystemscouldbecalledhotspots.Theideawouldapplytofunctionfirst, evolutionfirst,protectingandentireecosystems.Itfocusesonprotectingentire ecosystems,andprotectsgeneticdiversityandallowsfunctionfirstspeciesto surviveaswell Theideaofprotectingecosystemswasgoodforatime,butitmetcriticismfor meetingjusthumanneeds AprogramcalledMarxanhasbeencreatedwhichareawhichcouldbeconserved bybasingitonthreats,endemicspecies,aswellascostofprotection Summary: Atermcalledtriageisbeingusedwhenitcomestoconservation.Manyspecies thatareendangeredcantbesavedsotheyforceatriage.Onewaytomakeatriageisa functionfirstwhichiswhenitoccursinaspecificecologicalrole.Theotherwayiscalled evolutionfirstwhereitemphasizesprotectionongeneticdiversity.

Mythoughts: Ithinkthattheideaoftriagetellsmethatpeoplestillhavehopesthatthe environmentwillgetbetter.Alsothateventhoughnotallthespeciesintheworldcanbe safewecanstillmakeitalittlebetterbyreducingthenumberofendangeredspecies.

Sowhat? Triageissomethingscientistusetofigure outwhichspeciesisworthsaving Whatif? Whatifeveryspecieswassaved,how wouldtheworldbe

SaysWho? MichelleNijhuis Whatdoesthisremindmeof? ThisremindsmeoftheHungerGames