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

By:

Pearce, Fred

Publication details: Boston : Beacon Press, [2015]Description: xvi, 245 p. ; 24 cmISBN:

9780807033685

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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.

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500 - 599	Hanover Public Library Shelves	578.62 PEAR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		31906001012088

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

"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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