Hammerschlag notes such research is relevant to efforts to recover shark populations in certain areas. Rasher hopes his study “moves the conversation away from: ‘Do sharks ever matter?’ to ‘When and where do they matter?’ I think there is an urgency in understanding what their ecological roles are in nature so that we can understand the ramification of their loss,” he said.
From the article:
`Hammerschlag notes such research is relevant to efforts to recover shark populations in certain areas. Rasher hopes his study “moves the conversation away from: ‘Do sharks ever matter?’ to ‘When and where do they matter?’ I think there is an urgency in understanding what their ecological roles are in nature so that we can understand the ramification of their loss,” he said.`
Just because we know everything matters doesn't mean we shouldn't study them and their effects on the environment around them. The decline of coral populations and the life around it has a huge impact on our environment.
Just because we know everything matters doesn't mean we shouldn't study them and their effects on the environment around them. The decline of coral populations and the life around it has a huge impact on our environment.
From the article:
Hammerschlag notes such research is relevant to efforts to recover shark populations in certain areas. Rasher hopes his study “moves the conversation away from: ‘Do sharks ever matter?’ to ‘When and where do they matter?’ I think there is an urgency in understanding what their ecological roles are in nature so that we can understand the ramification of their loss,” he said.