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Is it just me or does it seem wrong that people are against this plant that is trying to green a desert?

• keyle 3y ago
  If you read the article it mentions that this weed has a tendency to kill the native plants. So yes, in this case, it's harmful.
  • jazzyjackson 3y ago
    harmful to the extant plants. perhaps preparing the ground for an ecosystem-to-come.
    • bell-cot 3y ago
      All the other native species (insects, birds, etc.), which are dependent upon the native plants for food & shelter, also tend to die off. Overall, it's about as good as a (Star Trek reference) Cardassian occupation. And invasive species are not intelligent, to set up a decent "New Order" in any sort of reasonable or tolerable time frame.
• singularity2001 3y ago
  it's not just you, it always triggers me when repopulating species are called "pests" by the most invasive species on earth (humans).
  • pookah 3y ago
    Humans have done more for conservation and "repopulating" than you could ever imagine. Soil, sea-life, species...List goes on and on.
    • Brometheus 3y ago
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      • frumper 3y ago
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• deafpolygon 3y ago
  It's not wrong, but yes... weeds are the frontier plants for an ecosystem that doesn't yet exist. Two issues at hand: 1st is that they out-compete native plants and 2nd is that people don't like change. Maybe they like the desert.
  • jakear 3y ago
    Every organism alive today out-competed some “native” organism to get there, that isn’t an issue. The 2nd point is the only relevant point, and it’s weak as can be.
• handity 3y ago
  No, that's a bit like being happy that locusts are bringing so much life to your field. A single plant growing explosively over a large area with scarce resources should be worrying.
• msrenee 3y ago
  You say that like deserts are bad ecosystems that would be improved by ecological disruption and invasive species.