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Nature 438, 272-273 (17 November 2005) | doi:10.1038/438272a; Published online 16 November 2005
Invasive species: Shoot to kill
Emma Marris1
- Emma Marris is a reporter for Nature in Washington DC.
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Abstract
The US government has adopted a tough approach to battling harmful exotic plants: specialist strike teams. But can they prevail? Emma Marris finds out it's not all black and white.
Chesapeake bay in Virginia played host to some of the first British colonists. And along the banks of the York River, crumpled beer cans and someone's soggy hunting cap bear witness to their success.
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