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[snip] > So my query still stands -- is there empirical evidence supporting the > sense that most of us have that invasives are causing native > extinctions? I'd love to have evidence to contradict the NYTimes > author's view. > > Teresa Unfortunately, I don't have the literature citiations on the relationship between invasive exotics and extinctions, but, as I mentioned in an earlier posting, Dr. Gary Krupnick recently gave a talk on the subject at the U.S. Botanic Garden. I am sure that he can provide citations of work done by Smithsonian scientists and others. Since I was able to easily find contact information for Dr. Krupnick by googling "Gary Krupnick, invasive exotic plants, Smithsonian Institution", I assume that he will have no objection to my sharing this information with scientists interested in the subject of invasive exotics. The Smithsonian website address is: http://www.nmnh.si.edu/botany and contact information for Dr. Krupnick is: Dr. Gary Krupnick Department of Systematic Biology - Botany Smithsonian Institution P.O. Box 37012 NMNH MRC-166 Washington, DC 20013-7012 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bob Mowbray -- Tropical Forest Ecologist Natural Resource Managment Specialist Reston, VA
