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Paul S. Martin, a geoscientist and Pleistocene ecologist, advocated for the rewilding of North America by presenting claims that by breeding populations of surviving animals from various continents along with introducing populations of animals analogous to extinct species, North American Pleistocene fauna could be restored.
The 7 images below will connect you with some of the sources of information for this controversy.
The singer-songwriter uses the tune of John Lennon's "Imagine" in this tribute to Pleistocene Ecologist Paul S. Martin.
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Dobson, Andy P., Bradshaw, A. D., and Baker, A. J. M.. Hopes for the Future: Restoration Ecology and Conservation Biology.. Science 25 July 1997: 277 (5325), 515-522. DOI: 10.1126/science.277.5325.515
Crooks, K. R., and M. E. Soulé. 1999. Mesopredator release and avifaunal extinctions in a fragmented system. Nature 400:563–566.
Josh Donlan and colleagues: Rewilding North America
Duffy, J. E., Cardinale, B. J., France, K. E., McIntyre, P. B., Thébault, E. and Loreau, M. (2007), The functional role of biodiversity in ecosystems: incorporating trophic complexity. Ecology Letters, 10: 522–538. DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2007.01037.x
Schoener, Thomas W. and David A. Spiller. 1998. Indirect Effects in an Experimentally Staged Invasion by a Major Predator. The American Naturalist. April 1999. Pp. 347-358.
Michael Soule and John Terborgh: Conserving nature at regional and continental scales-a scientific program for NA
Trombulak, Stephen C. and Christopher A. Frissell. Review of Ecological Effects of Roads on Terrestrial and Aquatic Communities. Conservation Biology. February 2000. pp. 18-30.
C. Josh Donlan, et al. "Pleistocene Rewilding: An Optimistic Agenda For Twenty-First Century Conservation." The American Naturalist 168.5 (2006): 660-681. MEDLINE. Web. 6 Mar. 2012.
Huynh, Howard M. "Pleistocene Re-Wilding Is Unsound Conservation Practice." Bioessays 33.2 (2011): 100-102. Academic Search Premier. Web. 6 Mar. 2012.
Parsons, David. "Kill Proposal, Not Wildlife." Albuquerque Journal. n. page. Web. 6 Mar. 2012. <http://rewilding.org/pdf/carnivoreconservation/predators3.pdf>.
Parsons, David. "Re: Proposed rule in the June 7, 2006 Federal Register, volume 71, page 32915.." The Rewilding Institute. The Rewilding Institute, 2006.
Parsons, David, Anthony Povilitis, Michael Robinson, and C. Dusti Becker. "The Bureaucratically Imperiled Mexican Wolf." Conservation and Policy. The International Wolf Center, 2006. Web. 6 Mar 2012. <http://rewilding.org/pdf/carnivoreconservation/graywolf10.pdf>.
Crooks, K. R., and M. E. Soulé. 1999. Mesopredator release and avifaunal extinctions in a fragmented system. Nature 400:563–566.
Josh Donlan and colleagues: Rewilding North America
Duffy, J. E., Cardinale, B. J., France, K. E., McIntyre, P. B., Thébault, E. and Loreau, M. (2007), The functional role of biodiversity in ecosystems: incorporating trophic complexity. Ecology Letters, 10: 522–538. DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2007.01037.x
Schoener, Thomas W. and David A. Spiller. 1998. Indirect Effects in an Experimentally Staged Invasion by a Major Predator. The American Naturalist. April 1999. Pp. 347-358.
Michael Soule and John Terborgh: Conserving nature at regional and continental scales-a scientific program for NA
Trombulak, Stephen C. and Christopher A. Frissell. Review of Ecological Effects of Roads on Terrestrial and Aquatic Communities. Conservation Biology. February 2000. pp. 18-30.
C. Josh Donlan, et al. "Pleistocene Rewilding: An Optimistic Agenda For Twenty-First Century Conservation." The American Naturalist 168.5 (2006): 660-681. MEDLINE. Web. 6 Mar. 2012.
Huynh, Howard M. "Pleistocene Re-Wilding Is Unsound Conservation Practice." Bioessays 33.2 (2011): 100-102. Academic Search Premier. Web. 6 Mar. 2012.
Parsons, David. "Kill Proposal, Not Wildlife." Albuquerque Journal. n. page. Web. 6 Mar. 2012. <http://rewilding.org/pdf/carnivoreconservation/predators3.pdf>.
Parsons, David. "Re: Proposed rule in the June 7, 2006 Federal Register, volume 71, page 32915.." The Rewilding Institute. The Rewilding Institute, 2006.
Parsons, David, Anthony Povilitis, Michael Robinson, and C. Dusti Becker. "The Bureaucratically Imperiled Mexican Wolf." Conservation and Policy. The International Wolf Center, 2006. Web. 6 Mar 2012. <http://rewilding.org/pdf/carnivoreconservation/graywolf10.pdf>.