Do not use the term 'invasive species' as it reinforces critical sentiments about migration

You've probably heard the term from nature documentaries: invasive exotics (the Chinese mitten crab, for example) are exotic plants, animals or micro-organisms that end up in Western Europe through human action, spread explosively and can be particularly harmful to native species, ecosystems, public health and the economy. Now, people with a bad character sometimes draw a parallel with the human world. If it were up to French scientists Jacques …