Ben Keck
@tnfishes.bsky.social
Teaching Professor and Director/Curator of the University of Tennessee Ichthyological Collection.
In the past decade we have worked with TVA, USFW, several conservation NGOs, and many academic colleagues to make sure that we were thorough in the science and conscientious of political implications.
January 3, 2025 at 5:40 PM
In the past decade we have worked with TVA, USFW, several conservation NGOs, and many academic colleagues to make sure that we were thorough in the science and conscientious of political implications.
2) This does not detract from the Endangered Species Act. As we note, this population would likely have been protected. The Snail Darter remains a success story showing the ESA in combination with the Clean Air/Water acts and conservation efforts can bring things back from the brink of extinction.
January 3, 2025 at 5:40 PM
2) This does not detract from the Endangered Species Act. As we note, this population would likely have been protected. The Snail Darter remains a success story showing the ESA in combination with the Clean Air/Water acts and conservation efforts can bring things back from the brink of extinction.
2 important points. 1) This does not detract from Etnier's description of the Snail Darter. Scientific methods evolve and new data is gathered. When I first showed a phylogeny of Snail Darters and Stargazing Darters to Ets in ~2014 suggesting synonomy, he said "If that's what it is, then good."
January 3, 2025 at 5:40 PM
2 important points. 1) This does not detract from Etnier's description of the Snail Darter. Scientific methods evolve and new data is gathered. When I first showed a phylogeny of Snail Darters and Stargazing Darters to Ets in ~2014 suggesting synonomy, he said "If that's what it is, then good."