“Beyond the War on Invasive Species”: Review
By Adrian Ayres Fisher, Ecological Gardening
Looming over this book...is the overwhelming fact that we have indeed entered the Anthropocene.
Tag: invasive species
Trouble in Paradise: Fatal Blight Threatens A Key Hawaiian Tree
By Richard Schiffman, Yale Environment 360
The ʻohiʻa is Hawaii’s iconic tree, a keystone species that maintains healthy watersheds and provides habitat for numerous endangered birds. But a virulent fungal disease, possibly related to a warmer, drier climate, is now felling the island’s cherished 'ohi'a forests.
As Climate Warms, How Can We Decide if a Plant is Native?
By Janet Marinelli, Yale Environment 360
The fate of a tree planted at poet Emily Dickinson's home raises questions about whether gardeners can — or should — play a role in helping plant species migrate in the face of rising temperatures and swiftly changing botanical zones.
Love Letter to a Dying Friend: Joshua Tree Country
By Kollibri terre Sonnenblume, Macska Moksha Press
The effects of Climate Change as witnessed by a writer researching the ecosystem, history and plants of the Mojave Desert.
Bee Battles: why our Native Pollinators are Losing the war
By Kelsey K. Graham, Yardfarmers blog
Non-native species can dramatically reshape their invaded habitats and disrupt the interactions between native species.
Refugees Without Legs: How Climate Change Leaves No Room For ‘Invasive Species’
By Kollibri terre Sonnenblume, Speaking Truth to Power
The word, “invasive”, whether pinned to an animal, plant, algae, etc., has a deceptively simple ring to it, but it is actually quite ambiguous. First, it is not, and never has been, a scientific term with a set definition.
On a Remote Island, Lessons In How Ecosystems Function
By Fred Pearce, Yale Environment 360
Transformed by British sailors in the 19th century, Ascension Island in the South Atlantic has a unique tropical forest consisting almost entirely of alien species.