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"For many years I have felt the need to articulate a very strong
positive view of naturalised plants and animals to counter the
extremes of nativism. Without a strong articulation of this case, a
real debate about the best biodiversity conservation strategies is
not possible. Theodoropoulos has done a great service to the
conservation debate by providing a very strong counter case to
challenge the manifold errors being perpetrated on environment
thinking and action by Invasion biology. Any short comings of this
book probably reflect the author's understanding of the urgent need
for a real debate. In a rapidly changing world all ideas are works in
progress, in need of constant review, addition and update. It will
be interesting to see over the next few years, if as a result of
this book, there is an increase in the trickle of research papers
published in peer reviewed journals of Ecology and Conservation
Biology which do reflect a more positive view of naturalised plants
and animals. It will be even more interesting if this triggers a full
blown debate leading to a paridigmn shift or if the orthodoxy of
Invasion biology prevails without much more than murmurings in the
official scientific ranks.
In my own discussion and teaching about this subject I have already
been recommending this book as essential reading for anyone seriously
interested in biodiversity conservation as an integral part of the
permaculture agenda. "
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David Holmgren & Su Dennett
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