InvasionS

🚀Last month, along with #TrIAS and @b-cubed.eu, we published a policy brief on how Belgium has leveraged @gbif.org to support sustainable development, conservation and innovation for effective #biodiversity governance.
🔎 Read more: lnkd.in/d8xX9UAJ

🌱 The 17th International Conference on the Ecology and Management of Alien Plant Invasions 2025 took place from 2 to 5 September in Christchurch, New Zealand, and was co-hosted by OneSTOP’s partner, Lincoln University (NZ).
🔗 Read more on: onestop-project.eu/news/onestop...

🎉The Living Data 2025 Conference is less than a month away!
🔗Learn about the sessions OneSTOP will be part of: onestop-project.eu/news/onestop...
👉Register for the Living Data until 10 October: www.livingdata2025.com/registration...

🌿 Our PI @jrvicente.bsky.social presented the @onestop-project.eu at Porto Business School, highlighting CamAlien, AMITrap and Air-DNA and the importance of collaboration for tackling biological invasions!

#InvasionS #Technology #Biologicalnvasions

📢 Introducing Misgurnus anguillicaudatus, the Oriental Weatherfish.
💥 This #InvasiveAlienSpecies has the unusual ability to reproduce clonally.
🐠 It can also reduce aquatic insect biodiversity and compete with native fish for food and spawning areas, impacting local ecosystems.
#BioInvasions

🐌 Today's #InvasiveAlienSpecies is Marisa cornuarietis, the Giant Ramshorn Snail.
🔴 It is an aggressive scavenger capable of consuming most vegetation indiscriminately in areas where it is abundant.
🟤 It can also reproduce rapidly, contributing to its significant impact.
#IASinEurope

🦀 Our next #InvasiveAlienSpecies is Faxonius immunis, the Calico Crayfish
🌊 It may impact aquatic invertebrate communities and outcompete native species where introduced.
🔴It is also a carrier of pathogens, and its burrowing activity has the potential to damage infrastructure
#SpeciesofUnionConcern

📣 Don't forget we have seminar tomorrow!

🕞 15.30h GMT | 📍BIOPOLIS-CIBIO Auditorium and Online.

Come learn more about Gorgias and his amazing project 🌿

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#survey #urbanplanning #sustainablecities

MAJOR UPDATE: Seven of nine planetary boundaries now breached – ocean acidification also in the danger zone.

Read the new Planetary Healthcheck 2025 report here: www.planetaryhealthcheck.org

The African Clawed Frog

Spotlight: The American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) 🐸

It can leap nearly six feet in a single bound—almost 10x its body length—and preys on everything from native frogs to birds and even bats.

#GuardIAS is using advanced eDNA to track its spread.

See our work: guardias.eu #InvasiveSpecies

📢 Do you want to find out more about Gorgias and his work?

Don’t miss his seminar on 26 Sept, 15:30 GMT (BIOPOLIS-CIBIO Auditorium & Online)!

🔗 Zoom: zoom.us/j/9402853134...
🔑 Passcode: 332211

👉 Learn more: www.cibio.up.pt/en/events/ec...

#seminar #invasionscience #ecologicalmodelling

🌿 This past month, we hosted PhD student Gorgias Aikpon (Univ. of Abomey-Calavi, Benin)! His PhD explores the ecology, distribution & management of two invasive plants: Jack in the Bush and Pignut.

During his stay, he developed species distribution models to predict their potential distributions. 🗺️

🌿 Our next #InvasiveAlienSpecies is Crassula helmsii, the New Zealand Pygmyweed.
It can rapidly overgrow ponds through asexual reproduction and does not die back in winter.
🌱Due to its persistent growth, it outcompetes other plants for light and resources, potentially lowering water oxygenation.

🌿 The InvasionS group has launched a new website!

Discover our story, meet the team, and explore our projects, publications, and outreach.

👉 Visit: sites.google.com/biopolis.pt/...

#InvasionS #newwebsitelaunch #researchgroup

🐌 Today's #InvasiveAlienSpecies is Cipangopaludina chinensis, the Chinese Mystery Snail.
🟢 It can outcompete many native snails, alter water quality and algae diversity, and act as a potential parasite host.
⚪ There are also concerns about it clogging water pipes and attacking fish eggs.

👉 Meet Cherax destructor, the Common Yabby.
🐚 This #InvasiveAlienSpecies is a generalist, adaptive, and opportunistic omnivore that can quickly invade new areas and outcompete other crayfish.
🟤 It's a prolific breeder, and its burrowing activities can cause damage to riverbanks and infrastructure.

🔎 The #InvasiveAlienSpecies we focus on today is Cervus nippon, the Sika Deer.
🦌 Overgrazing by these deer can lead to substantial environmental and economic damage, particularly to crops.
🔴 They are quite aggressive, directly competing and sometimes even hybridising with native red deer.

The Red Swamp Crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) This crayfish can travel across dry land to find new rivers to invade. It’s a major threat, known for damaging infrastructure with its burrows & carrying crayfish plague. The #GuardIAS project is tracking its spread.

Spotlight: The Red Swamp Crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) 🦞

This crayfish is a major threat, known for damaging infrastructure with its burrows & carrying crayfish plague. The #GuardIAS project is tracking its spread.

Learn more: guardias.eu #InvasiveSpecies

📣OneSTOP's first newsletter it out!
🐿️Meet the project and its Living Labs, and explore key topics on #IAS management.
🔗Read it here: preview.mailerlite.io/preview/1281...

Read our 📑 Grant Proposal now on RIO: riojournal.com/article/1653...

🚨 Our PI @jrvicente.bsky.social @coop4cbd.eu training session is today!

Don’t miss it at 14:00 CET! 🌿

🦫 The next #InvasiveAlienSpecies of Union concern is the Castor canadensis, or the American Beaver.
🌿 It directly competes with the native European beaver, occupying the same ecological niche.
🟤 With its higher reproduction rate, it increases the risk of extinction for the native beaver species.

📢 A week of CO-OP4CBD online SBSTTA-27 trainings kicks off today at 11 am CET with our first session, all about the work programme of @ipbes.net!

👉 Meeting link: teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...

👀 Full agenda for the week: coop4cbd.eu/news/co-op4c...

#Biodiversity #ForNature #ForOurPlanet

🏵️ Today's #InvasiveAlienSpecies is Broussonetia papyrifera, the Paper Mulberry.
🌲 This plant is a swift coloniser of disturbed areas, including forests.
🍂 It can form extensive, dense stands through spreading root systems, and its pollen is highly allergenic.
#SpeciesofUnionConcern #IASinEurope

GuardIAS is a three-year Horizon Europe project that started on January 1, 2025, which brings together a wide range of stakeholders and experts in Invasive Alien Species (IAS) management. The Marbled Crayfish (Procambarus virginalis) is a high-risk invasive species causing concern across Europe. As a Species of Union Concern, it is being monitored for its rapid spread in rivers, lakes, and wetlands.

Spotlight: The Marbled Crayfish (Procambarus virginalis) 🦞

This species is an army of female clones. No males have ever been found!

Just one crayfish can start an entire invasion & it carries the deadly crayfish plague. The #GuardIAS project is tracking its spread.

guardias.eu #InvasiveSpecies

Something is baking…👀
📢 OneSTOP’s first newsletter will be out in no time!
📬 Subscribe to receive it directly in your inbox and learn about all the ways we support #IAS management in Europe: dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/128157...
#InvasiveAlienSpecies #Bioinvasions

📢 On Sept 4th (14:00–15:00 CET), our PI @jrvicente.bsky.social joins Roseli Pellens (MNHN) for a CO-OP4CBD online training session on invasive alien species, ahead of SBSTTA-27. 🌿

🔗 Find out more and register: events.pensoft.net/events/co-op...

#COOP4CBD #SBSTTA27 #invasivespecies #CBD

We’re excited to invite you to the inaugural GuardIAS Virtual Conference, part of a series hosted by the GuardIAS Project &
INVASIVESNET, funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme.
Registration is free – sign up today 👇
guardias.eu/welcome-to-t...

🐜 Introducing Brachyponera chinensis, the Asian Needle Ant.
🟢 This #InvasiveAlienSpecies is highly adaptive and competitive.
🟤 Its introduction can lead to it outcompeting local native ant species, which may result in reduced biodiversity and a decline in crucial ecosystem services.