Surely you jest??
A ‘massive expansion of whale populations’? They are not even close to approaching the original numbers that occupied the seas – and, realistically, have the populations increased substantially – or are we just seeing them more often because the threat of being harpooned close to the coast has been eased?
Is it not more likely, or at least as likely, that the apparent decrease of krill is part of the usual lifecycle of all populations – the rise and fall, at times dramatic, of numbers as nature seeks to find a balance that is sustainable in the longer term?
I’m sorry, I just don’t buy the whale thing!
Colin Brisbane
On Wed, 13 Apr 2011 18:35 +1000, “Ian May” wrote: > Very unlikely scenario. > > Rather than negative climate impacts or human fishing scenarios causing > an 80% decline of Krill, it is more likely that the massive expansion of > whale > populations are depleting the Krill biomass. > > We are observing pelagic sea bird declines and there is a correlation > where whale populations are increasing. > > Ian May > > > > > > Laurie Knight wrote: > > > see http://news.mongabay.com/2011/0411-hance_penguin_krill.html > > http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=55223 > > =============================== > > > > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, > > send the message: > > unsubscribe > > (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) > > to: birding-aus-request@vicnet.net.au > > > > http://birding-aus.org > > =============================== > > > > > > —– > > No virus found in this message. > > Checked by AVG – www.avg.com > > Version: 10.0.1209 / Virus Database: 1500/3569 – Release Date: 04/12/11 > > > > > =============================== > > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, > send the message: > unsubscribe > (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) > to: birding-aus-request@vicnet.net.au > > http://birding-aus.org > =============================== >
