The ecology of de‐extinction

Seddon, Philip J.

doi:10.1111/1365-2435.12856

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“…Entonces se puede proceder a repoblar con especies cercanas genética o funcionalmente. Lo que se conoce como "desextinción" permitiría, al menos en teoría, recuperar una especie con objeto de reintroducirla en un área para recrear el ecosistema del que en el pasado formaba parte (Seddon, 2017). Así pues, es fácilmente concebible una alianza entre los programas de rewilding y los de desextinción.…”

Section: Rewilding Y Desextinciónunclassified

“…La extinción de una especie dentro de un ecosistema, especialmente de las que desempeñan una función clave en el mismo, provoca alteraciones a menudo graves e irreversibles. Una especie "revivida" podría reintroducirse en el ecosistema del que formaba parte, promoviendo así la recuperación de las funciones ecológicas perdidas, así como la mejora de la estabilidad y resiliencia de dicho ecosistema (Seddon, 2017).…”

Section: Contra La Aplicación De La Biología Sintética Al Rewildingunclassified

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Making the Anthropocene wilder. Rewilding and domestication

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2019

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Cada vez resuena con más fuerza la propuesta de designar nuestra época como la del "Antropoceno". Se destaca así el creciente papel de Homo sapiens en la transformación del planeta a escala global, como si de una fuerza geológica se tratara. Hay quienes saludan esta situación, pues conciben la relación de nuestra especie con la naturaleza como un combate, cuyo resultado debe ser la domesticación completa de Gaia (y acaso nuestra propia auto-domesticación) gracias a los avances tecnológicos. Otros, por contra, desean hacer más salvaje nuestro entorno y a nosotros mismos mediante la aplicación intensiva de programas de lo que se conoce como "rewilding". Como telón de fondo, detectamos el conflicto creciente entre visiones humanistas y transhumanistas. Mi objetivo principal en este trabajo es el de sugerir una convivencia pacífica de domesticación y rewilding con el fin de poder encarar los gravísimos problemas que vienen de la mano del Antropoceno. Abstract Keywords Anthropocene Domestication Rewilding TranshumanismThere is increasing support for a proposal to designate our age as the "Anthropocene". It highlights the growing role of Homo sapiens in the transformation of the planet on a global scale, as if human actions were a geological force. There are those who embrace this situation, because they conceive the relationship of our species with nature as a combat, the result of which must be the complete domestication of Gaia (and perhaps our own self-domestication) through technological advances. However, others want to make our surroundings and ourselves more savage through intensive "rewilding" programs. In the background is a growing conflict between humanist and transhumanist visions. My main objective in this work is to suggest a peaceful coexistence of domestication and rewilding in order to face the very serious problems that are coming with the Anthropocene.de Cózar Escalante, José Manuel (2019). Haciendo más salvaje el Antropoceno. Rewilding y domesticación. Athenea Digital, 19(1), e2214. https://doi.org/10.5565/rev/athenea.2214

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Section: Rewilding Y Desextinciónunclassified

Section: Contra La Aplicación De La Biología Sintética Al Rewildingunclassified

Making the Anthropocene wilder. Rewilding and domestication

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2019

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“…De-extinction dialogue represents a diversity of voices: from ethical philosophers, environmental lawyers and historians to population geneticists and biotechnologists. Peer-reviewed literature is almost evenly split between papers whose lead author is a social scientist or philosopher [ 20 , 21 , 22 , 25 , 65 , 69 , 70 , 73 , 74 , 154 , 155 , 156 , 157 , 158 , 159 , 160 , 161 , 162 , 163 , 164 , 165 , 166 , 167 , 168 , 169 , 170 , 171 , 172 , 173 , 174 , 175 , 176 , 177 , 178 , 179 ] and those whose lead author is a biological or environmental scientist [ 23 , 26 , 53 , 66 , 71 , 72 , 75 , 141 , 180 , 181 , 182 , 183 , 184 , 185 , 186 , 187 , 188 , 189 , ...…”

Section: Coming To a Consensus: Restoring Centricity To Constructmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Of publications authored by social scientists and philosophers, over half outline de-extinction stances widely differing from the IUCN definition [ 21 , 22 , 73 , 154 , 155 , 156 , 163 , 167 , 168 , 169 , 170 , 171 , 172 , 174 , 176 , 198 , 199 ], as opposed to less than a quarter of biologist lead papers [ 53 , 180 , 192 , 193 , 194 , 195 ]. If one re-evaluates all of the literature in light of the revised de-extinction definition provided here, then most other publications present definitions of de-extinction largely incongruent with actual practice [ 23 , 66 , 69 , 70 , 71 , 72 , 74 , 157 , 158 , 160 , 161 , 166 , 179 , 181 , 182 , 187 , 188 , 189 , 190 ], though authors’ departures to more abstract de-extinction concepts are building important philosophical ramifications for conservation science and the relationships of humans and non-human species. As conservation is a socio-political process performed by people, not strictly a biological scientific practice, delving into de-extinction from a multitude of perspectives is an invaluably constructive exercise, though it loses applicable value if authors are attempting to build a singular debate around multiple definitions.…”

Section: Coming To a Consensus: Restoring Centricity To Constructmentioning

confidence: 99%

De-Extinction

Maillard

2018

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De-extinction projects for species such as the woolly mammoth and passenger pigeon have greatly stimulated public and scientific interest, producing a large body of literature and much debate. To date, there has been little consistency in descriptions of de-extinction technologies and purposes. In 2016, a special committee of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) published a set of guidelines for de-extinction practice, establishing the first detailed description of de-extinction; yet incoherencies in published literature persist. There are even several problems with the IUCN definition. Here I present a comprehensive definition of de-extinction practice and rationale that expounds and reconciles the biological and ecological inconsistencies in the IUCN definition. This new definition brings together the practices of reintroduction and ecological replacement with de-extinction efforts that employ breeding strategies to recover unique extinct phenotypes into a single “de-extinction” discipline. An accurate understanding of de-extinction and biotechnology segregates the restoration of certain species into a new classification of endangerment, removing them from the purview of de-extinction and into the arena of species’ recovery. I term these species as “evolutionarily torpid species”; a term to apply to species falsely considered extinct, which in fact persist in the form of cryopreserved tissues and cultured cells. For the first time in published literature, all currently active de-extinction breeding programs are reviewed and their progress presented. Lastly, I review and scrutinize various topics pertaining to de-extinction in light of the growing body of peer-reviewed literature published since de-extinction breeding programs gained public attention in 2013.

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“…However, resurrecting extinct birds will be particularly challenging as their complex reproductive system makes cloning a bird unlikely in the near future [ 119 ]. In addition, several logistical and ethical issues have been raised against de-extinction [ 52 , 120 , 121 , 122 ], not least of which is how to produce a viable, non-inbred population—recent genetic work has shown that cryptic inbreeding can still occur in populations of long lived birds assumed to be secure due to positive population growth [ 123 ]. As well as the possibility of re-extinction, de-extinction may stretch already limited conservation funds that could result in further losses of biodiversity, as resources that would be spent resurrecting an extinct species could be used to conserve three-to-eight times as many currently threatened ones [ 121 ].…”

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Time to Spread Your Wings: A Review of the Avian Ancient DNA Field

Grealy

Rawlence

Bunce

2017

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Ancient DNA (aDNA) has the ability to inform the evolutionary history of both extant and extinct taxa; however, the use of aDNA in the study of avian evolution is lacking in comparison to other vertebrates, despite birds being one of the most species-rich vertebrate classes. Here, we review the field of “avian ancient DNA” by summarising the past three decades of literature on this topic. Most studies over this time have used avian aDNA to reconstruct phylogenetic relationships and clarify taxonomy based on the sequencing of a few mitochondrial loci, but recent studies are moving toward using a comparative genomics approach to address developmental and functional questions. Applying aDNA analysis with more practical outcomes in mind (such as managing conservation) is another increasingly popular trend among studies that utilise avian aDNA, but the majority of these have yet to influence management policy. We find that while there have been advances in extracting aDNA from a variety of avian substrates including eggshell, feathers, and coprolites, there is a bias in the temporal focus; the majority of the ca. 150 studies reviewed here obtained aDNA from late Holocene (100–1000 yBP) material, with few studies investigating Pleistocene-aged material. In addition, we identify and discuss several other issues within the field that require future attention. With more than one quarter of Holocene bird extinctions occurring in the last several hundred years, it is more important than ever to understand the mechanisms driving the evolution and extinction of bird species through the use of aDNA.

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The ecology of de‐extinction

Cited by 14 publications

References 15 publications

Making the Anthropocene wilder. Rewilding and domestication

Making the Anthropocene wilder. Rewilding and domestication

De-Extinction

Time to Spread Your Wings: A Review of the Avian Ancient DNA Field

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