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Cultural inception of invasive species
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Authors
Ivan Jaric 
,
Álvaro Fernández-Llamazares,
Zsolt Molnár,
Ugo Arbieu,
Ricardo A. Correia,
Franck Courchamp,
Franz Essl,
Richard J Ladle,
Anne-Claire Maurice,
Yves Meinard,
Ana Novoa,
Martin A. Nuñez,
Petr Pyšek,
Uri Roll,
Valerio Sbragaglia,
Ross T. Shackleton,
Kate Sherren,
Yael Teff-Seker,
Ana Sofia Vaz,
Jonathan M. Jeschke
Abstract
1. Many invasive alien species gradually become embedded within local cultures. Such species can increasingly be perceived by society as familiar and native elements of the social-ecological system and as integral parts of local cultures.
2. Here, we explore this phenomenon and define it as cultural inception. Cultural inception can greatly hinder our ability to successfully manage invasive alien species, by reducing public support to their management and contributing to secondary introductions.
3. Furthermore, cultural inception can affect societal values and cultural identities, and lead to erosion and homogenization of cultural diversity. Cultural inception can also modify or displace the cultural uses and values of native species, and even lead to their societal extinction.
4. We present the main mechanisms of cultural inception, its drivers and major implications, and provide key recommendations for the management and conservation of biological and cultural diversity.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.32942/X25G81
Subjects
Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Environmental Health and Protection, Environmental Studies, Natural Resources and Conservation, Sustainability
Keywords
Alien species; biological invasions; cultural niche; non-native species; societal extinction., alien species, biological invasions
Dates
Published: 2024-09-02 15:22
License
CC BY Attribution 4.0 International
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Language:
English
Conflict of interest statement:
None
Comment #173 Priscilla M Wehi @ 2024-09-07 23:18
Kia ora Ivan and team, lots of really interesting stuff in here. Thank you for your work. I thought there was oportunity to weave more awareness of how the process of cultural inception might affect Indigenous peoples and local communities, including how colonisation has reduced populations of other (native) harvested plants and animals. There is quite a lot of literature from the Pacific region around this, eg from Hawaii and Aotearoa New Zealand. Studies include work on the cultural value of kiore, the Pacific rat in part of NZ https://www.publish.csiro.au/PC/pdf/PC20094, but also work by Kamelamela on introduced plants in Hawai'i.