tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6333465631846804993.post3477820732397566944..comments2023-07-01T03:02:24.628-07:00Comments on Sweet Tea, Science: Mission Statement: Humans in an Ecosystem ContextAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00480221212578540934noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6333465631846804993.post-47362437176942562482012-11-10T20:08:50.660-08:002012-11-10T20:08:50.660-08:00You are totally right on several counts. Haha, an...You are totally right on several counts. Haha, and clown fish was maybe not the best example! The idea, from my understanding, is land used for the calculation is all the productive land on the globe surface. So, that means that only animals that live in the same available land as humans (so not alpine, desert, or ocean spp. etc.) are actually considered. It's not super realistic idea in that way; takes out cross ecotone energy flow. Otherwise, I'm thinking the things living on the land, other than the person, would really depend on how the land was tended. So, the soil ecosystem and the pollinators directly interacting with whatever chosen food crops would be fine. Decomposes, probably also doing well to a certain extent. <br><br>I think I portrayed it as an absolutely realistic metaphor, which it is not. It have a lot of utility for explanation and thought, but the logic can only be extended so far. <br><br>Also, Woodstock is adorbs and if I had pictures of him, they would totally be posted.Rach Wigghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16415002372616142917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6333465631846804993.post-41713231196519913142012-11-10T18:22:21.394-08:002012-11-10T18:22:21.394-08:00Disclaimer--I haven't read Merkel's book.W...Disclaimer--I haven't read Merkel's book.<br><br>Wouldn't the 4.5 acres per person have to include some other life, even if it's not the stately walruses? At the very least, there'd be the pollinators and scavengers, and then you have all the plant life that would serve as a food/shelter/transportation/clothing source. And I don't think the clown fish would need to claim too much productive <i>land</i>. ;)<br><br>P.S. Garcia has a challenger in the form of Woodstock!Rebekahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11466386802519488053noreply@blogger.com