Feral ecologies: performing life on the colonial periphery.

The article discusses the ecological impact of invasive plants and animals in colonies, particularly in Australia and New Zealand. It comments on the efforts of colonizers to recreate European life and on the influence of feral biota on vegetative cover and on soil stability and composition. Other topics include the relationship between life-form and landform, territorialization, and spatial relations. The author comments on the interest of Australian feminists in biophysical agency and explores the work of feminist philosopher Judith Butler, artist John Lyall, and ethno-historian Greg Dening.