Re: NANFA-L-- New Regional Book for GA & SC

John Knight (knighjr-in-auburn.edu)
Fri, 25 Mar 2005 20:20:30 -0600

Again,
I will calm the masses by saying the book is "in the works". I
consider the Savannah book a step in the right direction, though I have
not seen it yet. i look forward to getting a copy. The Okeefenokee
book (co-authored by Bud Freeman) is a good book, but not on the level
of others. i point out the example of the Alabama books. The first
Alabama book (not to knock the authors by any means), lacks severely in
comparison to the new one. It is my understanding that the "new"
Alabama was well under way when the "old" book came out. These things
take time and Georgia does not have the resourses of places such as
University of Alabama and Auburn, and Tulane, which had tons of
collections in the state. UGA stands alone as the only "research"
institution specializing in Fishes (recent exception being GA College
AKA Dr. Chris Skelton). But I assure you the process in well on the
way. Bud and Mary Freeman are incredable researchers, not to mention
wonderful people, and again I will say when the book comes out it will
be one to keep on the shelf. But for right now it's a side project that
is developing slowly. Have patience

John R. Knight
Fish and Wildlife Biological Scientist III
Blackwater et al. FL

>>> Jan.J.Hoover-in-erdc.usace.army.mil 03/25/05 4:43 PM >>>
Irate wrote --
>>>Georgia is the only
holdout in the proverbial piscene rainforest which does not have a state
fishes
book.... even MISSISSIPPI beat 'em to the punch, and we've got a lot
less
money to spread around than Georgia does. I suspect it's been a funding
Shortfall.....why have a book on the Savannah River basin if a more
comprehensive publication
is in the works?<<<

I think there are others (South Carolina, Florida) for which there are
papers
or regional publications, but no definitive (recent) state level book.
Funding is not necessarily the limiting factor. These books take an
extraordinary amount of time, effort, and personal
resources...especially if
previous books have not been written, local studies have not been done,
and
adequate museum records are lacking. Ross et al.'s Mississippi book was
nearly 20 years in the making. I have not seen the Savannah River book,
but
regional or drainage-specific works in general are very useful for
detailed
or finer-scale coverage of ecology and zoogeography.

- Jan Hoover
Vicksburg, MS


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