10 JUN 2011 by ideonexus
Don't Descriminate Against Species Just Because They are ...
Most human and natural communities now consist both of long-term residents and of new arrivals, and ecosystems are emerging that never existed before. It is impractical to try to restore ecosystems to some ‘rightful' historical state. For example, of the 30 planned plant eradication efforts undertaken in the Galapagos Islands since 1996, only 4 have been successful. We must embrace the fact of ‘novel ecosystems' and incorporate many alien species into management plans, rather than try to ...Invasive species are everywhere and they cannot be undone, what's important is how a species interacts with its environment.