tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35345193.post6100762712615246415..comments2024-03-28T00:37:57.853-04:00Comments on Invasive Notes: Planting a Tree; a Wicked InconvenienceAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00344619456024544621noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35345193.post-82497711834909126012007-04-25T20:28:00.000-04:002007-04-25T20:28:00.000-04:00"One problem I find with Bioblog's comments is the..."One problem I find with Bioblog's comments is the assumption that the reconstruction of “natural” ecosystems can be returned to a idealized time and place."<BR/><BR/>You assume an assumption that is absolutely not there. I know there is no turning back, and thus, that is not what I advocate. My entire point is encapsulated in the conclusion (which you liked). An organization that appears to be advocating an ecological approach is devaluing true biodiversity.<BR/>(As for how to begin to define "natural," this is of course a tough problem as you say, really one for the philosophers, and I address my views a bit in this previous post:<BR/><BR/>http://www.biotunes.org/bioblog/2007/02/post-at-invasive-species-weblog-sums-up.html)<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your response. As you say, it is a difficult problem mainly because there are so many different stakeholders, and I welcome the dialog.Biotuneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698629282329217502noreply@blogger.com