ok now whats Up with This? quoting Gary Vermeij....thats a cruel twist- in a rather meaningless snippet... surely Dr Vermeij no stranger to the scientific method, should have something to say about a faulty "study" with no actual alternative hypotheses or hypothesis testing, control group, controlled conditions etc (and, as pointed out by others, correlation does not imply causality). And of course Dr Vermeij would note the species discussed in this study don't house hermit crabs, or that bivalves that are entirely infaunal dont support much in the way of an epibiotic fauna either, as opposed to say large dead gastropod shells. Of which i dont think a whole lot wash up on those beaches either? On 1/13/14, Ed and Susan <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Here is an easy link for the first news item: > > http://www.torontosun.com/2014/01/09/tourists-collecting-sea-shells-hurting- > ecosystems-study > > Susan J. Hewitt > NYC > > > On 1/13/14 5:05 PM, "Marien Faber" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Dear Paolo, >> >> here's two: >> >> http://www.torontosun.com/2014/01/09/tourists-collecting-sea-shells-hurting-ec >> osystems-study >> <http://www.torontosun.com/2014/01/09/tourists-collecting-sea-shells-hurting-e >> cosystems-studyhttp://www.isciencetimes.com/articles/6643/20140108/shell-remov >> al-destroying-habitats-globally-seashell-collectors.htm> >> >> http://www.isciencetimes.com/articles/6643/20140108/shell-removal-destroying-h >> abitats-globally-seashell-collectors.htm >> <http://www.torontosun.com/2014/01/09/tourists-collecting-sea-shells-hurting-e >> cosystems-studyhttp://www.isciencetimes.com/articles/6643/20140108/shell-remov >> al-destroying-habitats-globally-seashell-collectors.htm> >> >> the word is out... >> >> Marien >> >> >> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 13:52:23 +0100 >> From: [log in to unmask] >> Subject: [CONCH-L] Media releases on the Kowalewski's paper >> To: [log in to unmask] >> >> Dear Conch-lers, >> I would be extremely interested in acquiring any media release on the >> Kowalewski et al paper (in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish or >> Portuguese). >> Please send them off-list to [log in to unmask] >> Best regards, >> Paolo >> >> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [log in to unmask] - a forum for informal discussions on molluscs To leave this list, click on the following web link: http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=conch-l&A=1 Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and click leave the list. ----------------------------------------------------------------------
