Re: ECOSYSTEM Health Alien invasions persistence decline limits control Re: semi-silly question from John Nielsen

2007-11-19 Thread Wayne Tyson
if such predators are not already > > present, it may take a few million years for them to evolve. > > > > Sometimes man has tried to counter one alien invasion by introducing > > another alien species to control it -- which brings into action the > > Law of Uninten

Re: ECOSYSTEM Health Alien invasions persistence decline limits control Re: semi-silly question from John Nielsen

2007-11-19 Thread Elmer J. Finck
Silvert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU cc Subject Re: ECOSYSTEM Health Alien invasions persistence decline limits control Re: semi-silly question from John Nielsen I'll pick up on two of Wayne's points. One is that "some aliens that do little harm&

Re: semi-silly question from John Nielsen

2007-11-19 Thread Matheus Carvalho
The last edition of Nippon Suisan Gakkaishi (73 - 6) has a special section to papers on invasions in the context of fisheries. Most of the reports are in Japanese, but two are in English: Introduced marine organisms in China from japan and their impacts Distribution of non-indigenous intertidal s

Re: semi-silly question from John Nielsen

2007-11-18 Thread David Hilmy
Hi colleagues, =20 Please forgive my late entry into this topic of discussion but I did = want to throw out one or two issues concerning non-native species, invasive non-natives, and biodiversity. =20 One issue that has garnered very little discussion in a global context = is what constitutes a

Re: ECOSYSTEM Health Alien invasions persistence decline limits control Re: semi-silly question from John Nielsen

2007-11-17 Thread Hobden, Jennifer
2007 2:19 AM To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: Re: ECOSYSTEM Health Alien invasions persistence decline limits control Re: semi-silly question from John Nielsen I'll pick up on two of Wayne's points. One is that "some aliens that do=20 little harm" -- this is true,

Re: FW: semi-silly question from John Nielsen

2007-11-17 Thread Kim van der Linde
ond directly to John Nielsen. > > Cheers, > Annie > > > > From: John Nielsen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 2:57 PM > To: Annie Drinkard > Cc: John Nielsen > Subject: semi-silly question from John Niels

Re: semi-silly question from John Nielsen

2007-11-17 Thread Wyatt Williams
they? > > I can see where this opens up an interesting set of questions. Should be a > fun discussion. > > Bill Silvert > > > - Original Message - > From: "Annie Drinkard" > To: > Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 8:06 PM > Subject: FW

Re: ECOSYSTEM Health Alien invasions persistence decline limits control Re: semi-silly question from John Nielsen

2007-11-17 Thread Wayne Tyson
by introducing another >alien species to control it -- which brings into action the Law of >Unintended Consequences. It's a tricky game to play. > >Bill Silvert > > >----- Original Message - >From: "Wayne Tyson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: &

Re: ECOSYSTEM Health Alien invasions persistence decline limits control Re: semi-silly question from John Nielsen

2007-11-16 Thread Joe Tyburczy
cies to control it -- which brings into action the > Law of Unintended Consequences. It's a tricky game to play. > > Bill Silvert > > > - Original Message - From: "Wayne Tyson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Sent: Friday, November 16, 2007 1:08

Re: semi-silly question from John Nielsen

2007-11-16 Thread Christine Paige
RE: Invasives we loathe. In the Great Basin and much of the Intermountain west: cheatgrass. Cheatgrass readily invades disturbed soil and has spread throughout the West in the wake of grazing, agriculture and development. An invasive annual grass, it readily displaces native bunchgrasses and forbs

Re: ECOSYSTEM Health Alien invasions persistence decline limits control Re: semi-silly question from John Nielsen

2007-11-16 Thread William Silvert
ings into action the Law of Unintended Consequences. It's a tricky game to play. Bill Silvert - Original Message - From: "Wayne Tyson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, November 16, 2007 1:08 AM Subject: ECOSYSTEM Health Alien invasions persistence decline lim

Re: semi-silly question from John Nielsen

2007-11-15 Thread Carrie DeJaco
of -- so how loathed are they? > > I can see where this opens up an interesting set of questions. Should be a > fun discussion. > > Bill Silvert > > > - Original Message - > From: "Annie Drinkard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Sent: Thursday, N

ECOSYSTEM Health Alien invasions persistence decline limits control Re: semi-silly question from John Nielsen

2007-11-15 Thread Wayne Tyson
asive species that the >rest of us have never heard of -- so how loathed are they? > >I can see where this opens up an interesting set of questions. Should be a >fun discussion. > >Bill Silvert > > >- Original Message - >From: "Annie Drinkard" <[EMAIL P

Re: semi-silly question from John Nielsen

2007-11-15 Thread William Silvert
al Message - From: "Annie Drinkard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 8:06 PM Subject: FW: semi-silly question from John Nielsen > Please respond directly to John Nielsen. > =20 > Cheers, > Annie > > >

FW: semi-silly question from John Nielsen

2007-11-15 Thread Annie Drinkard
Please respond directly to John Nielsen. =20 Cheers, Annie From: John Nielsen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 2:57 PM To: Annie Drinkard Cc: John Nielsen Subject: semi-silly question from John Nielsen Annie - =20 Hi it's