title: Exotic species, experienced, and idealized nature.
abstract: This paper is an answer to the Caplat and Coutts forum about our previous paper "The need for flexibility in conservation practices: exotic species as an example". We precise here why we proposed to consider exotic species as well as indigenous species in the reconnection framework in human-modified environments. One argument is that consistent and understandable arguments must be used in the communication from scientists to the public, in order not to decrease the gap between science and society.
authors.affiliation: UMR 7204 CNRS, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, 55 rue Buffon, Paris, France. acpj@mnhn.fr
authors.forename: Anne-Caroline
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Prévot-Julliard
authors.forename: Joanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Clavel
authors.forename: Pauline
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Teillac-Deschamps
authors.forename: Romain
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Julliard
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000379:methods*