Should We Hate Invasive Species?

Program Title: EarthMatters - 12
Description: In a provocative paper, titled ‘Turning over a new leaf: the role of novel riparian ecosystems in catchment management’, authors Samantha Capon, and Gary Palmer, examine research done on Novel riparian ecosystems. These ecosystems host new combinations of species – some might call invasive species – with natural areas affected by human infrastructure.

Capon and Palmer feel that conventional management approaches (for example, weed control and eradication) can be ineffective, expensive, time consuming and associated with a range of unintended outcomes (such as, soil disturbance, habitat loss etc.).

Host(s): Lawson Hunter
Featured Speakers/Guests: Samantha Capon is a Senior Lecturer with the School of Environment and Science at Griffith University and the Australian Rivers Institute in Brisbane, Australia. To represent a countervailing view, Tys Theysmeyer, Head of Natural Lands at Canada’s Royal Botanical Gardens.

Credits: EarthMatters theme music by https://bensound.com/royalty-free-music

Comments: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International

Topic: Environment > Biodiversity Type: Weekly Program

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