Re: Non-Native Species

Rand Nicholson (writserv@nbnet.nb.ca)
Sun, 29 Dec 1996 09:40:07 -0400

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>>Don't forget the ubiquitous _Dandylion_.
>
>You're right Rand, and the common "tumbling tumbleweed", the
>symbol of the American West, actually comes from Russia!
>
>California resembles Australia when it comes to having forests
>of Eucalyptus,
>
>Regards,
>
>Demetrios

>the list never ends...

You are _so_ right!

Rice eels to zebra mussels, etc. One just has to sit down and think and one
can come up with invader species. A lot of them seem to be "natural"
because they have been in our (North American) ecosystems for decades.

_Some_ people find it good Toad-lickin' fun.

Rand

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