My problem with the original paper is its reckless application of invasion concepts to human migration. That would've been fine had it unambiguously showed how scientifically inappropriate such comparisons were, rather than offer weak critiques & claim that insights were to be gained from them. 1/🧵

Teun Everts@teuneverts.bsky.social · last yr.

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. doi.org/10.1093/bios...

The Invasions newsletter is out!! 🥳 please, have a look and share with us info or stories for the next editions!! 😍

Biological Invasions@biolinvasions.bsky.social · last yr.

Read all about it! The Aliens Newsletter is out led by @ananovoaperez.bsky.social and @scanavan.bsky.social Find the paper here: link.springer.com/article/10.1... Find the newsletter here: viewer.joomag.com/invasions-ne...

Preparados para comenzar el VII congreso español sobre exóticas invasoras. Vamos!! #EEI2025

Comienza el VII Congreso Nacional sobre Especies Exóticas Invasoras y II Congreso Ibérico sobre EEI #EEI2025. 3 sesiones simultáneas. 😅 Un estrés de triaje para los que nos interesan aspectos y grupos taxonómicos diversos.

📣📣 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: joom.ag/mIjd

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

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We had a busy Invasive Species Week at @iris-eeza.bsky.social!! We joined the Macrobioblitz #SEI25, organized a public debate on invasions at La Guajira in Almería and were part of the organizing and scientific committees of IyrCIS (iyrcis.webs.uvigo.gal). Next year: more and better! :)

😍 Happy birthday @theresahenke.bsky.social !!!!! 🎈

IRIS EEZA@iris-eeza.bsky.social · last yr.

IRIS is growing 🎉 Lucas from Brazil joined us for a short stay until the end of April & Lida from Greece arrived for ger 4-month internship. Both will support Paula in her project on the management of naturalized alien plant species in mountain areas.  (IRIS selfie for Theresa's birthday :) )

#SONAF workshop led by @ananovoaperez.bsky.social is over, and so is iSnowman made by @theresahenke.bsky.social :(

Getting ready for the second #SoNAF meeting in winter wonderland 🤩❄️ @iris-eeza.bsky.social @invaculture.net @ibotcz.bsky.social

🤝 #Science is stronger with diversity, equality, and inclusion! For 🔟 years, #February11 has pushed for greater equity in #STEM. Let’s celebrate progress & keep advocating for representation, leadership & opportunity for #WomenInScience & #GirlsInScience 👉 Join: www.unesco.org/en/articles/...

It's Editorial Board Meeting day for Biological Invasions! Here is a nice photo of many of our wonderful editors from this morning's meeting. Cannot wait to see the rest of our board this evening!

A call for broadening the #altmetrics tent to democratize science outreach – new study by @ivanjaric.bsky.social @pavelpipek.bsky.social @ananovoaperez.bsky.social now out in @plosbiology.org doi.org/10.1371/jour... #Altmetric #Bluesky #twitter #Mastodon #plumx #socialmedia #gacr

On #Bluesky, #Twitter, #Mastodon, common #altmetrics indices, and their biases and (un)reliability – our new paper now published in @plosbiology.org , with @pavelpipek.bsky.social & @ananovoaperez.bsky.social doi.org/10.1371/jour... #altmetric #plumx #socialmedia

News from the Guardias @guardias.bsky.social & Onestop @onestopproject.bsky.social Projects Kickoff Meeting has just been released. Read all about it at www.eurekalert.org/news-release... , witnews.eu/ambitious-pr..., www.alphagalileo.org/en-gb/Item-D... #GuardiasOnestopKickoff @ec.europa.eu

Ambitious projects to tackle invasive alien species launched in Europe

Two ambitious multi-stakeholder projects that aim to tackle the threat of invasive alien species have been launched at a conference in Europe last week (20-23 January 2025). GuardIAS and OneSТOP &mda...

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Our new IAS Toolkit produced to support parties in achieving Target 6 on IAS of the GBF is now available! There are also useful training and awareness materials. A combined effort by many amazing experts! @acmill.bsky.social @adriaenstim.bsky.social

Hanno Seebens@hannoseebens.bsky.social · 2y ago

A new #toolkit to support developing and implementing indicators of #biological #invasions to meet target 6 of the #CBD Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. #IAStoolkit #invasivespecies #KMGBF t.co/Nyj6o29WXZ

Thinking of @neobiota.pensoft.net at the #GuardiasOnestopKickoff 🤗

The #GuardiasOnestopKickoff has officially started❕ We look forward to 4 days of planning how we can together (@guardias.bsky.social) tackle #InvasiveSpecies across terrestrial, marine & freshwater realms

In our paper recently published in @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social we discuss the fantastic opportunities that #Culturomics and #iEcology provide to study the human and social dimensions of #alienspecies #introductions ☺️ doi.org/10.1016/j.tr... @pavelpipek.bsky.social @ivanjaric.bsky.social

Invasion Culturomics and iEcology@invaculture.net · 2y ago

#Culturomics and #iEcology provide novel opportunities to study human and social dimensions of #alienspecies #introductions – our new study is now out in Trends in Ecology and Evolution doi.org/10.1016/j.tr... #GAČR #InvasiveSpecies #nonnative #digitaldata #socialmedia #conservationculturomics

Preslia, the open-access journal of the Czech Botanical Society with over 100 years of tradition, is now on Bluesky: @preslia.bsky.social . We plan to verify the domain handle soon too.

Preslia@preslia.cz · 2y ago

Open access PDFs of Preslia papers are available at www.preslia.cz. The journal was founded in 1914 and all research papers published in Preslia since then are free to download.

IRIS is starting the new week with coffee & work from the beach :) @zarahpattison.bsky.social, want to join us for a Maricastaña monday? :)

Food for thought :) @theresahenke.bsky.social

Anthony Ricciardi@ecoinvasions.bsky.social · 2y ago

The concept of ancient invasions recognizes that invasions - like extinctions & climate change - occurred long before humans, though human activities are now largely driving these phenomenon. Dr. Stigall explains it clearly, using the criterion of evolutionary history. youtu.be/-hK8LuxE3Ww?...

"Eradicating rats, goats and other invasive animals from islands is one of the most effective tools for protecting wildlife...and has an 88% success rate, leading to dramatic increases in biodiversity." www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Driving out invasive species on islands has high success rate and big benefits – study

New research finds that eradicating non-native rats, cats, rabbits and goats is 88% effective in restoring biodiversity

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Our views on the way to the office 🌴☀️

Theresa Henke@theresahenke.bsky.social · 2y ago

Good morning ☕🌴

Today, we had our first (of hopefully many) weekly IRIS team meetings to get to know each other & catch up on our projects, progresses and potential mishaps 🙂 We can’t wait to see where all our projects will lead to & what new ideas will come up in these meetings. Stay tuned!

I am so happy to be part of the team 🤩❤️

NeoBiota@neobiota.pensoft.net · 2y ago

🤩 Presenting our extended Editors-in-Chief team! 🙌 NOT ONE, but FOUR leading experts in the field of #invasion #biology: @ananovoaperez.bsky.social, @tbrresearch.bsky.social, Philip Hulme and Andrew “Sandy” Liebhold recently joined @ingolfkuehn.bsky.social! 👉More: blog.pensoft.net/2024/11/21/n...

📢 New topical collection: "Developing lists of alien taxa in the Global South: workflows, protocols, processes, and experiences." Aiming to address significant gaps in the Global South. ⏳ Submit outlines and abstracts by 17 January 2025. neobiota.pensoft.net/topical_coll...

Developing lists of alien taxa in the Global South: workflows, protocols, processes, and experiences

The recent IPBES IAS Assessment identified significant gaps in lists of alien taxa in the Global South. The purpose of the special issue is to help address these gaps. Submissions are welcome of paper...

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2 new team members decided to join us in Almeria all the way from South America 🌞 Paula Gervazoni from Argentina is the newest researcher at IRIS & Jonathan Almeida is a visiting PhD student from Brazil 🌱 ⬇️ In our preferred habitat: the IRIS team in front of invasive Pennisetum setaceum

In September @theresahenke.bsky.social officially joined the IRIS team After living in Iceland for the past 8 years & studying alien 🐟, she has decided to switch it up and trade the Nordic cold for the Mediterranean sunshine 🌞 Stay tuned for more news: iriseeza.com/news/

Climate Change is a huge problem Invasive species are a huge problem We should not fight Climate Change by promoting invasion! In most places it is a BAD idea See our new review in @ESAFrontiers #bioinvasions Read 👇 cutt.ly/YbcOAhC

Invasive alien species are a threat to #nature, nature’s contributions to people, and good quality of life. Read the @ipbes.bsky.social #InvasiveAlienSpecies Report at: www.ipbes.net/ias 🧪🌍