By Chris Bennett, Farm Journal Technology and Issues Editor. AgWeb.
Ten websites, 50 days and 2,625 plant species for sale at
the click of a button. Specimens were sold in 55 different countries spread
across the globe. … Of the 2,625 species up for grabs, 510 were invasive. Hang
on for the kicker. Out of the 510 invasive examples, 35 are on the
International Union for Conservation Nature’s 100 worst invasive species list.
The Internet has merely compounded a deeply
rooted problem for agriculture.
Karan Rawlins, Invasive Species Coordinator at The Center for
Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health, is quoted throughout the
article.
For the complete article by
see: http://www.agweb.com/article/internet-propels-invasive-species-naa-chris-bennett/
