Australia could introduce large herbivores such as elephants as part of a radical biological solution to the problem of wild fires and invasive species, says one expert. The argument is laid out in a provocative commentary published in today's issue of Nature. (...)

The article:
http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2012/02/02/3420810.htm

More about:

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/elephants-for-the-bush-20120202-1qu2q.html

http://newsfeedresearcher.com/data/articles_t5_2/elephant-australia-bowman.html

An interview:
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn21416-i-think-we-should-let-elephants-loose-in-australia.html

Sull'argomento:

http://www.greenreport.it/_new/index.php?page=default&id=%2014547

http://www.scienzainrete.it/contenuto/news/proboscidi-australia

On invasive species:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/jan/22/invasive-species-threat

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18970585

Basic information:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasive_species_in_Australia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_issues_in_Australia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Introduced_species

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasive_species

http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specie_naturalizzata

http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specie_invasiva

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Da leggere:

http://www.tealibri.it/scheda.asp?idlibro=3097

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Passato...prossimo:

http://www.fabiomanzione.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3157:sorelle-specie-aliene&catid=33:ambiente&Itemid=58

http://www.fabiomanzione.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3692:australias-environment-undergoing-renewal-not-collapse&catid=33:ambiente&Itemid=58