The Ethics of Ecological Field Experimentation

摘要: Ecological field research has generated a wealth of valuable information, much which informs conservation efforts. Such raises ethical issues when we propose to modify or endanger the individual organism, population, species, ecosystem study. Yet scientific literature contains little explicit consideration impact ecological study itself on organisms ecosystems. We that lack public discourse among scientists is due (1) trepidation about initiating controversy could future efforts; (2) an assumption relative benefits our outweigh potential short-term costs object (that is, increased knowledge may inform its conservation); (3) difficulties in perceiving negative work; (4) tacit assumptions certain experiments are simply “wrong” do. Ethical considerations have already arisen with collection organisms, effects observation survivorship and behavior, experimental manipulations whole The environmental ethics animal experimentation, two sources bear tangentially ethics, afford diverse occasionally conflicting value systems build ethic experimentation. Although methods specifically devised minimize subjects been published, find few existing formal mechanisms external regulation self-regulation activities field. suggest considerations, restoration measures compatible sound protocols, be profitably incorporated into design experiments. encourage dialogue between philosophers this issue. La investigacion ecologica en el terreno ha generado un caudal de informacion valiosa, mucha la cual considera esfuerzos conservacionistas. Dicha pone manifiesto valores eticos cuando nosotros proponemos modificar o poner peligro organismo individual, poblacion, las especies los ecosistemas que estudiamos. Sin embargo, literatura cientifica raramente forma explicita impactos estudios ecologicos si mismos, sobre organismos ecosistemas. Nosotros consideramos falta una discusion etica publica entre cientificos trabajan es debida a: temor iniciar controversia pueda futuros; asumir beneficios relativos nuestra exceden costos potenciales corto plazo del objeto estudio (es decir, aumento conocimiento ayudar su conservacion); dificultades percibir potencial impacto negativo nuestro trabajo; suposiciones tacitas acerca ciertos experimentos son simplemente “incorrectos” llevar cabo. Ya han surgido consideraciones eticas con respecto coleccion organismos; efectos observaciones cientificas supervivencia y comportamiento, manipulacion totalidad. La ambiental experimentacion animal, dos fuentes tratan tangencialmente cuestiones ecologica, pueden proporcionar diversos sistemas valores, veces conflictivos, cuales construir ecologica. Si bien, sido publicados metodos especificamente disenados para minimizar objetos estudiar, encontramos existen pocos mecanismos formales regulacion externa autoregulacion terreno. sugerimos seria beneficioso incorporar dentro diseno campo eticas, medidas conservacion restauracion sean compatibles protocolos cientificos. incitamos dialogo filosofos este tema.