Another call for the end of invasion biology

Valéry, Loïc; Fritz, Hervé; Lefeuvre, Jean‐Claude

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0706.2013.00445.x

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“…There is precedent (e.g., the anthropogenic climate change "debate") for policymakers to use scientific "controversies" to stop or delay environmental measures (Oreskes and Conway 2010). The increase in both academic publications (Davis 2009, Davis et al 2011, Valéry et al 2013, Thompson 2014) and public media attention , Zimmer 2011, Marris 2013 warrants concern that public support for invasive species management may decrease.…”

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“…The past decade has seen vocal critics of invasion biology and management (Davis 2009, Davis et al 2011, Valéry et al 2013, Thompson 2014 argue that attempting to redress invasions is often costly and futile. A recurring criticism of management programs is that too much time and money are expended managing nonnatives that have minimal impact and that managers' should focus on those species with the largest impact, regardless of the species' origin.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…We queried TNC land stewards and support staff on their attitudes about nonnative species, management of them, and specifically how they prioritize management activities among species, whether native and nonnative as well as invasive or not invasive. We asked to what extent a drumbeat of academic publications (Davis et al 2001, Hobbs et al 2009, Valéry et al 2013) and publications and talks by TNC's Chief Scientist (e.g., Kareiva et al 2011, Kareiva in Dunkel 2011, Kareiva and Marvier 2012 has changed TNC management activities.…”

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Missing the bandwagon: Nonnative species impacts still concern managers

Kuebbing¹,

Simberloff²

2015

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Recent critics of invasion biology advocate reduced efforts against nonnative species, arguing that attempts to manage invasions are often costly and futile and that managers are indiscriminately managing species regardless of their impact. Whether this criticism has affected ground-level operations is unknown. A survey of land stewards of a major conservation NGO reveals that this plea has not been heeded; in fact, managers report that they would increase nonnative species management if more resources were available. While respondents overwhelmingly listed nonnative, invasive species as their highest priority for management, we found little evidence supporting the criticism that practitioners focus on nonnative species with minimal ecological impact. Additionally, we found that more conservation practitioners reported managing problematic "weedy" native species over nonnative species that are not invasive. Our results indicate that these managers are selective rather than profligate, targeting species that are having a demonstrable impact or are likely to do so. They feel hamstrung by resource shortages despite their rigorous target selection. Why the increasing literature calling for changed treatment of nonnatives has not led to changed operations is uncertain. Possible reasons are that the critics are not prescriptive or unified about management prioritization, or that these managers simply reject the proposed new paradigm.

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Missing the bandwagon: Nonnative species impacts still concern managers

Kuebbing¹,

Simberloff²

2015

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“…However, the interest in understanding the influence these plantations have on the biota is recent, even though it has grown substantially in the past decade, as shown by our results. The increased interest in understanding the impacts caused by the large-scale introduction of non-native species on ecosystems and loss of biodiversity (Schlaepfer et al 2011, Valéry et al 2013) might be the cause for the recent growth in studies in cultivated areas. The diversity and weight of the journals where publications on the studied subject were found show that knowledge of possible implications of NNFP on the biota can be favored by transdisciplinarity work (Crow 2010).…”

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Ecological impacts of non-native tree species plantations are broad and heterogeneous: a review of Brazilian research

Valduga

Zenni

Vitule

2016

An. Acad. Bras. Ciênc.

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Non-native tree plantations represent 7% of the world's forests and 1.24% of the Brazilian vegetation. Planted areas are expected to increase in the near future; thus, it is important to systematize existing knowledge on the ecological effects of plantations to aid forest management and biodiversity conservation. Here, we conducted a systematic review of the ecological literature associated with planted Pinus and Eucalyptus species in Brazil. We compared publication metrics with geographical distribution of species, ecosystems, biomes, studied taxa, and ecological impacts. We found 152 publications from 1992 to 2012. Number of publications positively correlated with area planted, number of plantations with forest certification, number of researchers, and richness of studied kingdoms. Most studies were in terrestrial ecosystems (92.1%), the Atlantic Forest biome (55.3%), and the kingdom Animalia (68.2%). Most impacts of non-native tree plantations were negative (55.9%), followed by positive (27%), and mixed (17.1%). Negative impacts were declines in species richness and abundance, seed bank diversity, and natural regeneration. Positive impacts were increase or mainteinance of seed bank diversity and natural regeneration. Mixed impacts were increases in abundance of native tree plantation pests. Taken together, results suggest forest management can help maintain biodiversity if it considers previous environmental conditions and integrates plantations with surrounding habitats.

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“…Furthermore, the distinction between native and non-native species has received criticism from various academic disciplines, such as geography, biology, and philosophy, notably because of the lack of objective criteria and spatiotemporal references for defining what is 'native' and 'non-native' (Warren, 2007;Webber & Scott, 2012;Woods & Moriarty, 2001). It has come to a point where critics are advocating for the 'end of invasion biology' based on its perceived xenophobic stance, the ambiguity of definitions, and lack of foundation as such (Valéry, Fritz, & Lefeuvre, 2013). Several authors have proposed a more objective approach and neutral terminology to describe invasive species (Brown & Sax, 2004;Colautti & MacIsaac, 2004).…”

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Metaphors in Invasion Biology: Implications for Risk Assessment and Management of Non-Native Species

Verbrugge

Leuven

Zwart

2016

Ethics, Policy & Environment

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Metaphors for describing the introduction, impacts, and management of non-native species are numerous and often quite outspoken (e.g. invasional meltdown and explosive growth). Policy-makers have adopted increasingly disputed metaphorical terms from scientific discourse. We performed a critical analysis of the use of strong metaphors in reporting scientific findings to policy-makers. Our analysis shows that perceptions of harm, invasiveness or nativeness are dynamic and inevitably display multiple narratives in science, policy or management. Improving our awareness of multiple expert and stakeholder narratives that exist in the context of non-native species management, as well as metaphorical alternatives, is critical.

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Another call for the end of invasion biology

Cited by 85 publications

References 39 publications

Missing the bandwagon: Nonnative species impacts still concern managers

Missing the bandwagon: Nonnative species impacts still concern managers

Ecological impacts of non-native tree species plantations are broad and heterogeneous: a review of Brazilian research

Metaphors in Invasion Biology: Implications for Risk Assessment and Management of Non-Native Species

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