| Title: |
Framing challenges and polarized issues in invasion science: toward an interdisciplinary agenda |
| Authors: |
Guareschi, Simone; Mathers, Kate L.; South, Josie; Navarro, Laetitia M.; Renals, Trevor; Hiley, Alice; Antonsich, Marco; Bolpagni, Rossano; Bortolus, Alejandro; Genovesi, Piero; Jere, Arthertone; Madzivanzira, Takudzwa C.; Phaka, Fortunate M.; Novoa, Ana; D'Olden, Julian; Saccó, Mattia; Shackleton, Ross T.; Vilà, Montserrat; Wood, Paul J. |
| Contributors: |
Royal Society (UK); Czech Science Foundation; Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España); Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España) |
| Publisher Information: |
Oxford University Press |
| Publication Year: |
2024 |
| Collection: |
Digital.CSIC (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas / Spanish National Research Council) |
| Subject Terms: |
Conservation biology; Human–wildlife interactions; Invasive species; Invasion science; Natural resource management |
| Description: |
In a hyperconnected world, framing and managing biological invasions poses complex and contentious challenges, affecting socioeconomic and environmental sectors. This complexity distinguishes the field and fuels polarized debates. In the present article, we synthesize four contentious issues in invasion science that are rarely addressed together: vocabulary usage, the potential benefits of nonnative species, perceptions shifting because of global change, and rewilding practices and biological invasions. Researchers have predominantly focused on single issues; few have addressed multiple components of the debate within or across disciplinary boundaries. Ignoring the interconnected nature of these issues risks overlooking crucial cross-links. We advocate for interdisciplinary approaches that better integrate social and natural sciences. Although they are challenging, interdisciplinary collaborations offer hope to overcome polarization issues in invasion science. These may bridge disagreements, facilitate knowledge exchange, and reshape invasion science narratives. Finally, we present a contemporary agenda to advance future research, management, and constructive dialogue. ; This article represents the output of meetings and discussion from the project “Biological invasions in a changing world: Reconceptualizing frameworks for a multidisciplinary audience” funded by the Royal Society. Thanks to Anna-Maria Sourelli, Judy England, Alex Laini, and Marco Bartoli for comments on an early version of the manuscript. SG was supported by a Newton International alumni fellowship from the Royal Society (code no. AL\221015). AN was supported by the Czech Science Foundation (project no. 23–07278S), the Czech Academy of Sciences (project no. RVO 67985939), the MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033, and the FSE+ (grant no. RYC2022-037905-I). The views expressed within this article are those of the authors and not necessarily of their organizations. We thank the constructive and positive comments by three anonymous reviewers that improved ... |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| File Description: |
application/pdf |
| Language: |
English |
| Relation: |
#PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE#; info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI//RYC2022-037905-I; https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biae084; Sí; http://hdl.handle.net/10261/386159 |
| DOI: |
10.1093/biosci/biae084 |
| Availability: |
http://hdl.handle.net/10261/386159; https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biae084 |
| Rights: |
open |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.459EFCBB |
| Database: |
BASE |