Ava Waine

You have your first investor!

That sounds fun! Good luck with the experiment!

Mysterious! What are you up to Deah?

Species dispersal through the raw water transfer invasion pathway - Biological Invasions Raw water transfers (RWTs) are a globally occurring freshwater invasion pathway. Recently, the need to better understand the risk posed by RWTs and develop effective pathway management strategies has ...

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We directly investigated the raw water transfer invasion pathway and caught lots of taxa, including non-native species, being transferred in real time.
@zarahpattison.bsky.social @biolinvasions.bsky.social. #invasive

Had fun pulling some invasive pirri-pirri burr along the beautiful Druridge Bay sand dunes for #INNSweek.

#Northumberland

I'll hold you to that! Hopefully it will be in the near future 😃

Wooo I did it!

Thanks Jacob!

Thank you! ❤️

Passed my PhD viva yesterday!

Hoping to have some new papers on freshwater invasion pathways coming soon
@zarahpattison.bsky.social

‘I feel real hope’: historic beaver release marks conservation milestone in England Four beavers were legally released at Purbeck Heath in Dorset in what experts say is a huge step for national nature recovery

www.theguardian.com/environment/... this is wonderful news!

Can't wait to continue my field work this summer on Macrophyte Attached Zebra Mussels (MAZM). Macrophytes, though often overlooked as a substrate, are capable of supporting dense mussel populations. Featured below: Myriophyllum spicatum (image 1) and Potamogeton robbinsii (image 2).

Ken-Betwa river linking: Why are people protesting against India's ambitious water project The project aims to channel surplus Ken river water to a drought-prone region.

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Understanding and managing introduction pathways into protected areas in a changing climate - Biological Invasions The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework 2030 calls for the conservation of 30% of the world’s ecosystems, focusing on protecting areas vital to biodiversity, identifying and managing invasi...

HOT OFF THE PRESS
We explore how climate change may affect introduction pathways of non-native species into protected areas including altering transportation routes, natural dispersal mechanisms & modifying human behaviors (forced migration and shifting travel destinations)
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Yep raw water transfers may have serious implications for freshwater eDNA sampling. If huge water volumes are being moved between separate waterbodies, the likelihood of eDNA transference between sites is very high.

#edna #freshwater #invasive

Thanks Ruth!

Was thrilled to be at my first ever @biolinvasions.bsky.social editorial board meeting with so many brilliant researchers.

Colombian tree frog found by Sheffield florist highlights invasive species threat Scientists say frog’s journey shows difficulty of spotting insects or fungi spread by global plant trade

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Calls to curb invasive species spread via untreated water transfer in England and Wales Development of cities and the demands of agriculture mean that huge volumes of untreated water from lakes, reservoirs and rivers are now routinely moved large distances, across countries, up to hundre...

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New paper! 'Integrated management of the raw water transfer invasion pathway'.

This paper shows the incredible scale of the pathway in England and Wales. Pathway stakeholders must support RWT information sharing.

www.reabic.net/journals/mbi/2025/1/MBI_2025_Waine_etal.pdf

#invasive #freshwater

Thanks! 😊

Tracing the movement of invasive tilapia fishes during a new invasion to inform catchment scale management strategies - Biological Invasions Dispersal behaviour of fish expanding their range is an important component of invasion success and can evolve along dispersal pathways. Understanding the movement biology of invasive species during t...

Tracing the movement of invasive tilapia fishes during a new invasion to inform catchment scale management strategies. Biol Invasions 27, 58 (2025). doi.org/10.1007/s105...

At long last! I submitted my PhD thesis on the raw water transfer invasion pathway today. Feels odd to write a final conclusion to something I've been working on for nearly 4 years!

Made the move to Blue Sky! I'm a freshwater invasive species researcher specialising in pathways of spread. Particularly raw water transfers. Very interested in invasion pathway mechanics and management solutions.