Book Review...The New Wild: Why Invasive Species Will Be Nature's Salvation

Some of you may be interested in my recent review of this book.  It’s an important topic, but I fear the author has been fairly incautious, and ignores a lot of evidence. Noting the very positive reviews it’s getting in some places, I think it important that there is renewed discussion of the ecological impacts of invasive species before policy is crafted based upon an overly simplistic understanding of the problem.

https://lareviewofbooks.org/review/is-there-need-for-the-new-wild-the-new-ecological-quarrels

Best wishes

Liam

Liam Heneghan

Chair and Professor of Environmental Science and Studies

Blog: http://10thingswrongwithenvironmentalthought.blogspot.com/

Radio segment on book project: https://soundcloud.com/morningshiftwbez/beasts-of-bedtime-finds?in=morningshiftwbez%2Fsets%2Fmorning-shift-march-9-2015

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