Invasive Species: To eat or not to eat, that is the question

Autores
Nuñez, Martin Andres; Kuebbing, Sara; Dimarco, Romina Daniela; Simberloff, Daniel
Año de publicación
2012
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inglés
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artículo
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versión publicada
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Managing invasive species is a current challenge for biodiversity conservation. A recurring recent suggestion is that by harvesting nonnatives for human consumption, people can control invasive populations. Even though humans may be able to control or eradicate certain populations of nonnative species by harvesting them as food sources, several caveats should be considered before starting these programs. A prominent problem is that creating a market engenders pressure to maintain that problematic species. Also, if the target species becomes an economic resource, people may try to recreate that market in previously uninvaded regions. Using invasive species as an economic resource may trigger the local community to protect these harmful species, to facilitate their incorporation into the local culture, and can generate severe management problems. As with other management programs, managers must know if the harvest actually reduces the target population. Mortality could produce a reduction in the population size or growth, or it could be compensatory, in which case removal of the harvested individuals would not affect population growth. However, in addition to possible control, there may be several benefits of this approach, including an opportunity for public outreach. Projects aiming at controlling invasives through human consumption should be carefully examined, as they may produce results opposite to those proposed.
Fil: Nuñez, Martin Andres. University of Tennessee; Estados Unidos. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina
Fil: Kuebbing, Sara. University of Tennessee; Estados Unidos
Fil: Dimarco, Romina Daniela. University of Tennessee; Estados Unidos. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Simberloff, Daniel. University of Tennessee; Estados Unidos
Materia
BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS
CULINARY CULTURE
GASTRONOMY
LIONFISH
MANAGEMENT
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spelling Invasive Species: To eat or not to eat, that is the questionNuñez, Martin AndresKuebbing, SaraDimarco, Romina DanielaSimberloff, DanielBIOLOGICAL INVASIONSCULINARY CULTUREGASTRONOMYLIONFISHMANAGEMENThttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Managing invasive species is a current challenge for biodiversity conservation. A recurring recent suggestion is that by harvesting nonnatives for human consumption, people can control invasive populations. Even though humans may be able to control or eradicate certain populations of nonnative species by harvesting them as food sources, several caveats should be considered before starting these programs. A prominent problem is that creating a market engenders pressure to maintain that problematic species. Also, if the target species becomes an economic resource, people may try to recreate that market in previously uninvaded regions. Using invasive species as an economic resource may trigger the local community to protect these harmful species, to facilitate their incorporation into the local culture, and can generate severe management problems. As with other management programs, managers must know if the harvest actually reduces the target population. Mortality could produce a reduction in the population size or growth, or it could be compensatory, in which case removal of the harvested individuals would not affect population growth. However, in addition to possible control, there may be several benefits of this approach, including an opportunity for public outreach. Projects aiming at controlling invasives through human consumption should be carefully examined, as they may produce results opposite to those proposed.Fil: Nuñez, Martin Andres. University of Tennessee; Estados Unidos. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; ArgentinaFil: Kuebbing, Sara. University of Tennessee; Estados UnidosFil: Dimarco, Romina Daniela. University of Tennessee; Estados Unidos. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Simberloff, Daniel. University of Tennessee; Estados UnidosWiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc2012-10info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/198362Nuñez, Martin Andres; Kuebbing, Sara; Dimarco, Romina Daniela; Simberloff, Daniel; Invasive Species: To eat or not to eat, that is the question; Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc; Conservation Letters; 5; 5; 10-2012; 334-3411755-263XCONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1755-263X.2012.00250.x/abstractinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1111/j.1755-263X.2012.00250.xinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T09:36:26Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/198362instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 09:36:26.969CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Invasive Species: To eat or not to eat, that is the question
title Invasive Species: To eat or not to eat, that is the question
spellingShingle Invasive Species: To eat or not to eat, that is the question
Nuñez, Martin Andres
BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS
CULINARY CULTURE
GASTRONOMY
LIONFISH
MANAGEMENT
title_short Invasive Species: To eat or not to eat, that is the question
title_full Invasive Species: To eat or not to eat, that is the question
title_fullStr Invasive Species: To eat or not to eat, that is the question
title_full_unstemmed Invasive Species: To eat or not to eat, that is the question
title_sort Invasive Species: To eat or not to eat, that is the question
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Nuñez, Martin Andres
Kuebbing, Sara
Dimarco, Romina Daniela
Simberloff, Daniel
author Nuñez, Martin Andres
author_facet Nuñez, Martin Andres
Kuebbing, Sara
Dimarco, Romina Daniela
Simberloff, Daniel
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author2 Kuebbing, Sara
Dimarco, Romina Daniela
Simberloff, Daniel
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author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS
CULINARY CULTURE
GASTRONOMY
LIONFISH
MANAGEMENT
topic BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS
CULINARY CULTURE
GASTRONOMY
LIONFISH
MANAGEMENT
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Managing invasive species is a current challenge for biodiversity conservation. A recurring recent suggestion is that by harvesting nonnatives for human consumption, people can control invasive populations. Even though humans may be able to control or eradicate certain populations of nonnative species by harvesting them as food sources, several caveats should be considered before starting these programs. A prominent problem is that creating a market engenders pressure to maintain that problematic species. Also, if the target species becomes an economic resource, people may try to recreate that market in previously uninvaded regions. Using invasive species as an economic resource may trigger the local community to protect these harmful species, to facilitate their incorporation into the local culture, and can generate severe management problems. As with other management programs, managers must know if the harvest actually reduces the target population. Mortality could produce a reduction in the population size or growth, or it could be compensatory, in which case removal of the harvested individuals would not affect population growth. However, in addition to possible control, there may be several benefits of this approach, including an opportunity for public outreach. Projects aiming at controlling invasives through human consumption should be carefully examined, as they may produce results opposite to those proposed.
Fil: Nuñez, Martin Andres. University of Tennessee; Estados Unidos. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina
Fil: Kuebbing, Sara. University of Tennessee; Estados Unidos
Fil: Dimarco, Romina Daniela. University of Tennessee; Estados Unidos. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Simberloff, Daniel. University of Tennessee; Estados Unidos
description Managing invasive species is a current challenge for biodiversity conservation. A recurring recent suggestion is that by harvesting nonnatives for human consumption, people can control invasive populations. Even though humans may be able to control or eradicate certain populations of nonnative species by harvesting them as food sources, several caveats should be considered before starting these programs. A prominent problem is that creating a market engenders pressure to maintain that problematic species. Also, if the target species becomes an economic resource, people may try to recreate that market in previously uninvaded regions. Using invasive species as an economic resource may trigger the local community to protect these harmful species, to facilitate their incorporation into the local culture, and can generate severe management problems. As with other management programs, managers must know if the harvest actually reduces the target population. Mortality could produce a reduction in the population size or growth, or it could be compensatory, in which case removal of the harvested individuals would not affect population growth. However, in addition to possible control, there may be several benefits of this approach, including an opportunity for public outreach. Projects aiming at controlling invasives through human consumption should be carefully examined, as they may produce results opposite to those proposed.
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