tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212003394486138896.post833404893228985566..comments2011-05-19T22:11:12.757+10:00Comments on Biosecurity and Invasive Species: Embracing Invasivesfnkykntrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11388578295643116030noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212003394486138896.post-57016916757478514212011-03-30T14:40:57.906+11:002011-03-30T14:40:57.906+11:00I agree that this trend of embracing invasives is ...I agree that this trend of embracing invasives is gaining its popularity lately and it is not driven by science. In my opinion, it cannot and should not be driven by science only anyway. <br /><br />It cannot be solely driven by science because scientists don't know much about long term and large scale impacts of invasive species. Facing this scientific uncertainty, whether to embrace invasives is a policy issue rather than a science issue. In other words, there have to be value judgment involved. As scientists, we tend to be precautionary, but that might not be the view of the locals...Shuang Liuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09674348057572989951noreply@blogger.com