Centre for Science in Policy, Diplomacy and Society, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand; Liggins Institute, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand.
Centre for Science in Policy, Diplomacy and Society, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand; Liggins Institute, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand.
Trends Ecol Evol. 2019 Oct;34(10):883-885. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2019.07.005. Epub 2019 Aug 15.
Niche-constructing organisms actively modify their environments with adaptive consequences, sustaining a new equilibrium. Modern humans are instead niche modifiers, continually changing their environments irrespective of adaptive pressures. The nature, scale, and speed of such modifications have potential ill effects that need to be addressed with multilevel societal initiatives.
具有构建生态位功能的生物通过适应性后果积极地改变环境,维持新的平衡。相比之下,现代人类是生态位修饰者,他们不断地改变环境,而不考虑适应性压力。这些修改的性质、规模和速度可能会产生潜在的负面影响,需要通过多层次的社会举措来解决。