Raising concerns on the dangers of linking biological invasions to human migrationShow others and affiliations
2025 (English)In: Ethnic and Racial Studies, ISSN 0141-9870, E-ISSN 1466-4356, Vol. 48, no 13, p. 2496-2501Article in journal, Editorial material (Other academic) Published
Abstract [en]
A recent paper by Ahmed et al. (2025. "Parallels and Discrepancies between non-native Species Introductions and Human Migration." Biological Reviews 100 (3): 1365-1395), published in Biological Reviews, suggests a comparative analysis of biological invasions (concerning interactions between different species) and human migration (concerning interactions among members of the same species) presenting prospective similarities between the two phenomena and proposing the existence of an "untapped potential in interdisciplinary research". In this commentary, we assemble scholars from migration and biology domains to raise concerns on the conceptual inconsistencies present in said article and discuss implications for social sciences, migration, ethnic and racial studies. South et al. (2025. "Parallels between Biological Invasions and Human Migration Are Flawed and Undermine Both Disciplines. Response to Ahmed et al." BioScience. Advance online publication), in turn, review the limitations from a biological science perspective. In this way, we seek to provide an interdisciplinary response and reach audiences across disciplines.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Taylor & Francis, 2025. Vol. 48, no 13, p. 2496-2501
Keywords [en]
Migration, race, culture, invasion science, biology, interdisciplinarity
National Category
Other Social Sciences
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-58163DOI: 10.1080/01419870.2025.2527906ISI: 001567133400001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105021494252OAI: oai:DiVA.org:sh-58163DiVA, id: diva2:1999346
2025-09-192025-09-192025-12-23Bibliographically approved