title: Novel ecosystems: concept or inconvenient reality? A response to Murcia et al.
authors.affiliation: School of Plant Biology, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia. Electronic address: richard.hobbs@uwa.edu.au.
authors.forename: Richard J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Hobbs
authors.affiliation: School of Environmental Studies, University of Victoria, Victoria V8W 2Y2, Canada.
authors.forename: Eric S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Higgs
authors.affiliation: School of Energy, Environment and Agri-Food, Cranfield University, Cranfield, MK43 0AL, UK.
authors.forename: James A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Harris
mesh_terms: D057231:Climate Change; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000379:methods*; D017753:Ecosystem; D006802:Human Activities; D058865:Introduced Species