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Introduced species have been identified as a major threat to the native and endemic species in many oceanic islands (Whittaker 1998). In the case of the Galapagos, many of these species have proven very difficult if not impossible to eradicate. Such dramatic situation has motivated some people to suggest that it is necessary to change our current paradigm which pretends that we can eventually win the fight against invasive species and restore pristine environments. This chapter presents a debate about the way in which introduced species create emergent and Darwinian processes that threaten not only what are considered to be pristine environments but also our sense of stability and order.
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Quiroga, D., Rivas, G. (2017). Darwinian Emergence, Conservation, and Restoration. Novel Ecosystems and Hybrid Environments. In: Quiroga, D., Sevilla, A. (eds) Darwin, Darwinism and Conservation in the Galapagos Islands. Social and Ecological Interactions in the Galapagos Islands. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-34052-4_9
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