[APWG] NEWS: What is an innocuous species here can be an invasive species there
Olivia Kwong
plant at plantconservation.org
Wed Apr 28 10:23:31 CDT 2010
http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20100428-LIFE-4280314
What is an innocuous species here can be an invasive species there
By Sue Pike
April 28, 2010 2:00 AM
I recently received an e-mail from a woman in the U.K. who, as part of a
larger discussion of nature, told me about the problem of American mink in
her country. In a later e-mail the issue of invasive skunk cabbage was
raised; she wasn't as excited about them as I was since they were
destroying her local wetlands. It turns out that our backyard nature is
showing up in other people's backyards and proving to be unwelcome.
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