Living with or Eradicating Poisonous Snakes in Densely Populated Caribbean Islands—A Socio-Ecological Challenge for the French West Indies
| Autor: | Lise Tupiassu, Dimitri Béchacq, Erwann Lagabrielle, Thierry Lesales, Isabelle Exilie, Jean-Raphaël Gros-Désormeaux |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Laboratoire caribéen de sciences sociales (LC2S), Université des Antilles (UA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), UMR 228 Espace-Dev, Espace pour le développement, Université de Guyane (UG)-Université des Antilles (UA)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université de Perpignan Via Domitia (UPVD)-Avignon Université (AU)-Université de La Réunion (UR)-Université de Montpellier (UM), Archéologie Industrielle, Histoire, Patrimoine - Géographie, Développement, Environnement de la Caraïbe (AIHP-GEODE), Université des Antilles (UA), Université de Rouen Normandie (UNIROUEN), Normandie Université (NU), Federal University of Para - Universidade Federal do Para [Belem - Brésil], Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université des Antilles (UA), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université de Perpignan Via Domitia (UPVD)-Avignon Université (AU)-Université de La Réunion (UR)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Université de Guyane (UG)-Université des Antilles (UA), Archéologie Industrielle, Histoire, Patrimoine - Géographie, Développement, Environnement de la Caraïbe [UR6_1] (AIHP-GEODE), Federal University of Para - Universidade Federal do Pará - UFPA [Belém, Brazil] (UFPA) |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
0301 basic medicine Bothrops lanceolatus Snake Antivenom Nature-Society Conservation 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Caribbean Islands Socio ecological 03 medical and health sciences Endemic Species Local population 14. Life underwater Endemism West indies Caribbean island biology Ecology [SHS.GEO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Geography biology.organism_classification Fishery 030104 developmental biology [SHS.ENVIR]Humanities and Social Sciences/Environmental studies [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology Martinique |
| Zdroj: | Open Journal of Animal Sciences Open Journal of Animal Sciences, Scientific Research Publishing, 2017, 7 (4), pp.405-413. ⟨10.4236/ojas.2017.74031⟩ Open Journal of Animal Sciences, 2017, 7 (4), pp.405-413. ⟨10.4236/ojas.2017.74031⟩ |
| ISSN: | 2161-7597 2161-7627 |
| DOI: | 10.4236/ojas.2017.74031⟩ |
| Popis: | International audience; The lancehead (Bothrops lanceolatus) is a poisonous snake endemic to Mar-tinique, an island in the Lesser Antilles arc. Today, this snake is on the verge of extinction. The recorded number of snakes killed yearly between 1970 and 2002 decreased by 97%. Despite the production of an antivenom in 1993, the local authorities set up a financial reward to encourage the eradication of lancehead snakes. Today the local population still perceives the snake as a threat, due to its fatal venom and its fierce behaviour. The case study of the lancehead in Martinique highlights the need to develop integrated strategies to conserve species of poisonous snakes on densely populated islands. This requires innovative, cross-sectoral strategies that involve decision-makers working along with multidisciplinary scientists. Approaching the complexity of ecosystems through the socio-ecological prism implies, conversely, linking up the domains of science and technology, life and environmental sciences, and human and social sciences, through interactions based on sharing common assumptions. |
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