[Taxacom] Biodiversity and Species Value

[Hans Henderickx]

Most people would give the bumblebee bat the highest priority.
In a democracy this cuddly bat would win.
In The Netherlands a larger part of biodiversity budget goes to the 
'research' of the spectacular Lucanus cervus, the best-known species of stag 
beetle, that occurs very rarely in a few Dutch natural reserves. Outside 
this area it is common in large parts of Europe.

Hans Henderickx

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Manning" <sdmanning at asub.edu>
To: "Curtis Clark" <lists at curtisclark.org>; <taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2010 11:06 PM
Subject: Re: [Taxacom] Biodiversity and Species Value


> Hi,
>
> I prefer placing a higher priority on preserving ecosystems rather
> than particular species.  The ecosystems that are known to harbor the
> most species would seem to have the highest priority; whether the
> species therein are especially unique or threatened would
> have  secondary priority; and the nature and relationships of species
> therein would seem to me to be of tertiary importance.
>
> Steve
>
> At 09:59 PM 5/31/2010, Curtis Clark wrote:
>>On 5/31/2010 6:07 PM, Kenneth Kinman wrote:
>> > Hi Robin,
>> >       Family Crasionycteridae is endangered due to human activity,
>> > particularly deforestation.  Therefore I think humans should do what
>> > they can to mitigate that damage.  It is often called the bumblebee 
>> > bat,
>> > because it is the smallest of all bats, and considered by many to be 
>> > the
>> > smallest of ALL mammals.
>> >        Anyway, I see that it is on the EDGE Species List (EDGE =
>> > Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered).  I've always thought
>> > such species are special and should a higher level of protection than
>> > species in speciose genera and families, and was glad to see the EDGE
>> > Society formed a few years ago to promote that view.  I still think 
>> > they
>> > are deserving of priority protection, especially when humans caused
>> > their endangered situation.
>> >
>>
>>So you'd rather we save an "evolutionarily distinct" species that by
>>definition tickles our fancy than an "ordinary" species that is a
>>keystone species in an endangered community? Interesting priority.
>>
>>--
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