Truman P Young

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Any difference between a single versus multiple seeding years?

We are looking for any reference that tested sowing all seed in a single year versus sowing the same total amount of seed but spread across several years (e.g., plant 1/3 as much seed over each of...

14 February 2022 3,150 2 View

Naivete to herbivores of restoration plantings?

It occurs to me that nursery-grown plants (in the absence of herbivores) do not develop (inducible) defenses, and that when planted out, may suffer greater herbivore damage, at least initially....

23 October 2020 4,508 16 View

Does anyone have examples of a species that is native to one part of a continent becoming naturalized in another part of the same continent?

Does anyone have examples of a species that is native to one part of a continent becoming naturalized in another pat of the same continent (where it did not occur before)? Both animal and...

03 November 2014 7,483 36 View

What is the evidence of (profitable) biodiversity theft?

The question posted recently by Margaret Banaria elicited another from me. Some countries are putting in place safeguards against biodiversity 'poaching' that can hinder international research....

27 May 2014 6,561 25 View

Is the 'sentience criterion' for non-human rights fundamentally anthropocentric in that it is based on human priorities?

Note that the most species with arguable the greatest sentience make sentience a key priority in assigning right to other species. I am OK with this criterion, but I also suspect that it is...

01 January 2014 5,108 5 View