Why so few on Marine Life and Ecosystems forum?

[Nick Steele]

Yeah I’m with most everyone else it’s mainly the sub forum thing and not well known about. I’ll have to give it a look over as I’m sure I can add to topics in there.

 

[icechip]

I post New England marine life photos on our email chain of Maine local divers. Thanks for the heads up and will start frequenting that forum too.

 

[drbill]

Some of us enjoy reading about Marine Life & Ecosystems but don't feel we're knowledgeable enough to contribute. At least, that's what I think about the subject.

I found this great column a few years ago called "Dive Dry with Dr. Bill". Maybe check that one out .

Um, that's me

 

[RyanT]

Um, that's me

Reminds me of the time I invited my collaborator to give a research seminar in our department. I introduced him, and mentioned that we work together and how I got to know him. During the seminar, he mentioned me several times while discussing our colloborative projects. During the question and answer session, one student raised her hand and asked if the "Dr. Taylor" he mentioned in his talk was the same one that was a professor in her department. I actually had to laugh!

 

[Steve_C]

I am very interested in marine life and ecosystems but have been getting my fix elsewhere. I find the REEF sites very helpful. They are region based. If you have a question you quickly get feedback from real experts. I have been doing REEF surveys (at a low level of expertise) for a couple of years and can tell you, in contrast to a post above, that google and Wikipedia will often lead to the wrong identification. A given species will vary a lot in terms of color and other details. What is sometimes touted as a thing to look for may not be definitive.

For the foreseeable future my diving is limited to the South Atlantic and the Carribean (Florida). I like looking at pretty pictures but do not worry about fish or animal or plant ID from areas I will never go to. I do comment sometimes in REEF SAS and REEF TWA but that is my home turf. I am not going to comment about anything on the west coast or further west.

I do enjoy your west coast posts and will try to check out the posts in the subforum more often when I remember to look at it.

 

[drbill]

Whether one has knowledge that they feel worthy of posting is not the issue IMHO. The subforum can be a way to learn more about the critters.

 

[maj2]

I happen to love the Marine Life and Ecosystems forums! I peruse the threads almost daily. I rarely feel the need to post, but do enjoy reading about some of the critters.

 

[Steve_C]

Whether one has knowledge that they feel worthy of posting is not the issue IMHO. The subforum can be a way to learn more about the critters.

I agree. My comment was related to a comment about lack of activity. And the way SB is set up those threads without a certain amount of activity quickly sink into the dark digital depths.

 

[Chavodel8en]

like many, I don't feel knowledgable, so don't frequent it. Here's my solution -- ima start a thread there where folks like me can ask questions of those more knowledgable.

Here's the thread, with my question about some odd fish behavior I observed many moons ago

Questions from Laypeople to Those Who Know Critters

 

[tarponchik]

But seriously, folks! Why do sea turtles swim using only their flippers while their freshwater cousins paddle with all 4 legs?