The Rise of Invasive Species Denialism

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• 作者：James C. Russell¹ ; ² ; ^@ ; ^{j.russell@auckland.ac.nz} ; Tim M. Blackburn³ ; ⁴ ; ^@
• 关键词：conservation ; denialism ; scientific communication ; extinction
• 刊名：Trends in Ecology & Evolution
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：32
• 期：1
• 页码：3-6
• 全文大小：665 K
• 卷排序：32

文摘

Scientific consensus on the negative impacts of invasive alien species (IAS) is increasingly being challenged. Whereas informed scepticism of impacts is important, science denialism is counterproductive. Such denialism arises when uncertainty on impacts is confounded by differences in values. Debates on impacts must take into account both the evidence presented and motivations.