Human-Wildlife Conflicts: Does Origin Matter?

ABSTRACT: Conservation biologists have divided wildlife in two antagonist categories-native and introduced populations-because they defend the hypothesis that the latter acquires or expresses harmful qualities that a population that remains in its original environment does not possess. Invasion biology has emerged as a branch of conservation biology dedicated exclusively to conflicts between introduced wildlife and human interest, including the protection of biodiversity. For invasion biology, the damage caused by native species is different and must be managed differently. However, the consensus around this native-introduced dichotomy is not universal, and a debate has intensified in recent years. The objective of this work was to compare the impacts of native and introduced species of terrestrial

SUBMITTER: Cassini MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9598665 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature