THE NEW WILD: WHY INVADER SPECIES WILL BE NATURE’ S SALVATION

Book ID/图书代码： 12844014B68930

English Summary/英文概要： Alien species are many environmentalists’ number one enemy. Rogue rats, predatory jellyfish, suffocating super-weeds, snakeheads and other biological adventurers are travelling the world in ever greater numbers, usually hitchhiking with humans and sometimes causing ecological mayhem on arrival. They are, it sometimes seems, taking over nature. They are often called the second biggest threat to biodiversity, after agriculture. But do we fear them too much? Is our dislike of them a green parallel to the antipathy many have towards foreign humans -- and as misguided? Do we blame them unfairly for all the ills of ecosystems? Some ecologists are beginning to think so. They say invader species are not so alien, and not so nasty. Most ecosystems are a hotchpotch of native and alien species, and none the worse for that. In a world without biological borders, many of nature’s desperados and stowaways are ecological heroes. Far from being destroyers, they may be its re-invigorators, its salvation even. In fact, they say, alien species are necessary and their colonizing skills could even be the saviour of ecosystems threatened by human activity.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 外来物种一直被环保主义者视为“头号公敌”。凶猛的老鼠，掠食性的水母，令人窒息的疯狂野草，蛇头鱼和其他的生物探险者跟随着人类的脚步大规模地出动，游历世界，所到之处可能会引发巨大的生态灾难。他们有时候，甚至像是接管了自然。相比农业，外来物种就是破坏生态多样性的第二大威胁。我们对外来物种的担忧是否多虑了呢？我们对外来物种的反感是否就像我们对外星人的抵触是一样的呢？我们将生态系统出现的问题都怪罪于外来物种是否不公平呢？一些生态学家也开始思考起这些问题，并得出结论，其实这些外来物种并没有传闻中这么可怕。大多数生态圈就是通过本地和外来物种的和平共处形成的，情况也并没有很糟糕。生物界并没有所谓的界限，很多自然界的偷渡客都是生态圈的英雄。他们使原本的生态环境更加繁荣，而并没有造成破坏。实际上，对于被人类活动破坏的生态环境而言，外来物种凭借着超强的繁殖能力更像是在扮演救世主的角色。（XAT）

Awards/获奖情况：’I wholly agree with Fred Pearce’s argument for re-wilding. Life, from the smallest bacterium to the whole living planet, is dynamic. Species do not belong in a planet sized zoo. We should let Gaia evolve.’ -- James Lovelock ’A stimulating read for nature lovers and conversationalists.’ The Northern Echo

About the Author/作者介绍： 弗雷德•皮尔斯受过地理学的专门训练，现在是伦敦的一位自由撰稿人和记者。他在过去的20年间从事67个国家环境，科学和发展的报道。弗雷德的定期向《卫报》和《星期天邮报》供稿。弗雷德获得了英国科学作家协会2011年度终生成就奖，并被提名英国2001年度环境记者。他近期的作品还有：《生态罪人的自白》，《地球：最后一代》（有关气候变化主题），《丛林深处》和《人口之震》

Trained as a geographer, Fred Pearce is a freelance author and journalist based in London. He has reported on environment, science and development issues from 67 countries over the past 20 years. He writes regularly for the Guardian and Mail on Sunday newspapers. He won a lifetime achievement award for his journalism from the Association of British Science Writers in 2011, and was voted UK Environment Journalist of the Year in 2001. His other recent books include Confessions of an Eco Sinner, Earth: The Last Generation (on climate change), Deep Jungle, and Peoplequake.

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Sales in other countries/其他国家销售情况：SALES OF PREVIOUS TITLES: Chinese/complex – Commonwealth, Dutch – van Arkel, French – La Martiniere, German – Antje Kunstmann, Italian – Pearson Italia, Japanese – Nikkei (When the Rivers Run Dry) & NHK (The Last Generation and Confessions of an Eco-Sinner), Korean – Breinds

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