Sergey Matveytchuk
egalitist.bsky.social
Sergey Matveytchuk
@egalitist.bsky.social
Senior researcher in hunting science, Russian Research Institute of Game Management and Fur Farming (VNIIOZ), Russia, Kirov. Hunting legislation and ethics, sustainable use, wildlife management and conservation
Reposted by Sergey Matveytchuk
There are problems with binary definitions of nativeness

“Dilemmas arise from the dynamic nature of species' distribution ranges on longer time scales,

in the application to smaller regions defined by arbitrary borders,

& limited knowledge of species' past distributions”
doi.org/10.1002/oik....
A graduated nativeness definition for overcoming dilemmas and difficulties of vascular plant species
Nativeness is a concept central to biodiversity conservation and invasion biology, but there are several problems related to a classic binary nativeness definition. Dilemmas arise from the dynamic na...
doi.org
December 14, 2025 at 10:40 AM