InvasionS

🤔Have you wondered what our #LivingLabs do?
📢We have published a blog post introducing all 5️⃣ #LivingLabs and their activities
🔗Check it out and learn what has happened so far and what the future holds:
onestop-project.eu/news/introdu...

In the photos from the route, we’ve numbered the invasive plants spotted by the camera.

🧩 Can you identify the invasive alien species behind 1, 2, 3…? Reply with your guesses!

🚗🌿 CamALIEN went on a ride with our stakeholder, Centro do Clima de Póvoa de Varzim, as part of the @onestop-project.eu Portugal Living Lab.

#CamALIEN #InvasionS #OneSTOPproject #invasivealienspecies #biodiversity #PovoaDeVarzim

InvasionS - meet the team group leader

Learn more about Miguel! 👇

🔴InvasionS website: sites.google.com/biopolis.pt/...
🔵 LinkedIn Profile: www.linkedin.com/in/miguel-im...

Welcome to InvasionS Miguel! 💚

Our new master’s student in Land and Environmental Engineering is going to work with us in modelling the distribution and impacts of invasive species in mainland Portugal under climate and land-use change scenarios. 🌿📊

#ecologicalmodelling #climatechange #landuse

🌿 IUCN has extended its consultation on the Global Strategy for Invasive Alien Species until 19 Dec!!

If you work on biological invasions, biodiversity, or conservation, your input is needed!

🔗 Participate: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

#Biodiversity #IUCN #IAS #invasivespecies

Learn more about the “Week of Life and Earth Sciences” 👇
🔵 www.ipvc.pt/esa/terra-ec...

Learn more about CamALIEN and the Living Labs 👇
🟢 onestop-project.eu/detection#co...
🟢 onestop-project.eu/living-labs

🚗 CamALIEN is on the road again!

We delivered CamALIEN to our next Living Lab partner, ESA–IPVC, and joined the “Week of Life and Earth Sciences” to present @onestop-project.eu, the Living Lab approach, and our detection tech. 👩‍🏫

#CamALIEN #LivingLabs #Portugal #especiesinvasoras

Learn more about Belmiro! 👇

🔴 InvasionS website: sites.google.com/biopolis.pt/...
🔵 LinkedIn profile: www.linkedin.com/in/belmiro-p...

🐚 Welcome to InvasionS Belmiro Pascoal!

Our new master’s student has been working on biodiversity, conservation, and invasive species management for several years, and he's currently studying the ecological impact and genetic patterns of benthic invasive species along the coast of Angola!

👉 Let's talk about Delairea odorata, also known as Cape-ivy.
🍃 This #InvasiveAlienSpecies can grow vigorously, covering shrubs and trees, impeding the germination and growth of native seeds.
🔴 It is toxic to animals and fish.
#IASinEurope #UnionConcernSpecies

🌿Check out the new workflows and indicators for #IAS management proposed by @b-cubed.eu partners in South Africa

🪱 Today's #InvasiveAlienSpecies is Platydemus manokwari, the New Guinea Flatworm.
📍 It is a versatile and adaptive predator that has few natural limiting factors.
👉 It feeds on a variety of invertebrates and land snails, potentially altering the soil food web.

#IASinEurope #UnionConcernSpecies

🌸 Meet Reynoutria × bohemica, the Bohemian Knotweed.
🌿 This #InvasiveAlienSpecies is a hybrid between the Japanese and Giant knotweed, inheriting their most problematic traits.
👉 Its aggressive spread outcompetes native species, and possesses the ability to damage infrastructure
#IASinEurope

🌱 Here is Reynoutria sachalinensis, the Giant Knotweed. Very similar to the last #InvasiveAlienSpecies, the R. japonica.
🍃 R. sachalinensis's leaves are larger, and it also spreads via rhizomes.
👉 It outcompetes and overshadows other species, and can cause damage to infrastructure.
#IASinEurope

💡 Although not directly focused on invasive species, this study not only shows how ecological modelling anticipates biodiversity change but also reflects InvasionS interdisciplinary spirit - shared tools and knowledge bridging ecological and social challenges.

📢 New paper out!

Led by Rita Bastos & Cheikh Seck, with Joana Vicente, in Global Ecology and Conservation! 🌿

⚡ A BACI-like model reveals how hydropower development impacts raptor populations in NE Portugal.

🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.ge...

#EcologicalModelling #Hydropower #Biodiversity

🔥 Update!

The “Forests and Fires: What Future?” Conference will also be available online, and everyone is welcome to join!

🗓️ 3 November 2025 | ⏰ 10:00–12:30
📍 Prof. Eugénio Castro Caldas Auditorium, ESA–IPVC & Online (Teams)

💻 Join here:
teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...

@jrvicente.bsky.social @ingolfkuehn.bsky.social @evamalta.bsky.social

🔥 New paper out! Led by @cristinaglima.bsky.social and published in @biolinvasions.bsky.social 🌿

We explored how fire & landscape susceptibility shape Acacia dealbata invasion in Portugal using a STELLA dynamic model.

🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s105...

#InvasionScience #FireEcology #AcaciaDealbata

🌿 IUCN launches a public consultation to shape its Global Strategy on Invasive Alien Species! A key step for international cooperation on biodiversity loss.

📅 Open until 1 Dec 2025
🔗 Learn more and find out how to participate: iucn.org/news/202509/...

#IUCN #InvasiveSpecies #Biodiversity

👉 Meet a new #InvasiveAlienSpecies, Reynoutria japonica, the Japanese Knotweed!
🟩 It is a rapid clonal spreader, growing vigorously and outcompeting and overshadowing other vegetation
🌱Its clonal expansion via roots (rhizomes) makes it difficult to eradicate and can even damage infrastructure

😉 Follow the #SELINAWorkshop taking place this week in Italy!

👌Dedicated to #sustainable use of the #environment through evidence-based decision-making, @selinaproject.bsky.social - is a @horizoneu.bsky.social initiative that started 3 years ago.

ℹ️More on our blog: blog.pensoft.net/2023/03/06/r...

🦅 Meet Pycnonotus jocosus, the Red-whiskered Bulbul!
🔵 This #InvasiveAlienSpecies may hybridise with native species, cause crop damage, and directly compete with native birds for resources
🍃 There are also concerns that it may facilitate the spread of invasive plants
#UnionConcernSpecies #IAS

🔎 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

🌾 New open dataset on Cortaderia selloana (pampas grass) in Portugal, led by João Gonçalves!

📊 47,661 plants mapped from UAV imagery at 63 sites under the LIFE STOP CORTADERIA project.

🔗 Access: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

#InvasionScience #LIFEStopCortaderia #invasivespecies #UAVmapping #cortaderia

🌎 Amidst #LivingData2025, we are introducing Obama nungara, the Obama Flatworm.
🪱 This #InvasiveAlienSpecies is a predator that kills and consumes native earthworms and land snails.
👉 Its introduction can potentially lead to drastic alterations in soil dynamics, impacting the health of ecosystems.

#fogos #florestas #gestãoflorestal #sustentabilidade #incêndiosrurais #invasionscience #esaipvc | InvasionS 🔥 Junta-te a nós para debatermos sobre o futuro das florestas e dos fogos rurais! A nossa PI Joana Vicente marcará presença na Conferência “Floresta e Fogos: que futuro?” 🌲 📅 3 de novembro de 2025 ...

Our PI @jrvicente.bsky.social will speak at the “Forests and Fires: What Future?” Conference!

📅 3 Nov 2025 | ⏰ 10:00–12:30 (CET)
📍 ESA–IPVC, Prof. Eugénio Castro Caldas Auditorium

Join the experts to discuss the future of forests and fires! 🌳🔥

More info 👇

#Forests #Fires #Sustainability

👀 Our next #InvasiveAlienSpecies is Neogale vison, the American Mink.
🟢 It is a direct competitor with many native EU species that share its ecological niche, such as the European mink, Pyrenean desman, and Water vole
🪱It is also known to be a carrier of pathogens
#UnionConcernSpecies #IASinEurope

🪸 Meet a new #InvasiveAlienSpecies, Nanozostera japonica, the Japanese Eelgrass.
🐚 It displaces native seagrass, affecting local shellfish communities.
⚪ Its faster decomposition rate compared to native seagrasses also alters the decomposer community and productivity dynamics in the tidal zone.