Herein, I review existing criticisms of the field of invasion biology. Firstly, I identifiy problems
of conceptual weaknesses, including disagreements regarding:(i) definitions of invasive …

Biological invasions have reached an unprecedented level and the number of introduced
species is still increasing worldwide. Despite major advances in invasion science, the …

Several authors have recently argued that invasion biologists should adopt a more objective
and dispassionate stance towards invasive species. Brown and Sax (Austral Ecol 29: 530 …

Invasion biology is a relatively new field, so there are ongoing debates about foundational
issues regarding terminology and assessment of the causes and consequences of invasive …

Calls for the end of invasion biology are misguided. There is no evidence that modern
invasion biology has progressed slowly in its short life. Although some aspects of biological …

The Anthropocene Epoch is characterized by novel and increasingly complex dependencies
between the environment and human civilization, with many challenges of biodiversity …

Invasions biologists have frequently debated whether the definition of invasive should
include ecological and economic impacts. More recent criticisms posit that objective …

Leading invasion biologists sometimes dismiss critics and criticisms of their field by invoking
“the straw man” fallacy. Critics of invasion biology are also labelled as a small group of …

Invasion research today integrates active fields like biogeography, nature conservation,
ecology, and evolutionary biology, and each of these fields contributes its own conceptual …

Invasion science is the study of the causes and consequences of the introduction of
organisms to the areas outside their native ranges. It concerns all aspects relating to the …