Paddock Lawley (England), Bao Rong (China), and Christa Ayodele (Mauritania): "Endangered Labyrinths"
In this presentation, rising biolabyrinthologist Lawley teamed up with ecolabyrinthologist Bao and cultural labyrinth historian Ayodele to report on the distressing ramifications of deforestation: the endangerment of tropical labyrinths. Lawley and Bao explained that these rarest of labyrinths, which emerged over thousands of years of co-evolution, serve a critical symbiosis among flora, fauna, and the remote tribes that dwell within the jungles. Deforestation is threatening the future of these labyrinth ecosystems, and Ayodele passionately warned that the destruction of these labyrinths will result in the loss not only of tropical plants and animals, but also the tribes that depend on the labyrinth ecosystem.
The images below tell the disturbing tale:
A passageway way in a Bolivian tropical labyrinth in 1999.
The same passageway, from the reverse port of entry, today.
We at the CLP can help to end this dreadful loss of labyrinth ecosystems: the construction of the Paul Brown Labyrinth can raise the direly needed awareness for this disturbing trend.
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This is terrible. Truly terrible.
Not only are we losing labyrinths, but we are also losing the chance to learn about a growing, though nascent, subfield in dimensionality that has emerged from the work and discoveries of people like Bao and Lawley.
John, another great thread. Kudos again to Czes for his stellar reporting. I heard that Philip Cunha had some very thought provoking reactions to this panel, referencing the erosion of slate in the Peruvian labyrinth. I'll have to see if we can get a transcript. Moreover, I'm going to see if I can get in touch with Cunha, he seems to be a real up and comer in labyrinthia.
Question: are there organic labyrinths?
Rufus: Great question.
Organic labyrinths do exist in the classical sense of the word. Labyrinth ecosystems would be considered organic in that there is no manipulation of naturally occurring elements. Rather, the labyrinth develops through nature's own devices; some labyrinthologists considered the labyrinth ecosystem a kind of "emergent phenomenon." Many coral reefs function as labyrinth ecosystem, with the growth of aquatic structures following its own organic, albeit it labyrinthine, logic. Non-organic labyrinths, by far the vast majority of all labyrinths that exist and have existed, are referred to as Daedalian, which reference I assume you grasp.
everytime I see someone use a toothpick, I think about the pitchered destruction of our ecolabyrinths and weep.
Who got my fantasty recommendations for the postseason??
Alarming indeed John. The loss of natural labyrinths are a troubling trend, wherever it occurs. Lately it seems that the eco-labyrinth community has concentrated its primary efforts (and understandably so) on global climate change and the attendant degradation of natural ice labyrinth. We need to remember that natural labyrinth loss is occurring at a staggering rate throughout the world, regardless of climate zone.
deforestation:rainforest::bengals:paul brown stadium
Why don't plants have souls?
cuz they dont have feet!!!!!! LLLLLLLLllllllllol!
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-krissy ^_^
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