tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post4754008270586766984..comments2023-11-02T04:18:45.711-07:00Comments on blogfish: Fight over dams fueled by new studyMark Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08121566220326246265noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post-87124547478987357402008-10-31T10:32:00.000-07:002008-10-31T10:32:00.000-07:00thanks tres. the authors were not entirely blamel...thanks tres. the authors were not entirely blameless, but the publishers were the real culprits in the bad hype. Here's an answer from a PLoS spokesperson, brought to you by blogfish: <BR/><BR/>"the authors have just added a note to the paper explaining that they did not see the press release before it went out, and we've added an apology from the biology editors."<BR/><BR/>a bit lame, but Mark Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333424116503463839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post-13438549825766563592008-10-31T09:32:00.000-07:002008-10-31T09:32:00.000-07:00Well you identified the source of the problem with...Well you identified the source of the problem with the study in your own post (the publisher, not the study or its authors), but it's worth emphasizing. <BR/><BR/>Both rivers represent survival struggles for salmon, just different sources of struggle. It's my understanding that the study authors were far more reticent regarding the meaning of the study results than the press release would David J. Hirshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04829712847518530459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post-16199926118870921542008-10-29T14:40:00.000-07:002008-10-29T14:40:00.000-07:00I don't know the answer, what survival rate to hop...I don't know the answer, what survival rate to hope for in rivers this big. It seems extreme to lose most of the fish in a life stage that is so short (one to a few months), but I don't know if that's a reasonable view.Mark Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333424116503463839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post-29577793678185765502008-10-29T14:23:00.000-07:002008-10-29T14:23:00.000-07:00I too am skeptical of the study, though I'm just h...I too am skeptical of the study, though I'm just hearing of it today. I'm curious if you know what a healthy survival rate would be?chelfeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12708899874620190803noreply@blogger.com