| 22-09-2025 23:23 |
Into the Night ★★★★★
(23487) |
sealover wrote:
The beaver dam's role in biogeochemistry brings about changes that do not help or harm the beavers, but certainly have "downstream" impacts.
There is no such thing as 'biogeochemistry'.
[quote]sealover wrote:
By creating a wetland, the beaver dam dramatically increases the quantity of carbon sequestered per square meter which remains longer than a year before decomposing.
Carbon does not decompose.
sealover wrote:
The waterlogged condition of wetland soil impedes the entry of oxygen. In the absence of aerobic decomposition, organic matter accumulates year after year.
Carbon is not organic.
sealover wrote:
The area impacted by the beaver dam is a net carbon sink, taking much more carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere via photosynthesis than it returns to the atmosphere via respiration and decomposition.
Carbon dioxide is not carbon.
sealover wrote:
The waterlogged condition of the wetland soil created by the beaver dam permits only low oxygen anaerobic decomposition to occur. Sulfate reducing bacteria use sulfate ion, SO4(2-) as terminal electron acceptor to oxidize organic carbon. Sulfate reduction generates alkalinity, as bicarbonate ions or carbonate ions.
Carbon doesn't decompose. Sulfate cannot be reduced, it is not a chemical or ion. There is no such thing as a 'terminal electron acceptor'. Carbon is not organic. Alkalinity is not a chemical. Bicarbonate is not a chemical. Carbonate is not a chemical.
sealover wrote:
Before the beavers built their dam, aerobic decomposition generated carbon dioxide as the oxidized (inorganic) product of organic carbon oxidation.
Carbon dioxide is not carbon. Carbon is not organic.
[quote]sealover wrote:
After the beavers engineered the environment to their advantage, anaerobic decomposition generates bicarbonate ion HCO3- or carbonate ion CO3(2-) as the oxidized (inorganic) carbon product of organic carbon oxidation.
Bicarbonate is not a chemical. Carbonate is not a chemical. Carbon is not organic.
sealover wrote:
The beaver dam increases the amount of alkalinity in the water that flows downstream from the dam. This helps neutralize ocean acidification.
Alkalinity is not a chemical. You cannot acidify an alkaline.
sealover wrote:
That was nice of the beavers, but the beavers couldn't care less. It doesn't help them or hurt them if they have changed downstream water chemistry.
The beaver dam wetland increases the amount of carbon dioxide sequestered from the atmosphere into stable soil organic matter. This helps counter climate change due to increased concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere.
Carbon is not organic. Carbon dioxide is not organic. Climate cannot change.
sealover wrote:
That was nice of the beavers, but the beavers couldn't care less. It doesn't help them or hurt them if they have slightly altered atmospheric chemistry.
Wetlands are not the atmosphere.
You deny chemistry.
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| 22-09-2025 23:40 |
Swan ★★★★★
(7796) |
Into the Night wrote:
sealover wrote:
The beaver dam's role in biogeochemistry brings about changes that do not help or harm the beavers, but certainly have "downstream" impacts.
There is no such thing as 'biogeochemistry'.
[quote]sealover wrote:
By creating a wetland, the beaver dam dramatically increases the quantity of carbon sequestered per square meter which remains longer than a year before decomposing.
Carbon does not decompose.
sealover wrote:
The waterlogged condition of wetland soil impedes the entry of oxygen. In the absence of aerobic decomposition, organic matter accumulates year after year.
Carbon is not organic.
sealover wrote:
The area impacted by the beaver dam is a net carbon sink, taking much more carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere via photosynthesis than it returns to the atmosphere via respiration and decomposition.
Carbon dioxide is not carbon.
sealover wrote:
The waterlogged condition of the wetland soil created by the beaver dam permits only low oxygen anaerobic decomposition to occur. Sulfate reducing bacteria use sulfate ion, SO4(2-) as terminal electron acceptor to oxidize organic carbon. Sulfate reduction generates alkalinity, as bicarbonate ions or carbonate ions.
Carbon doesn't decompose. Sulfate cannot be reduced, it is not a chemical or ion. There is no such thing as a 'terminal electron acceptor'. Carbon is not organic. Alkalinity is not a chemical. Bicarbonate is not a chemical. Carbonate is not a chemical.
sealover wrote:
Before the beavers built their dam, aerobic decomposition generated carbon dioxide as the oxidized (inorganic) product of organic carbon oxidation.
Carbon dioxide is not carbon. Carbon is not organic.
[quote]sealover wrote:
After the beavers engineered the environment to their advantage, anaerobic decomposition generates bicarbonate ion HCO3- or carbonate ion CO3(2-) as the oxidized (inorganic) carbon product of organic carbon oxidation.
Bicarbonate is not a chemical. Carbonate is not a chemical. Carbon is not organic.
sealover wrote:
The beaver dam increases the amount of alkalinity in the water that flows downstream from the dam. This helps neutralize ocean acidification.
Alkalinity is not a chemical. You cannot acidify an alkaline.
sealover wrote:
That was nice of the beavers, but the beavers couldn't care less. It doesn't help them or hurt them if they have changed downstream water chemistry.
The beaver dam wetland increases the amount of carbon dioxide sequestered from the atmosphere into stable soil organic matter. This helps counter climate change due to increased concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere.
Carbon is not organic. Carbon dioxide is not organic. Climate cannot change.
sealover wrote:
That was nice of the beavers, but the beavers couldn't care less. It doesn't help them or hurt them if they have slightly altered atmospheric chemistry.
Wetlands are not the atmosphere.
You deny chemistry.
Thanks for affirming your stupidity
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| 23-10-2025 18:01 |
sealover★★★★☆
(1909) |
Our friend the beaver is an ecosystem engineer.
Beavers go out and change the physical conditions of their environment.
Beavers alter the environment in a manner that improves their own reproductive success.
The fitness benefit in natural selection for beavers results from the manner in which they altered their environment through ecosystem engineering.
The beaver dam and the wetland it creates are not part of the beaver's physical body phenotype.
The phenotype is the physical expression of the genotype. Natural selection acts upon the phenotype, which is controlled by the genotype.
In the beaver's case, natural selection is favoring the impact that his dam and wetland have upon his fitness. Dam building is instinctive, controlled by the beaver's genotype.
To account for natural selection acting upon the level of ecosystem engineering by organisms, Richard Dawkins coined the term "extended phenotype".
Our friend the beaver's dam is part of his "extended" phenotype.
As evolutionary biologists elucidate more examples of organisms and their "extended" phenotypes as ecosystem engineers, they tend to focus on those impacts of the gene upon the world that directly benefit the engineers.
That's what matters in natural selection for the genes that make beavers build dams.
But the beaver dam's impact upon the environment extends far beyond the little lives of the beavers themselves.
The beaver dam's role in biogeochemistry brings about changes that do not help or harm the beavers, but certainly have "downstream" impacts.
By creating a wetland, the beaver dam dramatically increases the quantity of carbon sequestered per square meter which remains longer than a year before decomposing.
The waterlogged condition of wetland soil impedes the entry of oxygen. In the absence of aerobic decomposition, organic matter accumulates year after year.
The area impacted by the beaver dam is a net carbon sink, taking much more carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere via photosynthesis than it returns to the atmosphere via respiration and decomposition.
The waterlogged condition of the wetland soil created by the beaver dam permits only low oxygen anaerobic decomposition to occur. Sulfate reducing bacteria use sulfate ion, SO4(2-) as terminal electron acceptor to oxidize organic carbon. Sulfate reduction generates alkalinity, as bicarbonate ions or carbonate ions.
Before the beavers built their dam, aerobic decomposition generated carbon dioxide as the oxidized (inorganic) product of organic carbon oxidation.
After the beavers engineered the environment to their advantage, anaerobic decomposition generates bicarbonate ion HCO3- or carbonate ion CO3(2-) as the oxidized (inorganic) carbon product of organic carbon oxidation.
The beaver dam increases the amount of alkalinity in the water that flows downstream from the dam. This helps neutralize ocean acidification.
That was nice of the beavers, but the beavers couldn't care less. It doesn't help them or hurt them if they have changed downstream water chemistry.
The beaver dam wetland increases the amount of carbon dioxide sequestered from the atmosphere into stable soil organic matter. This helps counter climate change due to increased concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere.
That was nice of the beavers, but the beavers couldn't care less. It doesn't help them or hurt them if they have slightly altered atmospheric chemistry.
So, the "extended" phenotype of the beaver is to create a new wetland, with all of its biogeochemical impacts for carbon sequestration and alkalinity generation.
The beaver just needed a safe place to live and store food.
Unlike them beavers, us humans could consciously manipulate the impact of our
"extended" phenotype on the environment. |
| 23-10-2025 18:40 |
Spongy Iris ★★★★★
(3312) |
sealover wrote:
Our friend the beaver is an ecosystem engineer.
Beavers go out and change the physical conditions of their environment.
Beavers alter the environment in a manner that improves their own reproductive success.
The fitness benefit in natural selection for beavers results from the manner in which they altered their environment through ecosystem engineering.
The beaver dam and the wetland it creates are not part of the beaver's physical body phenotype.
The phenotype is the physical expression of the genotype. Natural selection acts upon the phenotype, which is controlled by the genotype.
In the beaver's case, natural selection is favoring the impact that his dam and wetland have upon his fitness. Dam building is instinctive, controlled by the beaver's genotype.
To account for natural selection acting upon the level of ecosystem engineering by organisms, Richard Dawkins coined the term "extended phenotype".
Our friend the beaver's dam is part of his "extended" phenotype.
As evolutionary biologists elucidate more examples of organisms and their "extended" phenotypes as ecosystem engineers, they tend to focus on those impacts of the gene upon the world that directly benefit the engineers.
That's what matters in natural selection for the genes that make beavers build dams.
But the beaver dam's impact upon the environment extends far beyond the little lives of the beavers themselves.
The beaver dam's role in biogeochemistry brings about changes that do not help or harm the beavers, but certainly have "downstream" impacts.
By creating a wetland, the beaver dam dramatically increases the quantity of carbon sequestered per square meter which remains longer than a year before decomposing.
The waterlogged condition of wetland soil impedes the entry of oxygen. In the absence of aerobic decomposition, organic matter accumulates year after year.
The area impacted by the beaver dam is a net carbon sink, taking much more carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere via photosynthesis than it returns to the atmosphere via respiration and decomposition.
The waterlogged condition of the wetland soil created by the beaver dam permits only low oxygen anaerobic decomposition to occur. Sulfate reducing bacteria use sulfate ion, SO4(2-) as terminal electron acceptor to oxidize organic carbon. Sulfate reduction generates alkalinity, as bicarbonate ions or carbonate ions.
Before the beavers built their dam, aerobic decomposition generated carbon dioxide as the oxidized (inorganic) product of organic carbon oxidation.
After the beavers engineered the environment to their advantage, anaerobic decomposition generates bicarbonate ion HCO3- or carbonate ion CO3(2-) as the oxidized (inorganic) carbon product of organic carbon oxidation.
The beaver dam increases the amount of alkalinity in the water that flows downstream from the dam. This helps neutralize ocean acidification.
That was nice of the beavers, but the beavers couldn't care less. It doesn't help them or hurt them if they have changed downstream water chemistry.
The beaver dam wetland increases the amount of carbon dioxide sequestered from the atmosphere into stable soil organic matter. This helps counter climate change due to increased concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere.
That was nice of the beavers, but the beavers couldn't care less. It doesn't help them or hurt them if they have slightly altered atmospheric chemistry.
So, the "extended" phenotype of the beaver is to create a new wetland, with all of its biogeochemical impacts for carbon sequestration and alkalinity generation.
The beaver just needed a safe place to live and store food.
Unlike them beavers, us humans could consciously manipulate the impact of our
"extended" phenotype on the environment.
We have entered the Beaver Lunar Cycle, with the Full Beaver Moon set to appear Wednesday, November 5th.
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Edited on 23-10-2025 18:42 |