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Ecologist of the frontiers... Prof at University of Western Australia & posting on ecology, conservation, academic life.
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If you’re a wolf that’s an avalunch
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Colony of salps?
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There's a very large difference between where forests are *possible* and where they are *feasible* given current land use and the avoidance of social conflicts. This considerably downgrades previous high-profile estimates of carbon uptake potential.
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Careful placement of MPAs is important because closed areas in the wrong locations can increase environmental impacts. academic.oup.com/icesjms/arti...
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Not really, because the oceans around reefs aren't deserts. Most reefs do not occur in conditions we would define as nutrient-poor. They thrive instead across a vast spectrum of oceanographic regimes, and 80% of reefs are surrounded by waters we would generally classify as meso- or eutrophic.
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Our stats for Conservation Letters show we are working slightly harder (more invitations, fewer invitation acceptances, slower review completion, per manuscript) to stay in the same place. So, yes. Not a massive effect, but present.
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www.ru.ac.za/zoologyanden... for example? South Africa has some excellent female entomologists and arachnologists.
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Also senior editor can delay things like passing ms on (eg if on holiday) and sometimes jnl staff who check formatting etc are slow. I’d only enquire after 3-4 wks.
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As an editor, couple of things. At a typical mid-range jnl, Handling editor should either reject or start inviting reviewers in 1-2 weeks. BUT some jnls only say ‘under review’ on web site once reviewers secured. This can take much longer. Reasonable total review period in ecology is ~3 mths.
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Yes. I think it also feeds in to regulating and controlling nature - IMO the wealthy favour low-risk, safe, controlled experiences with lots of comfort. On safari: iced drinks by a campfire with a gun-toting guard. Or maybe if you are Escobar, keeping your imported show-off hippos behind a fence.