Introduction of Cactoblastis cactorum ("cactus moth") in Australia
This South American cactus moth is used to combat the spread of the prickly pear.
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This South American cactus moth is used to combat the spread of the prickly pear.
Publication of the first sections of John James Audubon’s Birds of America.
The career of the word “ecology” takes off. The term will increasingly be used to describe all aspects of interaction between living creatures and their environment.
The introduction of rabbits to Australia led to significant loss of other species.
Soon after the species arrive, their populations increase to plague proportions.
European settlers introduce European species of flora and fauna into Australia and New Zealand.