Beneath the Straw: In Defense of Participatory Adaptive Management |
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Authors: | J M Evans A C Wilkie J Burkhardt |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-6455, USA;(2) Soil and Water Science Department, University of Florida – IFAS, PO Box 110960, Gainesville, FL 32611-0960, USA;(3) Food and Resource Economics Department, University of Florida – IFAS, PO Box 110240, Gainesville, FL 32611-0240, USA |
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Abstract: | Our recent paper advocating adaptive management of invasive nonnative species (INS) in Kings Bay, Florida received detailed
responses from both Daniel Simberloff, a prominent invasion biologist, and Mark Sagoff, a prominent critic of invasion biology.
Simberloff offers several significant lines of criticism that compel detailed rebuttals, and, as such, most of this reply
is dedicated to this purpose. Ultimately, we find it quite significant that Simberloff, despite his other stated objections
to our paper, apparently agrees with our argument that proposals for alternative management of established INS (i.e., alternatives
to minimization/eradication) should not be rejected on an a␣priori basis. We argue that more specific development and application
of adaptive approaches toward INS management, whether in Kings Bay or other appropriate case studies, would be facilitated
if ecosystem managers and invasion biologists follow Simberloff’s lead on this key point. While Sagoff largely shares (and,
indeed, served as a primary source for developing) our general arguments that challenge common moral and scientific assumptions
associated with invasion biology, he does question our suggestion that participatory adaptive management provides an appropriate
framework for approaching environmental problems in which science and politics are inherently entangled. We attempt to answer
this criticism through a brief sketch of what participatory adaptive management might look like for Kings Bay and how such
an approach would differ from past management approaches. |
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Keywords: | Invasive species Nonnative species Adaptive management Manatee Water hyacinth Kings Bay Crystal River Florida springs |
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