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Index
About the Book
The New Nature
CONTENTS
PREFACE TO THE 2017 EDITION
INTRODUCTION
PART ONE NATURE AND US
1 Exploited by Nature – Nature Using Us
2 Endangered Weeds – Rarities Lurk Among Us
3 Away from Wilderness – Questioning An Unhelpful Idea
4 Ecosystem Engineers – Animals Alter Landscapes
5 The Ecology of Sewage – Wildlife Wants Our Wastes
6 Structure for Nature – Animals Exploit Our Structures
7 Nature Needs Weeds – Weeds And Crops Suit Wildlife
8 Urban Ecology – Life on Cities and Farms
PART TWO CHANGING PLACES
9 On the Move – Animals Expand Ranges
10 Foreign Exchange – International Spread
11 Hidden Hitchhikers – Dispersal By Vehicle
12 Tales of Transportation – Relocating Wildlife
13 Noble Arks – Stocking National Parks
14 Fun with Fish – Fish Stockers Run Amok
15 Pardon My Garden – Native Gardens Spawn Weeds
PART THREE CONFLICTS
16 Bad Birds – Native Birds As Eco-threats
17 What Kangaroos Do – Overgrazing in Reserves
18 To Kill a Tree – Koalas and Other Tree-killers
19 Vegetation Wars – Habitats in Turmoil
20 Gene Scene – Mixing Gene Pools
PART FOUR RESOLUTIONS
21 Wild Strife in the Garden – Urban Conservation Myths
22 Grazing and Culling for Conservation – Ironies Of Modern Management
23 Forward to Nature – Living with Wildness
Picture Section
APPENDIX I: ERRANT NATIVE PLANTS AROUND CITIES
APPENDIX II: AUSTRALIAN ANIMALS AS CONSERVATION THREATS
SOURCE NOTES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
About the Author
Praise for THE NEW NATURE
Imprint
THE BEGINNING
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