Assisted colonization is not a viable conservation strategy.

By A. Ricciardi, Daniel Simberloff. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2009

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Subfields: Ecological Modeling, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics

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Assisted colonization: Integrating conservation strategies in the face of climate change (2011, background): “To address this complexity, Richardson et al. (2009) proposed a multi-criteria evaluation strategy and decision-making framework for assisted colonization that includes biological considerations (e.”
Origin matters: alien consumers inflict greater damage on prey populations than do native consumers (2013, background): “…growing calls to consider intentional introductions (‘assisted colonization’ or ‘managed relocation’) of species beyond their native range as a strategy for conservation and resource management (Hoegh-Guldberg et al., 2008; Briggs, 2008; Schwartz et al., 2012; but see Ricciardi & Simberloff, 2009).”
Dispersal distance and the pool of taxa, but not barriers, determine the colonisation of restored river reaches by benthic invertebrates (2014, background): “…(Tilman et al., 1997) and may lead to the requirement of labour-intensive approaches such as assisted migration to overcome fragmentation and dispersal limitation, despite uncertainty (McLachlan, Hellmann & Schwartz, 2007; Ricciardi & Simberloff, 2009; Vitt, Havens & Hoegh-Guldberg, 2009).”
Animal Translocations: What are they and why do we do them? (2012, neutral): “…also referred to as assisted migration (McLachlan et al., 2007) and managed relocation (Richardson et al., 2009) has been best defined as ‘translocation of a species to favourable habitat beyond their native range to protect them from human induced threats’ (Ricciardi & Simberlof, 2009a).”
Assessing the benefits and risks of translocations in changing environments: a genetic perspective (2011, background): “…there is also interest in using translocations to alleviate threats of detrimental environmental change including climate change (Hunter 2007; McLachlan et al. 2007; Grueber and Jamieson 2008; Hoegh-Guldberg et al. 2008; Menges 2008; Ricciardi and Simberloff 2009; Richardson et al. 2009).”
Emerging threats and persistent conservation challenges for freshwater biodiversity (2018, background): “More recent studies reveal effects of other emerging contaminants (e.g. anti-inﬂammatories, antidepressants) on algal communities (B´acsi et al. , 2016; Richmond et al. , 2016).”
Conserving potential coral reef refuges at high latitudes (2014, background): “The current lack of understanding about how to implement such active management measures and their potential economic and ecological costs mean that these are not realistic management options for subtropical reefs at present (Ricciardi & Simberloff, 2009).”
A compendium of essential concepts and terminology in invasion ecology (2010, background): “Alternatively, relatively minor changes could dramatically infl uence invasion probability if the system is positioned near the invasion cliff (Richardson 2009 ).”
Plant Invasions in Protected Areas (2013, background): “Axelrod DI, Raven PH (1978) Late Cretaceous and Tertiary vegetation history of Africa.”
Building evolutionary resilience for conserving biodiversity under climate change (2010, background): “…extinction, and the option of assisted migration to alleviate these threats has been the focus of increasing debate (Hunter 2007; McLachlan et al. 2007; Grueber and Jamieson 2008; Hoegh-Guldberg et al. 2008; Menges 2008; Ricciardi and Simberloff 2009; Richardson et al. 2009; Swarts and Dixon 2009).”
The performance of protected areas for biodiversity under climate change (2015, background): “A major question is where individuals should be released (Thomas, 2011), given the fear that the release of new species might hasten the demise of those that were previously present (Ricciardi & Simberloff, 2009).”
Success Rates for Reintroductions of Eight Perennial Plant Species after 15 Years (2012, background): “Other scientists are urging caution, due to the concerns that such introduced species may become invasive, and outcompete endemic species (Ricciardi & Simberloff 2009).”