Silent domestication of wildlife in the Anthropocene: The mallard as a case study

Champagnon, JocelynTour du Valat,Centre de Recherche de la Tour du Valat, Arles (författare)

Silent domestication of wildlife in the Anthropocene : The mallard as a case study

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110354DOI

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In the Anthropocene, human activities have been a dominant force affecting wildlife, natural habitats, and climate worldwide. Over time, increasing incidences of wildlife-human interactions may have positive outcomes for some generalist species, but studies continue to uncover that most predictably these generalist wild species also suffer from such interactions. In particular, the line between domestic and wild continues to blur as gene flow between these groups intensifies in the Anthropocene. We explore the meaning of wildness, focusing on the mallard, currently the most abundant duck species in the world. Mallard has been connected to humans for tens of thousands of years. Considered an exemplary generalist species with the capacity to adapt to rapidly changing environments, evidence gathered from a variety of disciplines suggests that some management efforts over the last centuries have resulted in the deterioration of the mallard's prolific nature, and that the apparent success in terms of current population size and wide distribution could mask a genetic collapse. Highlighting warning signs from the mallard system, in this Perspectives paper we discuss how active management of habitats and populations runs the risk of compromising species' wildness, and we suggest precautionary and counter-measures in the context of species management and conservation.

Elmberg, JohanFaculty of Natural Science,Sustainable multifunctional landscapes,Department of Environmental Science,Fakulteten för naturvetenskap,Avdelningen för miljövetenskap (författare)
Guillemain, MatthieuOffice Français de la Biodiversité (författare)
Lavretsky, PhilipUniversity of Texas at El Paso (författare)
Clark, Robert G.University of Texas at El Paso (författare)
Söderquist, PärFaculty of Natural Science,Sustainable multifunctional landscapes,Department of Environmental Science,Fakulteten för naturvetenskap,Avdelningen för miljövetenskap (författare)
Tour du ValatCentre de Recherche de la Tour du Valat, Arles (creator_code:org_t)

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110354

Av författaren/redakt...: Champagnon, Joce ...; Elmberg, Johan; Guillemain, Matt ...; Lavretsky, Phili ...; Clark, Robert G.; Söderquist, Pär

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