tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140159077687612479.post9055637073590131050..comments2022-07-29T18:29:52.002-07:00Comments on Disease Ecology: A Very Provocative ClockJohn Lattohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17475996559689951383noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140159077687612479.post-16776935392366637502008-01-22T13:37:00.000-08:002008-01-22T13:37:00.000-08:00As the site says these stats are based on 'past st...As the site says these stats are based on 'past stats and estimates'.<BR/><BR/>Here's an interesting exercise: imagine a scale that runs from 'accurately measured' to 'total guess' and try to place each of the stats on this scale.<BR/><BR/>To take two (non disease)examples, the 'Forest lost (ha)' stat is probably pretty accurate. We can measure this to a high degree of accuracy with satellite photographs. (eg go to google maps, zoom out and scroll down to Brazil, zoom in to the Amazon jungle and look for some deforestation). 'Species extinct' is a TOTAL guess usually based on some fairly dubious assumptions. We don't know how many species there are let alone how many are going extinct.<BR/><BR/>The disease stats are probably a similar mix of the known and the guessed.John Lattohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17475996559689951383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140159077687612479.post-80148254706206453932008-01-22T13:24:00.000-08:002008-01-22T13:24:00.000-08:00very cool!!!very cool!!!dave kurtmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08709169088491695765noreply@blogger.com