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From: turpin@cs.utexas.edu (Russell Turpin)
Newsgroups: sci.bio
Subject: Re: Ecosystemic Contamination
Summary: Johnson grass.
Message-ID: <7012@cs.utexas.edu>
Date: 10 Oct 89 19:29:48 GMT
References: <8909272147.AA01656@aristotle.Jpl.Nasa.Gov> <2035@frog.UUCP> <11681@burdvax.PRC.Unisys.COM>
Organization: U. Texas CS Dept., Austin, Texas
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In article <11681@burdvax.PRC.Unisys.COM>, overt@antony (Christian Overton) writes:
> I'm glad this came up on the net.  I was trying to explain to my seven-year old
> son about the problems that can arise when plants and animals are introduced to
> new environments by man; he got excited by the idea and wanted me to compile a
> list of recent invaders mostly to N. America (n.a.).  I'm looking for any
> interesting additions to my current list...

Johnson grass was introduced in the last century.  Is this late
enough?

Russell