ABSTRACT

But this view is mistaken: this is a value judgement, held by some scientists, perhaps not by others. It is not a consequence of any scientific theory, in contrast to whether one can easily influence a population by managing early life stages, or the relevance of high levels of natural mortality for eggs and larvae. Arguments that all ecological measures are value-laden by some implicit or explicit choices for ecological health or well-being are in Lackey[40,41] and Shrader-Frechette and McCoy[42].