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