Feedback to Francesco Donati
Original post: Social Ecological Systems – Land snails in Ossi – Sardinia)
Dear Franco,
First of all, I enjoy reading this analysis thoroughly because the SES you chose was very close to everyday life and it grabs my attention to see the development of the management of this resource. The introduction was very well written because it provides important information for readers to understand how this resource was utilized for various purposes. This helps the later on analysis on the resource scarcity problem.
The theory about increasing food demand causing the snail population to drop was clear to me. I also like the fact that the impact beyond the snail population was addressed. Regarding the core subsystems of land snail SES, I also have a few questions about the elements of resource units as well as the users. The resource system chosen here is the dry grassland and the main subject studied in this case is land snail. Could the resources provided by the dry grassland system to snails as habitat and nutrient sources also be described as individual resource units that interact with snails?
Furthermore, could the users be broken down into more specific roles such as harvesters or consumers? These two roles were frequently mentioned in this article and both display a vital impact on the SES so maybe they can also be specified to distinguish their action and impacts, respectively.For the users, the information about the percentage of local consumption and the snails imported was both shocking and gives weight when assessing the severity of the local resources scarcity.
In addition, this might be something slightly outside of the discussion scope defined in the assignment but I am also very curious about the tipping point of the self-organization that was functioning well and keeping the snail population and food demand in balance. Why would the Sardinian population growth break the self-organization? More specifically, who were the decision makers that chose to not follow the traditional harvesting methods? Why did they choose to not follow the old-fashion practice?
Finally, I want to compliment you on the well-integrated analysis and the references. Links of resources embedded in the article with hyperlinks give weight and credibility of the information you provided in the analysis. As a reader, I feel that I don’t need to do extra research to verify the sources. This creates a smooth reading experience for readers. Well done!
Cheers,
Sho
Original post: Social Ecological Systems – Land snails in Ossi – Sardinia)
Dear Franco,
First of all, I enjoy reading this analysis thoroughly because the SES you chose was very close to everyday life and it grabs my attention to see the development of the management of this resource. The introduction was very well written because it provides important information for readers to understand how this resource was utilized for various purposes. This helps the later on analysis on the resource scarcity problem.
The theory about increasing food demand causing the snail population to drop was clear to me. I also like the fact that the impact beyond the snail population was addressed. Regarding the core subsystems of land snail SES, I also have a few questions about the elements of resource units as well as the users. The resource system chosen here is the dry grassland and the main subject studied in this case is land snail. Could the resources provided by the dry grassland system to snails as habitat and nutrient sources also be described as individual resource units that interact with snails?
Furthermore, could the users be broken down into more specific roles such as harvesters or consumers? These two roles were frequently mentioned in this article and both display a vital impact on the SES so maybe they can also be specified to distinguish their action and impacts, respectively.For the users, the information about the percentage of local consumption and the snails imported was both shocking and gives weight when assessing the severity of the local resources scarcity.
In addition, this might be something slightly outside of the discussion scope defined in the assignment but I am also very curious about the tipping point of the self-organization that was functioning well and keeping the snail population and food demand in balance. Why would the Sardinian population growth break the self-organization? More specifically, who were the decision makers that chose to not follow the traditional harvesting methods? Why did they choose to not follow the old-fashion practice?
Finally, I want to compliment you on the well-integrated analysis and the references. Links of resources embedded in the article with hyperlinks give weight and credibility of the information you provided in the analysis. As a reader, I feel that I don’t need to do extra research to verify the sources. This creates a smooth reading experience for readers. Well done!
Cheers,
Sho
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