Pensar las prácticas de investigación con aves marinas: éticas y afectos para la cohabitación multiespecie

Sofía Copello; Gabriela Klier

doi:10.56178/eh.v39i2.1485

Points of View Published 15 December 2024 https://doi.org/10.56178/eh.v39i2.1485

Thinking about research practices with seabirds: ethics and affections for multispecies cohabitation

emotional knowledge environmental philosophy ethic methodologies seabirds

Sofía Copello Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (CONICET, UNMdP), Juan B. Justo 2550, Mar del Plata, Argentina

Gabriela Klier Universidad Nacional de Río Negro–CITECDE, CONICET, Villegas 360, Bariloche, Argentina

Abstract

Research practices in seabirds vary and involve methodologies ranging from mere direct observation of the animals to the deployment of devices on individuals, captivity, among others. The scientific/academic community itself recognizes the negative effect of some of these practices on different aspects of the biology of individuals and populations. These methodologies have been changing over time both with the advancement of technological development and with new reflections on consciousness, suffering, and animal pain as the basis of ethics. In this work, we are interested in reflecting on research practices with seabirds from a philosophical approach, integrating epistemological, ethical, and affective aspects and considering a historical perspective as well. We believe that enabling questions and reflections on this topic, which require pauses and dialogues, will allow us to open up possibilities for other ways of approaching research practices. Besides finding out alternatives for relating to and getting closer to birds, and even enabling other ways of cohabiting in the world.

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Sofía Copello, Gabriela Klier (2024). Thinking about research practices with seabirds: ethics and affections for multispecies cohabitation. El Hornero, Vol. 39 No. 2 (2024), 7-14. https://doi.org/10.56178/eh.v39i2.1485

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[1] Ahmed S (2015) La política cultural de las emociones. UNAM, México

[2] Albores-Barajas Y, Soldatini C (2011) Effects of human disturbance on a burrow nesting seabird. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 82:1262-1266

[3] Albores-Barajas Y, Soldatini C, Furness R (2009) Are Burrow Nesting Seabird Chicks Affected by Human Disturbance? Waterbirds 32:572-578. https://doi.org/10.1675/063.032.0410

[4] Bannasch R, Wilson RP, Culik B (1994) Hydrodynamic aspects of design and attachment of a back-mounted device in penguins. Journal of Experimental biology 194:83-96. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.194.1.83

[5] Barron DG, Brawn JD, Weatherhead PJ (2010) Meta-analysis of transmitter effects on avian behaviour and ecology. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 1:180-187. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2041-210X.2010.00013.x

[6] Berger J (2016) Modos de ver. Gustavo Gili, Madrid

[7] Billi N (2022) El tapiz de los afectos. Pp. 15-18 en: Pazzarelli F, Medrano C (eds) Afectación. Estar en la trampa: Etnografías en América del Sur. Red Editorial, Buenos Aires, pp. 15-18

[8] Bodey TW, Cleasby IR, Bell F, Parr N, Schultz A, Votier SC, Bearhop S (2017) A phylogenetically controlled meta-analysis of biologging device effects on birds: Deleterious effects and a call for more standardized reporting of study data. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 9:946-955. https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.12934

[9] Bookchin M (2022) La ecología de la libertad: el surgimiento y la disolución de la jerarquía. Piuké, Bariloche

[10] Carey MJ (2009) The effects of investigator disturbance on procellariiform seabirds: A review. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 36:367-377. https://doi.org/10.1080/03014220909510161

[11] Cevasco CM, Frere E, Gandini PA (2001) Intensidad de visitas como condicionante de la respuesta del pingüino de Magallanes (Spheniscus magellanicus) al disturbio humano. Ornitología Neotropical 12: 75-81

[12] Debus AG (2016) El hombre y la naturaleza en el Renacimiento. Fondo de Cultura Económica, México

[13] Descola P (2012) Más allá de la naturaleza y la cultura. Amorrortu, Buenos Aires

[14] Despret V (2013) From Secret Agents to Interagency. History and Theory 52:29-44. https://doi:10.1111/hith.10686

[15] Despret V (2022) Habitar como un pájaro. Modos de hacer y de pensar los territorios. Cactus, Buenos Aires

[16] Edney A, Hart T, Jessopp M, Banks A, Clarke L, Cugnière L, Elliot KH, Martinez IJ, Kilcoyne A, Murphy M, Nager RG, Ratcliffe N, Thompson DL, Ward RM, Wood MJ (2023) Best practices for using drones in seabird monitoring and research. Marine Ornithology 51:265–280

[17] Fausto J (2023) La cosmopolítica de los animales. Cactus, Buenos Aires

[18] Field KA, Paquet PC, Artelle K, Proulx G, Brook RK, Darimont CT (2019) Publication reform to safeguard wildlife from researcher harm. PLoS Biology 17: e3000193. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000193

[19] Foucault M (1988) Las palabras y las cosas. Siglo Veintiuno, Madrid

[20] Gatt MC, Granadeiro JP, Catry P (2022) An Introduction to Seabirds and Their Study. Pp: 3-17 en: Ramos JA, Pereira L (eds) Seabird Biodiversity and Human Activities. Volume 1. CRC Press, Boca Ratón, pp 3-17

[21] Giraldo OF, Toro I (2020) Afectividad Ambiental: Sensibilidad, empatía, estéticas del habitar. El Colegio de la Frontera Sur: Universidad Veracruzana, Chetumal, Quintana Roo

[22] Gómez-Laich A, Pantano C, Wilson RP, Svagelj WS, Yoda K, Gunner R, Quintana F (2021) Leg rings impact the diving performance of a foot-propelled diver. Ibis 164:118-131. https://doi.org/10.1111/ibi.12998

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[24] Haraway D (1999) Las promesas de los monstruos: una política regeneradora para otros inapropiados/bles. Política y Sociedad 30:121-163

[25] Haraway D (2020) Seguir con el problema: Generar parentesco en el Chthuluceno. Tercera edición. Consonni, Buenos Aires

[26] Hustak C, Myers N (2012) Involutionary Momentum: Affective Ecologies and the Sciences of Plant/Insect Encounters. Différences 23:74-118. https://doi.org/10.1215/10407391-1892907

[27] Klier G, Busan T, Di Pasquo F, Blois P, Francese C, Folguera G (2017) Natural Sciences and Environmental Issues: a contribution from the Philosophy of Environmental Sciences. International Journal of Environment and Health 8:255-271. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJENVH.2017.088112

[28] Klier G, Folguera G (2023) Configurar mundos monstruosos: especulaciones desde Donna Haraway para el pensamiento y la educación ambiental. Letras Verdes. Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios Socioambientales. 33:123-137. https://doi.org/10.17141/letrasverdes.33.2023.5626

[29] Lara A, Dominguez GE (2013) El giro afectivo. Athenea Digital: revista de pensamiento e investigación social 13:101-120. https://doi.org/10.5565/rev/athenead/v13n3.1060

[30] Le Guin UK (1999) Los desposeídos. Minotauro, Barcelona

[31] Le Maho Y, Saraux C, Durant JM, Viblanc VA, Gauthier-Clerce M, Yoccoz NG, Stenseth NC, Le Bohec C (2011) An ethical issue in biodiversity science: The monitoring of penguins with flipper bands. Comptes Rendus Biologies 334:378-384. https://doi:10.1016/j.crvi.2011.04.004

[32] Lindsjö J, Fahlman Å, Törnqvist E (2016) Animal welfare from mouse to moose—implementing the principles of the 3rs in wildlife research. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 52: S65-S77. https://doi:10.7589/52.2S.S65

[33] Lumsden WHR, Haddow AJ (1946) The food of the Shag P. aristotelis in the Clyde Sea area. Journal of Animal Ecology 15:35-42

[34] Maffía DH (2005) Conocimiento y emoción. Arbor CLXXXI (716):515-521 https://doi.org/10.3989/arbor.2005.i716.408

[35] Marcos A (2001) Ética medioambiental. Secretariado de Publicaciones e Intercambio Editorial, Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid

[36] Mariano-Jelicich R, Seco Pon JP, Copello S, Favero M (2023) Distribution and diet of cape petrels (Daption capense) attending fishing vessels off the Patagonian Continental Shelf during the non-breeding season in austral winter: insights from on-board censuses and stable isotope analysis. Polar Biology 46:559-571. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00300-023-03144-6

[37] Merchant C (2006) The scientific revolution and the death of nature. Isis 97:513-533. https://doi.org/10.1086/508090

[38] Passmore J (1978) La responsabilidad del hombre frente a la naturaleza: ecología y tradiciones en Occidente. Alianza Editorial, Madrid

[39] Phillips RA, Xavier JC, Croxall JP (2003) Effects of Satellite Transmitters on Albatrosses and Petrels. The Auk 120:1082-1090. https://doi.org/10.1093/auk/120.4.1082

[40] Plumwood V (1993) Feminism and the Mastery of Nature. Routledge, Londres

[41] Pratt ML (2010) Ojos imperiales. Literatura de viajes y transculturación. Fondo de Cultura Económica, México

[42] de Prinzio AM, Copello S, Seco Pon JP, Canepuccia AD, Mariano-Jelicich R (2023) Where are you from? Isotopic tracing of juvenile Olrog’s Gulls from Mar Chiquita during the wintering season. Emu 123:140-151. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01584197.2023.2186895

[43] Rendón C, Klier G (2018) El olvido del organismo: un análisis de las concepciones acerca de lo vivo y su valor en la biología actual. Scientiae Studia 15:459-487. https://doi.org/10.11606/51678-31662017000200012

[44] Rolston H (1988) Environmental Ethics. Duties to and Values in the Natural World. Temple University Press, Philadelphia.

[45] Shapin S (2000) La revolución científica. Una interpretación alternativa. Paidós, Barcelona

[46] Singer P (1995) Ética Práctica. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

[47] von Uexküll J (2016) Andanza por los mundos circundantes de los animales y los hombres. Cactus, Buenos Aires

[48] Vandenabeele SP, Wilson RP, Grogan A (2011) Tags on Seabirds: How Seriously Are Instrument-Induced Behaviours Considered? Animal Welfare 20:559-571. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0962728600003195

[49] Weimerskirch H, Shaffer S, Mabille G, Martin J, Boutard O, Rouanet J-L (2002) Heart rate and energy expenditure of incubating Wandering Albatrosses: basal levels, natural variation, and the effects of human disturbance. The Journal of Experimental Biology 205:475-483. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.205.4.475

[50] Wilson RP, Kreye JM, Lucke K, Urquhart H (2004) Antennae on transmitters on penguins: balancing energy budgets on the high wire. Journal of Experimental biology 207:2649-2662. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.01067

[51] Wilson RP, McMahon CR (2006) Measuring devices on wild animals: what constitutes acceptable practice? Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 4:147-154. https://doi.org/10.1890/1540-9295(2006)004[0147:MDOWAW]2.0.CO;2

[52] Wilson RP, Sala JE, Gómez Laich A, Ciancio J, Quintana F (2015) Pushed to the limit: food abundance determines tag-induced harm in penguins. Animal Welfare 24:37-44. https://doi.org/10.7120/09627286.24.1.037

[53] Yorio P, Quintana F (1996) Efectos del disturbio humano sobre una colonia mixta de aves marinas en Patagonia. El Hornero 14:60-66