A good servant but a tyrannous master: Gorse in New Zealand

The hedge plant gorse was introduced to New Zealand as a living fence and became a prominent feature of the landscape, particularly on the Canterbury Plains. Escaping from cultivation, gorse commenced its second life in New Zealand, that of a noxious weed troublesome to pastoral agriculture. In the...

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Published inThe Social science journal (Fort Collins) Vol. 44; no. 1; pp. 179 - 186
Main Author Isern, Thomas D.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Fort Collins Elsevier Inc 01.01.2007
Taylor & Francis
Elsevier Science Ltd
Subjects
Agriculture
Attitudes
Flora
Flowers & plants
Landscape
Landscaping
Natural Environment
New Zealand
Nonnative species
Planning methods
Plants (Botanical)
New Zealand
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Summary:The hedge plant gorse was introduced to New Zealand as a living fence and became a prominent feature of the landscape, particularly on the Canterbury Plains. Escaping from cultivation, gorse commenced its second life in New Zealand, that of a noxious weed troublesome to pastoral agriculture. In the twentieth century it came to be regarded as an invasive, exotic species that threatened indigenous plants and landscapes. Throughout its history in New Zealand, gorse, a highly significant element in the New Zealand environment, has been the object of ambivalent attitudes—a challenge to simplified conceptions of “native,” “exotic,” and “nature.”
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ISSN:0362-3319
1873-5355
DOI:10.1016/j.soscij.2006.12.015