It was the well defined opinions really, that lost a star and often my attention while reading. Why did I not give this book four stars? In many ways it deserved them, well written with undeniably vast information, well formed opinions and certainly well defined opinions. Having set up the background for invasive vs native plants he then sheds an uncomfortably bright light on some of the human biases about invasive species and uses some case histories to highlight some of the downright ridiculous things humans have done in the name of controlling invasive species. In it, the author draws upon his extensive experience to take us step by step on a description of how and when species have distributed in the world, he then examines the notions of 'natural' and 'artificial' species distribution in light of the very busy historical distribution patterns. The subtitle of this book is 'The story and science of invasive species" which I thought would be right up my alley having studied ecology and having worked briefly in biocontrol.Ī quick google of the author shows that he has extensive credentials in botany and ecology and so it was with high anticipation that I took this book home.
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