Essays
Inaccurate Ecotopias
I explore why Ecotopias aren't convincing and ask what a realistic Ecotopia has.
Environmentalism and Me
How I see things and how I came to have such unorthodox positions in environmentalism.
Bio Geo Engineering
A list of demonstrations of how impactful ecological forces can be by influencing physical processes. Theoretically ecology could be harnessed to steer these forces in our favor.
A Superbloom for Ecological Data
Ecology won't be limited by inadequate species surveys anymore. Instead we'll by limited by our ability to interpret an abundance of data.
Charting My Thesis Project
Finding concentrations of neglected, under-researched, unprotected species of high evolutionary distinctiveness: a case study in bryophytes
The "Species" Problem that Breaks the Endangered Species Act
Defining biodiversity by species doesn't work.
What Is the Goal of Conservation?
Putting things back the way they were means actively changing things from how they are now. Deciding what to conserve is hard, and flows from a diverse range of motivations.