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| Bajomi, B.; Takacs-Santa, A. | |
| Generalizations in the reintroduction literature: a reply to Armstrong & Seddon | |
| 2011 Oryx (45): 19-19 | |
In Bajomi et al. (2010) we presented the outcome of an extensive literature search to evaluate the extent, distribution and dispersal of the animal reintroduction literature. When comparing numbers of reintroduction programmes and resulting publications we found a significant taxonomic bias favouring birds and mammals. We recommended that editors and peer reviewers lessen the bias in scientific journals. We also stated that 'the dispersed and biased nature of the literature means that we may be failing to accumulate a reliable evidence base to underpin decision making'. In their response Armstrong & Seddon (2011) state that 'we are not aware of any evidence of taxonomic bias in evaluation of reintroduction papers'. They also criticize two apparent assumptions they found in our research: 'knowledge in reintroduction biology is taxon-specific', and 'the literature consists of descriptive reports on reintroduction projects, which would lead to the expected correspondence between project characteristics (e.g. taxa featured) and publications'. They advocate a distinction between such reports and strategic question-based research. |
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