Consumptive tourism causes timidity, rather than boldness, syndromes: A response to Geffroy et al.

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Geffroy et al. [1] proposed that nature-based tourism reduces the fearfulness and antipredator behavior of animals, leading towards a boldness syndrome that elevates natural predation rates and could trigger cascading effects on populations and communities. We agree with the framework, hypotheses, and future research needs proposed in [1], but they apply strictly to nonthreatening human–wildlife interactions. However, nature-based tourism is often consumptive, where wild-living animals are chased, stressed, and eventually harvested in activities such as recreational fishing and hunting.

Arlinghaus, R., Alós, J., Klefoth, T., Laskowski, K.; Monk, C., Nakayama, S., Schröder, A. (2016). Consumptive tourism causes timidity, rather than boldness, syndromes: A response to Geffroy et al. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 31, 92-94


Veröffentlicht : 2016
Erschienen in : Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 31, 92-94