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Mottled Duck introductions to South Carolina: The ugly, the bad, and the good?
Translocations or other movements of wildlife sometimes accomplish their intended objectives, but unforeseen consequences may arise and disrupt locally adapted ecological communities, restructure or dilute genetic integrity of populations or subspecies of the moved organism, and otherwise negatively...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9047980/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35505995 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8850 |
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description | Translocations or other movements of wildlife sometimes accomplish their intended objectives, but unforeseen consequences may arise and disrupt locally adapted ecological communities, restructure or dilute genetic integrity of populations or subspecies of the moved organism, and otherwise negatively influences a species’ long‐term fitness. Two historical populations of Mottled Ducks (Anas fulvigula) exist and are endemic to (1) Mexico and the West‐Gulf Coast (A. f. maculosa) regions of the United States and (2) Florida (A. f. fulvigula). From 1975 to 1983, 1285 Mottled Ducks from Florida, Louisiana, and Texas were released to coastal South Carolina, primarily to ultimately establish a legally harvestable population. This movement stirred mixed reactions amid the conservation community. Contemporary information suggests an increasing Mottled Duck population in South Carolina and possibly dispersing into Georgia. Herein, I objectively discuss the potential consequences of this new population per the birds’ evolution, ecology, and management. Ultimately, I suggest that this translocation is a long‐term benefit to the species. |
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spelling | pubmed-90479802022-05-02 Mottled Duck introductions to South Carolina: The ugly, the bad, and the good? Davis, J. Brian Ecol Evol Review Articles Translocations or other movements of wildlife sometimes accomplish their intended objectives, but unforeseen consequences may arise and disrupt locally adapted ecological communities, restructure or dilute genetic integrity of populations or subspecies of the moved organism, and otherwise negatively influences a species’ long‐term fitness. Two historical populations of Mottled Ducks (Anas fulvigula) exist and are endemic to (1) Mexico and the West‐Gulf Coast (A. f. maculosa) regions of the United States and (2) Florida (A. f. fulvigula). From 1975 to 1983, 1285 Mottled Ducks from Florida, Louisiana, and Texas were released to coastal South Carolina, primarily to ultimately establish a legally harvestable population. This movement stirred mixed reactions amid the conservation community. Contemporary information suggests an increasing Mottled Duck population in South Carolina and possibly dispersing into Georgia. Herein, I objectively discuss the potential consequences of this new population per the birds’ evolution, ecology, and management. Ultimately, I suggest that this translocation is a long‐term benefit to the species. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022-04-28 /pmc/articles/PMC9047980/ /pubmed/35505995 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8850 Text en © 2022 The Authors. Ecology and Evolution published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Review Articles Davis, J. Brian Mottled Duck introductions to South Carolina: The ugly, the bad, and the good? |
title | Mottled Duck introductions to South Carolina: The ugly, the bad, and the good? |
title_full | Mottled Duck introductions to South Carolina: The ugly, the bad, and the good? |
title_fullStr | Mottled Duck introductions to South Carolina: The ugly, the bad, and the good? |
title_full_unstemmed | Mottled Duck introductions to South Carolina: The ugly, the bad, and the good? |
title_short | Mottled Duck introductions to South Carolina: The ugly, the bad, and the good? |
title_sort | mottled duck introductions to south carolina: the ugly, the bad, and the good? |
topic | Review Articles |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9047980/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35505995 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8850 |
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