I earlier posted an article about the building of a novel ecosystem on Ascension Island, and isolated island in the South Atlantic that had few native species before the British colonized it. Dan Simberloff and Don Strong have some strong criticisms; you can read them here: http://e360.yale.edu/Counterpoint_Scientists_Offer_Dissenting_View_on_Ascension_Island.msp ================================ Richard L. Boyce, Ph.D. Director, Environmental Science Program Professor Department of Biological Sciences, SC 150 Northern Kentucky University Nunn Drive Highland Heights, KY 41099 USA
859-572-1407 (tel.) 859-572-5639 (fax) boy...@nku.edu<mailto:boy...@nku.edu> http://www.nku.edu/~boycer/ ================================= "One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries." - A.A. Milne
