Possibly but don’t worry, people are still to blame for everything “bad”
Ecology biased against non-native species?
Nature authors: End bias, focus on impact, function rather than origin
The recent field of invasion biology faces a new challenge as 19 eminent ecologists issue a call to “end the bias against non-native species” in the journal Nature.
Often called aliens, hitchhikers or invasives, some scientists say that non-native species could just as easily be coined “abductees” whose transport links to activities by humans.
The authors of the Nature comments section note that assumptions that “introduced species” offer only deleterious impacts are misguided and “that human-induced impacts, such as climate change, nitrogen eutrophication, urbanization and land use change are making the native-versus-alien species dichotomy in conservation increasingly meaningless.” (EurekAlert)


