tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6930185.post8603828894070921777..comments2022-05-08T12:08:00.025+08:00Comments on The Biology Refugia: Conservation as disequilibriumSivasothihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15602079103603710402noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6930185.post-29854874399011634622008-01-04T14:28:00.000+08:002008-01-04T14:28:00.000+08:00This post struck a chord with me when you mentione...This post struck a chord with me when you mentioned many conservationists' tendency to think that "conservation is to restore environments and landscapes to a supposed original or pristine state."<BR/><BR/>The aim to return landscape to its "natural state" is a very romantic notion, but also a very un-biological one. The balance of nature is a dynamic balance - ecosystems are alway changing, alway adjusting to new conditions. That has been going on long before we humans appeared - in fact, that's how we appeared in the first place - and it will go on long after we have disappeared again.<BR/><BR/>The very term "Conservation" implies that we want to conserve a particular state, which would be quite an unnatural situation. As you suggest, "Management" is a more appropriate term, and it also conveys the need for ongoing effort much better.art.hropodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09477142653712811788noreply@blogger.com