Dear, dear Scott!!
Let me guess, vegies, you're one of very few Australians who eat Elm leaves.
Also have Oak tree acorns as a side serving??
If we are on about looks (a subjective area), then be glad Australians do
not have a need to mirror Greece. Otherwise, even our nature strips would be
concrete slabs.
Please educate me on the benefits of introduced plant and animal life. As I
will keep returning to the same issue, are you going to join my bandwagon to
protect foxes and rabbits?
Uroo, Nigel
-----Original Message-----
From: M. Scott O'Keeffe <>
To: Nigel Sterpin <>
Cc: Meloni Muir <>; birding-aus
<>
Date: Wednesday, 20 October 1999 23:24
Subject: Re: birding-aus Re: introduced pest
>Nigel Sterpin wrote:
>>
>> Meloni,
>> 'lovely tree' is a subjective statement, not an objective statement, I am
>> sure I could find someone who thinks that blowflies are an attractive
>> insect!!!
>> Secondly, anything introduced has an effect on the environment. These
Elms
>> (and all other introduced plants) replace native plants, which would
>> otherwise act to create wildlife corridors, beside the fact that they are
>> what was here in the first place and are part of Australia's balance
between
>> flora and fauna.
>>
>> Uroo, Nigel
>> PS: In my opinion, Elms look awful in Winter, they don't flower like
>> Eucalypts, but most relevant is that they are boring trees. I would much
>> rather have a gum full of lorikeets, miners, cockatoos, honeyeaters, etc.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Meloni Muir <>
>> To: <>
>> Date: Wednesday, 20 October 1999 11:24
>> Subject: introduced pest
>>
>> >Nigel,
>> >
>> >Why do you consider elm trees "introduced pests"? To my limited
knowledge
>> >of Australian vegetation, they don't seem to be out competing/displacing
>> >native trees. From the web site you referenced, FOTE is interested in
>> >monitoring the health of elms with an aim to protecting the species from
>> >Dutch Elm Disease. I have see its impact in North America. Although
the
>> >elm is not native to Australia, it is a lovely tree and I don't
understand
>> >your reference to it as a pest.
>> >
>> >Cheers,
>> >Meloni
>> >
>> >
>> >Dr Meloni M Muir
>> >
>> >Department of Physiology F13 office phone: (+61 02) 9351 6514
>> >Institute for Biomedical Science lab phone: (+61 02) 9351 6524
>> >University of Sydney fax: (+61 02) 9351 2058
>> >Sydney, NSW 2006 e-mail:
>> >
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>
>Dear, dear, Nigel. You eat lettuce? Cabbage? I expect your vegies are
>blocking someones wildlife corridor. Or are they varieties which are
>disappearing... maybe an important source of genetic material?
>--
>"Beware of Half-truths... you may have the wrong half"
>
>M. Scott O'Keeffe
>Centre for Conservation Biology
>University of Queensland
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