Bibliograph

The new wild, why invasive species will be nature's salvation, Fred Pearce

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The new wild, why invasive species will be nature's salvation, Fred Pearce

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The new wild

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

892804072

Responsibility statement

Fred Pearce

Sub title

why invasive species will be nature's salvation

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

Table Of 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

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