Should Ecosystem Management Involve Active Control of Species Abundances?

We review four case studies in which there is a risk of extinction or severe reduction in highly valued species if we ignore either, or both, of two ecosystem control options. "Symptomatic control" implies direct control of extinction risk through direct harvesting or culling of competito...

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Main Authors: Robert B. Lessard, Steven J. D. Martell, Carl J. Walters, Timothy E. Essington, James F. Kitchell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Resilience Alliance 2005-12-01
Series:Ecology and Society
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Online Access:http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol10/iss2/art1/