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From habitats to hashtags: examining online discussions about invasive species – new paper by @scanavan.bsky.social et al. now published in #EcologyandSociety doi.org/10.5751/ES-1... #alienspecies #invasivespecies #digitaldata #socialmedia #conservationculturomics

A global synthesis of naturalised and invasive plants in aquatic habitats Global databases have contributed to our understanding of alien, naturalised and invasive plant species distributions. Still, the role of species invasions in habitats, specifically in aquatic habitat...

As part of our Invasions in Aquatic Systems special issue, researchers present a global synthesis of naturalised and invasive plants in aquatic habitats: doi.org/10.3897/neob...

🌿 CSR strategies reflect species' habitat preferences for stress and disturbance, as well as whole-plant traits, offering support for Grime’s hypothesis and highlighting its significance to understanding plant adaptation in the Anthropocene🌲

Read here: buff.ly/yFDdpAZ

Aligning EU policies to address biological invasions: assessing invasion impacts across sectors Invasive alien species (IAS) affect various policy sectors, including environment, trade, and agriculture. In Europe, each of these sectors is usually regulated under different European Union legislat...

Aligning EU policies to address biological invasions: assessing invasion impacts across sectors neobiota.pensoft.net/articles.php...

🔎 The big picture of OneSTOP comes alive in a newly released project video!
🎞️ The video offers a short overview of OneSTOP’s objectives and methodology, as well as the project’s planned results and activities.
👉 Watch it now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bl6E...

#IAS #BioInvasions

A mind map diagram showing 5 complementary strategies for transformative change in nature conservation. The central hub reads "5 COMPLEMENTARY STRATEGIES TO BRING ABOUT TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE" with five main branches: "Conserve and regenerate places of value to nature and people" (TCA 28%) "Drive systemic change in the sectors most responsible for nature's decline" (TCA 30%) "Transform economic systems for nature and equity" (TCA 13%) "Transform governance systems to be integrative, inclusive, accountable and adaptive" (TCA 10%) "Shift views and values to recognize human-nature interconnectedness" (TCA 31%) Each main branch has 4-5 specific action items numbered accordingly (e.g., 1.1-1.5, 2.1-2.4, etc.). Orange connecting lines indicate the proportion of term occurrences associated with each strategy or action, with a scale bar shown at the bottom (0-50%). The design uses teal green for main concepts and white rounded rectangles for specific actions.

🎯 5 key strategies for transformative change: From conserving vital places to shifting values.

Together these create pathways to just and sustainable futures.

IPBES #TransformativeChange Assessment: https://www.ipbes.net/transformative-change-assessment

A new Special Issue on aquatic invasions has just been released in NeoBiota. Read the editorial to gain an overview of all the papers: Invasions in aquatic systems.

Use this link:
neobiota.pensoft.net/article/1678...

#bioinvasions @neobiota.pensoft.net

A global synthesis of naturalised and invasive plants in aquatic habitats Global databases have contributed to our understanding of alien, naturalised and invasive plant species distributions. Still, the role of species invasions in habitats, specifically in aquatic habitat...

Very happy and proud to be part of this great collaborative work led by Alessandra Kortz et al., providing a global overview of naturalised and invasive plants in aquatic habitats!

A global synthesis of naturalised and invasive plants in aquatic habitats neobiota.pensoft.net/articles.php...

Wintertime cattail harvesting: Is this method enhancing treatment wetland performance? Research by Margit Kõiv-Vainik and Kuno Kasak from University of Tartu in Estonia. The photo above shows an ice-covered wetland with the aboveground biomass of macrophytes. Photo by Jürgen Sarjas. …

New on the Belowground blog: Winter harvest of aboveground biomass help to decrease nutrient load in wetlands plantlifebelowground.wordpress.com/2025/10/08/w...

Invasions Newsletter safeguarding island havens. new research. management stories. policy updates.

📣📣 We would like to introduce the bi-annual #InvasionsNewsletter, an open-access digital magazine and a collaborative effort of individuals, networks, and organizations from around the world! You can access it here:
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When invasive species become part of our culture – our study on the process of cultural integration of #invasivespecies and its implications, now published in #npjBiodiversity www.nature.com/articles/s44... #biologicalinvasions #alienspecies #nonnative #invasive #pests #conservation

Grey matters: Ensuring management information is a part of the permanent evidence base by creating open grey literature principles Sharing project outcomes for practitioners comes with a number of hurdles and barriers, but the benefits far outway these. We argue for a shift to open sharing of grey literature.

Ecological/conservation practitioners generate invaluable insights from projects, which can help science and practice. Most of this grey literature is not discoverable or permanent. Here we call for adoption of Open Grey Literature principles.

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The story of how this tree was introduced is so frustrating. Also because it was a "solution" brought from abroad, without really taking into account native options or what the people of the area need or want.

Impacts of climate change on global agriculture accounting for adaptation - Nature Analysis of data on six stable crops, capturing two-thirds of global crop calories, allows estimation of agricultural impacts and the potential of global producer adaptations to reduce outpu...

Source: Nature
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🎯 Experts from #IUCN have analysed how targeted management of #IAS can reduce extinction risks for threatened species across the #EU

🔎 Find out more at @pensoft.net / @neobiota.pensoft.net

#Bioinvasions @eualiens.bsky.social #InvasiveAlienSpecies
@cgsg.bsky.social

It was great to meet dear Zarah in person today! 😀 Thank you so much for your hospitality. It meant a lot to me. 🥰
@zarahpattison.bsky.social

#GoBelowground Morphological knowledge in plant ecology matters! @jitkaklimesova.bsky.social @ibotcz.bsky.social

Guidelines on how to give linguistically friendly presentations in English

We have developed guidelines on how to give linguistically friendly presentations in English for #ICCB2025 presenters. Please have a read to make your presentation inclusive. Amazing work led by @elizeyxng.bsky.social et al.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
@iccb2025.bsky.social
#languagebarriers

Parallels and discrepancies between non‐native species introductions and human migration Biological invasions and human migrations have increased globally due to socio-economic drivers and environmental factors that have enhanced cultural, economic, and geographic connectivity. Both proc...

for those that would like read not only the response, here is the Ahmeds paper. the link :-) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

People can read it here:

🌾The EPPO Panel on Invasive Alien Plants met at the University of Coimbra, Portugal, to advance risk assessment, prioritize 25 species, review PRA on Euphorbia davidii, explore AI tools, and boost awareness. Full report now online 👉 shorturl.at/TCP3J

P. aurea provided by Swen Follak

P. japonica provided by Swen Follak

Did you notice this recent publication in the EPPO Bulletin? 🪴

The EPPO Panel on Invasive Alien Plants investigated risks of invasive bamboo species to the EPPO region. These risks are summarised in Brundu et al (2025).

🔍 Read more about some of the risks in the article here: lnkd.in/eNzni5Me

Looking for a PhD in biological invasion? Come and join us at Coventry University @coventrycawr.bsky.social this September to study emerging invasive plants. Project in collaboration with @bsbiscience.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social and linked to @onestop-project.eu.

GUBIC: The global urban biological invasions compendium for plants By integrating multiple data sources, we compiled a Global Urban Biological Invasions Compendium (GUBIC) for vascular plants representing 553 urban centres from 61 countries across every continent ex....

The global urban non-native flora is out! Seven years of work with amazing colleagues. GUBIC includes >8K species for 550 cities across the globe. bit.ly/3Fbj1wI. And the data available here zenodo.org/records/1455.... @djli.bsky.social @flamontano.bsky.social @smartenwinter.bsky.social

The Pladias Database of the Czech Flora and Vegetation has a new map feature that separates old and new records. This example map shows the decline of formerly common Antennaria dioica with a threshold of the year 2000:
pladias.cz/en/taxon/dis...
Thanks to Petr Novotný for programming this feature.

GlobalFungi, a global database of fungal occurrences from high-throughput-sequencing metabarcoding studies - Scientific Data Measurement(s) internal_transcribed_spacer_region Technology Type(s) digital curation Factor Type(s) geographic location • sample type • biome • sampling year Sample Characteristic - Organism Fungi Sa...

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Visualizing the Decline of Earth’s Ecosystems Critical ecosystems that sustain life on Earth have faced devastating declines over the past few centuries.

🌍 Nature is declining faster than ever. Since 1700:

🔹 Wetlands: -85% 🌊

🔹 Coral Reefs: -50% 🪸

🔹 Forests: -32% 🌳

🔹 Ecosystems: -47% overall

A great visualization of @ipbes.net data by Visual Capitalist and Zero Carbon Analytics ⤵️

www.visualcapitalist.com/sp/visualizi...

Invasive Asian hornets ‘preying on’ hundreds of native insect species in Europe Researchers at University of Exeter warn many of the hunted species are important crop pollinators

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The global distribution patterns of alien vertebrate richness in mountains Nature Communications - Among contemporary threats to mountain biodiversity, biological invasions have been understudied. This large-scale synthesis on alien vertebrates in global mountains delves...

📢Our new paper on alien vertebrates in the world's mountains is now out @naturecomms.bsky.social. Using data on 700+ spp across ~3,000 mountains we explore their distribution patterns,flows across realms, presence in protected areas, and the factors driving these trends.
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👉 rdcu.be/ebidu