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More rats and cockroaches in New York, more mosquitoes in Hawaii, more seagulls in Boston, more pigeons in San Francisco, more crows in the bay area, what is th

More rats and cockroaches in New York, more mosquitoes in Hawaii, more seagulls in Boston, more pigeons in San Francisco, more crows in the bay area, what is this article talking about?!

nwatson 8y ago
Humans are the new ecosystem. Animals, plants, beings that live out a symbiotic or parasitic relationship with us and our imprint will thrive ... those that don't likely suffer.
- rcMgD2BwE72F 8y ago
  But this new ecosystem would not survive on its own – e.g try feeding billions of humans without animal pollination…
tonyedgecombe 8y ago
There is far more wildlife in my small garden than the farmers field across the road from me.
rcMgD2BwE72F 8y ago
I don't know if the population of these species is increasing globally but it seems the ones you listed are very unique in the way they relate to humans – see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbiosis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbiosis. I wouldn't be surprised to learn that human overpopulation and profligate consumption make a few species' population to thrive (e.g if they feed on human waste, share habitats, etc) while still causing a mass-extinction event and an ecological collapse (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocene_extinction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocene_extinction). Multiple independent species have shown that in Europe, the insect biomass has dropped by more than 75% in the last 3 decades. In France, bird populations have fallen by 33+% over the last 15 years, but migratory birds are disappearing even faster (e.g the meadow pipit population has declined by nearly 70%). edit: s/strive/thrive
- chrisweekly 8y ago
  > "strive" (try) -> "thrive" (succeed) Not nit-picking, rather trying to help readers for whom English is a second language. :)
- chosenbreed 8y ago
  > I wouldn't be surprised to learn that human overpopulation and profligate consumption make a few species' population to strive I can think of a few examples. Pigeons, rats, gulls, cockroaches, etc

More rats and cockroaches in New York, more mosquitoes in Hawaii, more seagulls in Boston, more pigeons in San Francisco, more crows in the bay area, what is this article talking about?!

nwatson 8y ago

Humans are the new ecosystem. Animals, plants, beings that live out a symbiotic or parasitic relationship with us and our imprint will thrive ... those that don't likely suffer.

rcMgD2BwE72F 8y ago
But this new ecosystem would not survive on its own – e.g try feeding billions of humans without animal pollination…

tonyedgecombe 8y ago

There is far more wildlife in my small garden than the farmers field across the road from me.

rcMgD2BwE72F 8y ago

I don't know if the population of these species is increasing globally but it seems the ones you listed are very unique in the way they relate to humans – see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbiosis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbiosis. I wouldn't be surprised to learn that human overpopulation and profligate consumption make a few species' population to thrive (e.g if they feed on human waste, share habitats, etc) while still causing a mass-extinction event and an ecological collapse (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocene_extinction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocene_extinction). Multiple independent species have shown that in Europe, the insect biomass has dropped by more than 75% in the last 3 decades. In France, bird populations have fallen by 33+% over the last 15 years, but migratory birds are disappearing even faster (e.g the meadow pipit population has declined by nearly 70%). edit: s/strive/thrive

chrisweekly 8y ago
> "strive" (try) -> "thrive" (succeed) Not nit-picking, rather trying to help readers for whom English is a second language. :)
chosenbreed 8y ago
> I wouldn't be surprised to learn that human overpopulation and profligate consumption make a few species' population to strive I can think of a few examples. Pigeons, rats, gulls, cockroaches, etc