So how much of the planet is already covered by novel ecosystems like these? Some analyses have arrived at startling figures – in a 2013 book on novel ecosystems, researchers argued that 30-40% of the world’s terrestrial ecosystems have already transformed into novel states. A study by Svenning projected that half of the land on the planet would be novel by 2100.
This Hawaiian island’s ‘freakosystems’ are a warning from the future
The Anthropocene wins.
Planet of Weeds by David Quammen
Quammen predicted as much back in 1998.