- Title
- Is classical biological control a 20th century" old science" paradigm that is losing its way?
- Creator
- Sheppard, Andy, Werner, K, Hill, Martin P, McEvoy, Peter, Fowler, Simon, Hill, Richard
- Subject
- To be catalogued
- Date
- 2013
- Type
- text
- Type
- article
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/425434
- Identifier
- vital:72239
- Identifier
- xlink:href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/44754"
- Description
- For years most countries accepted the benefits of biological control as given, leading to facilitated inside lanes through the regulatory maze. "Successes" led to many passionate disciples over science rationalists. Biocontrol targets continue to be selected on assumptions of good value with little direct evidence. Even when successful, biocontrol has rarely delivered environmental benefits that have been measured. Money flow is still healthy, but is arguably being directed against less impactful targets. Lack of science rigour exposes the field to attacks from an increasing number of critics as values change. A global change driven counter-revolution is underway on the dichotomy of hate between natives and aliens. Will climate change undermine even currently successful biocontrol outcomes? Meanwhile negative direct and indirect impacts of biological continue to fuel dissent. Nowhere is this issue hotter than in Hawaii where "invaders" have massively increased biodiversity, make up nearly all the biomass and create whole new ecosystems. This workshop will entertain a panel discussion around the future for classical biological control of weeds. Does it need to change its paradigm in response to changing societal values, if so can it reinvent itself?
- Format
- computer, online resource, application/pdf, 1 online resource (4 pages), pdf
- Publisher
- CABI
- Language
- English
- Relation
- USDA Forest Services, Sheppard, A., Warner, K., Hill, M., McEvoy, P., Fowler, S. and Hill, R., 2013. Is classical biological control a 20th century" old science" paradigm that is losing its way?. In Proceedings of the XIII International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds, Waikoloa, Hawaii, USA, 11-16 September, 2011. USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station, Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry, USDA Forest Services 2013
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- Closed Access
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