Re:Let's Kill All the Mosquitoes
by bduerst on Wednesday April 20, 2016 @04:32PM
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>Who gets to decide what is "harmful" and what isn't?
Typically zoologists, botanists, and other biologists who study local ecosystems and determine the damage done by invasive species.
Construing this as a human concept doesn't make it arbitrary - anthropogenic impact on the environment is important because we rely on our environment for survival as a species. Damage isn't limited to just a less biological diversity, it can and has stretched into agriculture and human production.
Typically zoologists, botanists, and other biologists who study local ecosystems and determine the damage done by invasive species.
Construing this as a human concept doesn't make it arbitrary - anthropogenic impact on the environment is important because we rely on our environment for survival as a species. Damage isn't limited to just a less biological diversity, it can and has stretched into agriculture and human production.