Metaphors in Invasion Biology: Implications for Risk Assessment and Management of Non-Native Species

Ethics, Policy and Environment 19 (3):273-284 (2016)
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Abstract

Metaphors for describing the introduction, impacts, and management of non-native species are numerous and often quite outspoken. Policy-makers have adopted increasingly disputed metaphorical terms from scientific discourse. We performed a critical analysis of the use of strong metaphors in reporting scientific findings to policy-makers. Our analysis shows that perceptions of harm, invasiveness or nativeness are dynamic and inevitably display multiple narratives in science, policy or management. Improving our awareness of multiple expert and stakeholder narratives that exist in the context of non-native species management, as well as metaphorical alternatives, is critical.

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Hub Zwart
Erasmus University Rotterdam

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