Artificial and modified habitats discusion

[Deadliestviper7]

This thread is for the discussion of artificial or modified habitats,range expansions ,reintroduction and recreated paleohabitats. For example scientist have proposed planting sequoia saplings in areas that used to be considered too cold for them but may now be perfect for them due to a drying climate and warming tempaturs in their current range.

 

[Deadliestviper7]

Scientist have discussed recreating paleoecosystems in the United States by reintroducing such creatures as hippos,lions and other creatures that we now think of as African.

 

[Deadliestviper7]

I've been thinking that if we mix certain minerals into quikrete we could reverse (or slow down) ocean acidification (we could sink the quikrete which would be in many shapes(caves,mermaids,or whatever) thoughts?comments?

 

[Deadliestviper7]

Joshua trees should be planted farther east where it's cooler(climate change has made it a bit hot for them ) perhaps they should be planted in parts of New Mexico and Oklahoma.

 

[Deadliestviper7]

I figured at least frank would join the discussion

 

[Deadliestviper7]

There have been plans to build floating islands out of recycled trash(including one bigger than Hawaii)

 

[Deadliestviper7]

Adding tilapia in the warmer months to temperate ponds with siltration problems can remove 1 to 2 inches of silt a year.

 

[Lepisosteus]

This is a bad idea. Isn't this how invasive species starts?

 

[Deadliestviper7]

This is a bad idea. Isn't this how invasive species starts?

Many of the species these days have been moved for their survival,for example most turkeys and whitetail deer populations would not exist today if we hadn't use Missouri strain animals to reintroduce them,northern pike used to do well in the southern half of Missouri where it is now to warm for them,perhaps we should replace them with chain pickerel?

The thing people don't realize is that habitats change,and as they change different animals occupy these habitats,for example cattle egrets flew from Africa to the United States of their own power and are now established here.

 

[Lepisosteus]

Many of the species these days have been moved for their survival,for example most turkeys and whitetail deer populations would not exist today if we hadn't use Missouri strain animals to reintroduce them,northern pike used to do well in the southern half of Missouri where it is now to warm for them,perhaps we should replace them with chain pickerel?

The thing people don't realize is that habitats change,and as they change different animals occupy these habitats,for example cattle egrets flew from Africa to the United States of their own power and are now established here.

So looking at it on an evolutionary perspective should the animal not have to change in order to survive it's changing habitat? Survival of the fittest? Allopathic speciation? I just think it's wrong for humans to make the change happen for the animal. If it can't adapt to the environment it dies. Simple