Non Native Species Research Paper

Imagine a world in which all species are where they belong. Natural processes distribute terrestrial species to new lands, far and wide. We are considered to be part of nature and maintain our symbiotic relationship with the land. Nature is neither inherently evil nor inherently good. Non-native plants are considered flora that has progressed evolutionarily beyond its counter species. There is no balance within the ecosystem and the only constant is change. Now, compare this probable past to our current societal beliefs and values. We recognize non-native species as invasive and evil. We are unaware and wholly ignore the symbiotic relationship we once were presumed to have with the land. We view nature as benign, unchanging and in
need of human control and management. We believe that nature can come to a place of balance and it needs help to get there. In addition, non-native species need eradication and do not belong. However, “invasion” of other species has been occurring on Earth since the beginning of time. Wind-blown seeds scattered across new lands, bird excrement deposited seeds in entirely new locations, seeds stuck in animals’ fur were carried hundreds of miles away, and the warming and cooling of the plant caused the ebb and flow of species habitat.