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>Martin
>Jackson, MS
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>
>Quoting Bruce Stallsmith <fundulus_at_hotmail.com>:
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>>One species of cold-blooded vertebrate affected by collecting (ANY
>>collecting) is the green salamander, _Aneides aeneus_. It's a high-altitude,
>>
>>rock crevice dwelling species native to the southern Appalachians. Chris
>>Wilson at Appalachian State Univ. in NC did his doctoral work surveying
>>several NC populations in the 1990s and observed a dramatic decline, both
>>during his field work and especially compared to earlier surveys from the
>>1970s. The species may actually be four species, all of which currently
>>exist as isolated "population islands". Several populations exist on public
>>lands. Both scientific and hobbyist/pet-trade collecting appear to have
>>contributed to destabilizing increasingly vulnerable populations (so-called
>>stochastic processes, or in this case, decline through random events).
>>
>>For a review of WIlson's work and status of this salamander, go to:
>>
>>http://www.chatoogariver.org/Articles/2001SS/GreenSalamander.htm
>>
>>--Bruce Stallsmith
>>Huntsville, AL, US of A
>>
>>
>>
>>>><)> Still waiting for evidence that collecting of fish
>>>><)> or any other cold-blooded
>>>><)> animal has ever lead to extinction.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>This is where I think that the views on this topic are nearsighted. It is
>>>not that it may lead to extiction, it is that it is not helping to preserve
>>>the species by still allowing for unrestricted collection or possession.
>>>You are reducing genetic diversity and therefore *possibly* weakening the
>>>species as a whole. There is much that humans don't know about population
>>>dynamics and that is why I vote for erring on the side of caution and not
>>>allowing just anyone who thinks they know what they are doing to keep the
>>>species. Unfortunately, it is reactive and not proactive, but that is a
>>>whole other thread ;).
>>>
>>>Nick Zarlinga
>>>Aquarium Biologist
>>>Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
>>>216.661.6500 ext 4485
>>>
>>>
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