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The new wild : why invasive species will be nature's salvation / Fred Pearce.

By: Publication details: Boston : Beacon Press, [2015]Description: xvi, 245 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780807033685
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 578.6/2 23
LOC classification:
  • QH353 .P43 2015
Contents:
Part One. Alien empires. On Green Mountain ; New worlds ; All at sea ; Welcome to America ; Britain : a nation tied in knot weed -- Part Two. Myths and demons. Ecological cleansing ; Myths of the aliens ; Myths of the pristine ; Nativism in the Garden of Eden -- Part Three. The new wild. Novel ecosystems ; Rebooting conservation in the urban badlands ; Call of the new wild -- Latin names.
Summary: "In an era of climate change and widespread ecological damage, it is absolutely crucial that we find ways to help nature regenerate. Embracing the new ecology, Pearce shows us, is our best chance. To be an environmentalist in the twenty-first century means celebrating nature's wildness and capacity for change."--From publisher.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
500 - 599 Hanover Public Library Shelves 578.62 PEAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31906001012088

Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-229) and index.

Part One. Alien empires. On Green Mountain ; New worlds ; All at sea ; Welcome to America ; Britain : a nation tied in knot weed -- Part Two. Myths and demons. Ecological cleansing ; Myths of the aliens ; Myths of the pristine ; Nativism in the Garden of Eden -- Part Three. The new wild. Novel ecosystems ; Rebooting conservation in the urban badlands ; Call of the new wild -- Latin names.

"In an era of climate change and widespread ecological damage, it is absolutely crucial that we find ways to help nature regenerate. Embracing the new ecology, Pearce shows us, is our best chance. To be an environmentalist in the twenty-first century means celebrating nature's wildness and capacity for change."--From publisher.

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