Dr. Marissa Baskett Department of Environmental Science and Policy, UC Davis
Humans play a major role in every ecological system on Earth. Sometimes one can see the human domination very easily and in other cases not so easily. If humans are the dominant ecological force, then humans are the world’s greatest evolutionary force. Dr. Baskett explores whether rapid evolution should be considered in management schemes known as “Evolutionarily Enlightened Management.” This brings up the question: When and how should evolution affect management decisions?