1. I believe that we should seriously question why our theories in ecology always start with the presumption of the indefinite coexistence of all species. All the evidence of which I am aware supports entirely the opposite conclusion-namely, that all species are transient and ultimately go extinct;Species richness and abundance have long divided community ecologists, with both deterministic and stochastic theories vying for attention,2001
2. Likens ed., 1989) (arguing that ecology is the study of causes of patterns in nature and that observation is only sufficient if paired with experimentation and theory);David Cf;Long-Term Studies in Ecology: Approaches and Alternatives
3. Data transparency has been a major change agent in ecological research over the past decade. See B.A. Nosek et al., Promoting an Open Research Culture;Science,2015
4. League of Wilderness Defenders;rev'd in part on other grounds, 549 F.3d 1211,2006