Editorial Postscript: The naming of strangers in the landscape

Conflicts between Perception and Reality in the Management of Alien Species in Forest Ecosystems: A Norwegian Case Study

“…Not all alien species are invasive and it is invasive behaviour not alien status that causes damage to an ecosystem. A defensible response to this might be to critically review the notion of some species as pests, and to hesitate before applying conservation tasks to alien species until the long-term ecology and behaviour of those species is known (Coates, 2003;Smout, 2003). A point not taken into consideration by Warren (2007) is that damage caused by invasive species is not always simple and immediate.…”

The Rise and Fall of Biotic Nativeness: A Historical Perspective

“…Critiques have emerged from within and without examining invasion biology ' s concepts and practices (for example Milton 2000 ;Subramaniam 2001 ;Sagoff 2002Sagoff , 2005Theodoropoulos 2003 ;Colautti & MacIsaac 2004 ;Brown & Sax 2005 ;Gobster 2005 ;Larson 2007 ;Warren 2007 ;Davis 2009 ;Stromberg et al 2009 ). Most of these questioned the appropriateness of the native -alien dichotomy to some degree and some have argued against its continued use (see especially Coates 2003 ;Aitken 2004 ;Townsend 2005 ) whereas others were content to explore its cultural infl uence (for example Trigger et al 2008 ). Given the signifi cance attributed to the distinction between native and alien biota and the growing concern over its quality, it is important to be clear about what these concepts mean.…”

Charles Elton: Neither Founder Nor Siren, but Prophet

“…Elton ' s interest in introduced species began in his preFirst World War childhood in Liverpool, where he haunted a shop displaying exotic animals (Elton 1955in Coates 2003. His fi rst substantial publication on the topic was his 1927 book Animal Ecology , in which both Elton and editor Julian Huxley argued that progress in animal ecology had been hindered by its adoption of methods of plant ecology and that animal ecology required its own approaches.…”