What’s your personal thoughts on this? Really thought provoking article.
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Me personally believe invasive species are becoming an issue. Especially when they are being introduced to different ecosystems by humans. I know we are at the point of no return with some species and some areas, I would love to think mother nature would sort it out one way or another.....but another thought that comes to mind is to start exploring the benefits of the invasive species. Definitely an eye opening article. I hate to see cost associated with it but I guess that's the simplest way to communicate the inpact
A lot of thought in permaculture comes from the idea of asking why a species shows up. For instance: grasshoppers show up when plants start to yellow and die off. As the plant changes physically it’s also changing chemically. It’s releasing information to the grasshopper that it would be a good source of food. It triggers a cycle of life.
I often wonder why some of these species (autumn olive for example) show up and why they are listed as invasive. I believe AO is a nitrogen fixer. If the soil already has that then the AO wouldn’t have a role and probably wouldn’t grow as well.
Water hyacinths can be used as a high protein feed to animals. I think it’s time to start looking at our problems and diagnosing root causes as well as what solutions they could be solving, especially in nature. Idk how a species can be invasive, they are all natural to earth as far as I can tell.
Agreed some of it is the circle of life and naturally occurring.