Emili García-Berthou

Scholarly discourse in polarizing interdisciplinary contexts “Let us not speak of them; but look, and pass on.” (Dante, 1867/1320, Inferno, Canto III, line 51). These words could apply to both our original work (Ahme

Painful to see how our comprehensive, interdisciplinary review on the dangers of comparing biological #invasions to human migration was misinterpreted and decontextualized. We share the same vision, and urge for discussion rather than villainization.

Below our response.

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Scholarly discourse in polarizing interdisciplinary contexts “Let us not speak of them; but look, and pass on.” (Dante, 1867/1320, Inferno, Canto III, line 51). These words could apply to both our original work (Ahme

We need to educate people: migrants are not an invasive species.
I often regret that we -scientists- don’t invest enough energy in reaching out to one another to discuss and resolve misunderstandings before rushing to publish a critique.
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@biolinvasions.bsky.social

Abstract submissions have just opened for #ICAIS2026, hosted in Northern Ireland at @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social

The conference theme is "Transcending Boundaries", considering habitats, disciplines, regions, and research-policy interfaces

Deadline: September 26, 2025

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Stream Channels - One of the most unique features of SNARL is the experimental stream channel system. The original channels were established by US Fish and Wildlife researchers in the 1940’s and divided Convict creek into four sections up to 400 meters in length, with individual water-control structures and moveable fish barriers. An array of new experimental stream channels was built in the 1990’s, and consisted of nine identical stream sections, with identical patterns of riffles, pools, and meanders. Each channel is one meter wide and 50 meters long, with natural sediments and cobbles laid over a rigid concrete base. The new channels provide researchers with statistically meaningful replicates for controlled comparative studies. In addition to the experimental channels and divided stream sections, researchers have access to stretches of Convict Creek above and below the reserve, and to small channels flowing through the aquatic laboratory.

Fig. 1. (a) Schematic presentation of the experimental setup with the four treatment combinations and their position within the experimental channels.(b) Underwater view of a riffle during high- and low-flow conditions

Interested in climate change, invasive predators, and cross-ecosystem linkages? Check out our newest paper in @aslo.org's L&O, from a fun experiment we ran three summers ago in California's Sierra Nevada, beautifully led by postdoc @chaevangelista.bsky.social!

Tech oligarchs are gambling our future on a fantasy | Adam Becker Musk and Bezos are the heirs to a quasi-religious belief in tech salvation. The rest of us are stuck in the real world

Tech oligarchs are gambling our future on a fantasy | Adam Becker www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

La introducción ilegal de especies protegidas puede suponer una amenaza a la biodiversidad, según estudios de la UMU y la UMH La introducción ilegal de especies protegidas puede suponer una amenaza a la biodiversidad, según estudios de la UMU y la UMH - Sala de prensa - Noticias UMU - Universidad de Murcia

Las buenas intenciones que pueden acabar mal: Un nuevo estudio indica el riesgo que supone la introducción ilegal y descontrolada de especies amenazadas

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Uncovering the lasting toxic legacy of cargo ship disaster off Sri Lanka, @WATERSHED_i new investigation for BBC. Has enough compensation been paid? #oceancleanup #plasticpollution #MarineLife www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A fantastic job opportunity for someone to work at the interface between Atlantic salmon habitat modelling and management. Cutting edge research as part of an excellent project team.

La ranita de San Antonio ibérica (Hyla molleri) presenta poblaciones muy fragmentadas y en regresión en la Comunidad de Madrid.

🧵(HILO) Los anfibios son el grupo de vertebrados + amenazados del planeta 🌍 y en la @comunidadmadrid.extwitter.link
la fragmentación de su hábitat es la mayor amenaza a la que se enfrentan. 👇😕 www.mncn.csic.es/es/Comunicac...

🌡️ A new Science paper reports 2023 saw record‐breaking #ΜarineΗeatwaves — 96% of the oceans were affected, heatwaves lasted 4× longer than average, and some regions stayed hot for over 500 days. It may mark a climate #TippingPoint.

#MarineEcology #Conservation 🌍🌐🧪🌊
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Gaza se muere de inanición: “¿Por qué nos están matando de hambre?” El bloqueo israelí empuja a más de dos millones de personas a sobrevivir sin apenas alimentos. Más de 100 organizaciones denuncian una catástrofe humanitaria provocada deliberadamente

Del asesinato sistemático y la destrucción total de Gaza, se ha pasado a someter a hambruna a la población civil. El genocidio palestino muestea lo peor del ser humano, mezcla de crueldad criminal de unos e indiferencia de otros.
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El parlamento israelí acaba de aprobar la anexión de la Cisjordania Ocupada. La anexión de territorios ocupados es ilegal según la ley internacional.

Prosigue la invasión de Alternanthera philoxeroides en la Darsena del Guadalquivir, sin que ninguna administración tome medidas radicales para frenar el avance. A este paso nos quedamos sin rio 🆘🆘🆘 @juntadandalucia.bsky.social @sosguadalquivir.bsky.social @invaplant.bsky.social @miteco.gob.es

Why are we reluctant to recognize Israel’s genocide in Gaza? | Kenneth Roth A narrow understanding of the term, as well as Israel’s history as a haven for genocide victims, explains the dissonance

Why are we reluctant to recognize Israel’s genocide in Gaza? | Kenneth Roth

🚨 Oxfam and over 100+ humanitarian organizations, including Save The Children, Amnesty & CARE, sound the alarm: let aid into #Gaza.

Read our joint statement: oxf.am/4o2lY4J

Gaza fieldworker: “We are torn apart watching our children suffer from hunger”  In this moving account, Amnesty International's fieldworker bravely shares how their hopes of a ceasefire have been torn apart. The reality of their lives is now truly unbearable. Their home has been destroyed, they are facing displacement once again and the little food that is available just isn’t enough. They’re hungry, worried and afraid of what’s next.

"We are not weak - but the war has broken our bones, and the siege has hollowed out our stomachs"

Read this moving account from an Amnesty fieldworker in Gaza:

More than 100 aid organisations sound alarm over famine in Gaza In a joint statement, leading organisations including Doctors Without Borders, Amnesty International and Oxfam said that famine is widespread across Gaza.

In a joint statement, leading organisations including Doctors Without Borders, Amnesty International and Oxfam said that famine is widespread across Gaza.

Protesters in Tel Aviv took to the streets carrying flour bags and pictures of malnourished children from Gaza, calling for the end of the war on Gaza and the hunger.

#protest #TelAviv #Gaza #hunger #IsraelGazawar #Israel

When a Gaza cease-fire is signed, Israelis will have to face just how much we lost the war | Opinion ***

"A moral failure of unspeakable proportions, the Gaza war is also the result of a tactical, strategic and military failure. Israel is starving Palestinians in Gaza because it has proved unable to defeat Hamas by force of arms."
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Joint statement on Gaza from AFP, AP, BBC News and Reuters

‘We faced hunger before, but never like this’: skeletal children fill hospital wards as starvation grips Gaza For months Israel kept food shipments to Gaza far below starvation rations. Now the death toll is rising rapidly * Starvation in Gaza is destroying communities – and will leave generational scars Mohammed’s skeletal arms stick out of a romper with a grinning emoji-face and the slogan “smiley boy”, which in a Gaza hospital reads as a cruel joke. He spends much of the day crying from hunger, or gnawing at his own emaciated fingers. At seven months old, he weighs barely 4kg (9lbs) and this is the second time he has been admitted for treatment. His face is gaunt, his limbs little more than bones covered in baggy skin and his ribs protrude painfully from his chest. Continue reading...

‘We faced hunger before, but never like this’: skeletal children fill hospital wards as starvation grips Gaza

Gaza is being deliberately starved to death in front of the whole world, and the only people being arrested over it are those who opposed the crime.

Pope condemns ‘barbarity’ of Israel’s war in Gaza After pontiff calls for peace, Gaza’s health ministry says 73 Palestinians waiting for aid have been killed Pope Leo XIV has condemned the “barbarity” of the war in Gaza and the “indiscriminate use of force” as Gaza’s health ministry said at least 73 Palestinians had been killed queueing for food. The Hamas-run ministry said on Sunday that the victims had been killed in different locations, mostly in northern Gaza. Continue reading...

Pope condemns ‘barbarity’ of Israel’s war in Gaza

Gaza doctors ‘becoming too weak to treat patients’ as hunger crisis deepens Malnourished medical staff say they are struggling to provide care to injured civilians, while recovery rates are also hit by

Gaza doctors ‘becoming too weak to treat patients’ as hunger crisis deepens

Our Reporter Got Into Gaza. He Witnessed a Famine of Israel’s Making. The people of Gaza face starvation under the joint U.S.-Israeli food distribution system run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.

The people of Gaza face starvation under the joint U.S.-Israeli food distribution system run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.

Israel is starving Palestinians in Gaza.
Israel is starving Palestinians in Gaza.
Israel is starving Palestinians in Gaza.
Israel is starving Palestinians in Gaza.
Israel is starving Palestinians in Gaza.
Israel is starving Palestinians in Gaza.

Niña de cuatro años muere de hambre en Gaza en medio de la restricción de alimentos impuesta por Israel | CNN La pequeña Razan Abu Zaher, de cuatro años, perdió la vida el domingo. Murió en un hospital del centro de Gaza por complicaciones derivadas del hambre y la desnutrición, según informó una fuente médic...

Al menos 76 niños han muerto por desnutrición en Gaza desde octubre de 2023
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and the next.....lets destroy all rivers of the world.

We are recruiting! Looking for a dynamic, self-motivated, field-work loving post-doc to join our team working on invasions in MPAs. More details here: blogs.sun.ac.za/cib/project/...

#MarineBioinvasions #bioinvasions #MPAs

Bar graph showing zonal mean surface air temperature anomalies for the period of April-May-June 2025. All latitude bands observed above average temperature anomalies.

Reflecting on temperatures over the last three months, all latitude bands observed temperatures warmer than average.

Plot shows zonal-mean temperature anomalies, where latitude = y-axis (not scaled by distance). Data from GISTEMPv4 using their 1951-1980 baseline.