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Many weeds are invasive species that are damaging to local ecosystems if they spread. https://www.invasive.org/weeds.cfm https://www.invasive.org/weeds.cfm
by grawprog 8y ago
Many weeds are invasive species that are damaging to local ecosystems if they spread.
https://www.invasive.org/weeds.cfm https://www.invasive.org/weeds.cfm
- jefflombardjr 8y agoMany invasive species thrive because we've disrupted the local ecosystem. The invasives are often a symptom, not the cause of ecosystem damage. This book does a great job examining invasives and their supposed effects on ecosystems: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25782048-beyond-the-war-on-invasive-species https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25782048-beyond-the-war-...
- grawprog 8y agoIt's true. But once they've established themselves they're a pain to get out. I've been on a bunch of ivy pulls, done a bunch of blackberry and japanese knotweed removal. Once they're in, they're incredibly hard to remove and outcompete everything else. Blackberries do not replace salmon berries and huckleberries as cover for birds, nothing uses japanese knotweed and ivy pulls trees down.
- staticautomatic 8y agoI recall reading some years ago the NC State horticulture school had determined that the only two effective methods for eliminating kudzu were agent orange and goats.
- grawprog 8y agoI could see that. Goats'll eat anything and they dig out the roots.
- 24gttghh 8y agoSure, nothing against trying to fight invasive species. But with certain techniques, plants grown in a cooperative state will work together to out-compete the unwanted weeds in the first place. What I am talking about is preventative action.