The area of my expertise is 87 square kilometers
March 5, 2013 7:16 AM Subscribe
The area of my expertise is 87 square kilometers
I study wildlife on the island of St. Martin in the Lesser Antilles. I created this web site to showcase the fauna of the island and to give people a place to download a book I wrote about it, and other research that I've done. Even though they're fascinating, little islands are often under-studied and poorly understood. I'm trying to change that for St. Martin.
I study wildlife on the island of St. Martin in the Lesser Antilles. I created this web site to showcase the fauna of the island and to give people a place to download a book I wrote about it, and other research that I've done. Even though they're fascinating, little islands are often under-studied and poorly understood. I'm trying to change that for St. Martin.
Role: site creator, author
Are those your photos? Nice job.
posted by Currer Belfry at 11:29 AM on March 5, 2013
posted by Currer Belfry at 11:29 AM on March 5, 2013
No need to undermine yourself by drawing attention to your lack of degree in the "About" page. A degree is just a piece of paper, and your work stands on its own without needing to be propped up by credentials. Nice work.
posted by jlh at 4:44 PM on March 5, 2013
posted by jlh at 4:44 PM on March 5, 2013
Thanks for the feedback. They are my photos. I'm not a pro photographer, but I have probably spent more than 2000 hours taking photos of wildlife on St. Martin so I eventually got some nice ones.
Also, it is true that I have been able to develop quite a bit of expertise over the past few years. oNe interesting thing is that field work on St. Martin and in the Caribbean in general, has been done by non-scientists from the beginning of the colonial era until today. During the colonial era, pretty much everything we learned was from a combination of clergy, military officers, physicians and others collecting specimens that would be studied by scientists in the museums of Europe and the US. Even today, the scientists working on the Caribbean often are only able to visit for short periods of time, so without the work of full-time residents outside the academic community, the perspective on wildlife in the area would be much less complete. I should have explained this, and I will.
posted by snofoam at 3:26 AM on March 6, 2013
Also, it is true that I have been able to develop quite a bit of expertise over the past few years. oNe interesting thing is that field work on St. Martin and in the Caribbean in general, has been done by non-scientists from the beginning of the colonial era until today. During the colonial era, pretty much everything we learned was from a combination of clergy, military officers, physicians and others collecting specimens that would be studied by scientists in the museums of Europe and the US. Even today, the scientists working on the Caribbean often are only able to visit for short periods of time, so without the work of full-time residents outside the academic community, the perspective on wildlife in the area would be much less complete. I should have explained this, and I will.
posted by snofoam at 3:26 AM on March 6, 2013
Oooh, next time I go to SXM, will you take me birding?? So far I've seen most of the endemic birds, but would love to have a local guide.
posted by Stewriffic at 10:25 AM on March 30, 2013
posted by Stewriffic at 10:25 AM on March 30, 2013
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