From #neobiota2026 conference to @gfoesoc.bsky.social & @nordicoikos.bsky.social 2026 conference in Odense, Denmark. Talk tomorrow at 10:45 - I am very much looking forward to present our work (@hannoseebens.bsky.social @mormoops.bsky.social) there! 😊

Presenting my poster on our new model framework to forecast spread of non-native species 5:20pm today at @neobiota.pensoft.net #NeoBiota2026 conference. I developed the framework with @hannoseebens.bsky.social and @mormoops.bsky.social who also present work at the conference.

New in @science.org from @hannoseebens.bsky.social and colleagues: invasive species impacts are actually more severe in the Global South, not the North — we'd been inferring severity from report counts, which was misleading. I wrote a short summary here: predirections.substack.com/p/invasive-s...

Invasive species 🦝🦀🐟 cause greatest harm in the Global South 🧪 @hannoseebens.bsky.social @science.org @eurekalert.bsky.social www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

We invite abstracts on: • Data standardisation & harmonisation • Integration of heterogeneous IAS datasets • Reproducible workflows & modelling pipelines • Data quality, documentation, and interoperability Submit your abstract here: www.neobiota2026.org

📢 #Neobiota2026 – Thematic session: Workflows in Support of Research and Management The rapid growth of alien species data (distributions, traits, first records) creates major opportunities, but inconsistent terminology, harmonisation, and standardization limit comparability.

I will present my work with @hannoseebens.bsky.social and @mormoops.bsky.social on forecasting spread of non-native invasive species at this years @guardias.bsky.social online conference from 13th to 14th of November.

Starting the week in Bogotá with an exchange with Colombian and European experts on invasive alien species data management. Amazing to see what has been done in Colombia for harmonising and providing biodiversity. Next stop #LivingData2025 conference starting tomorrow.

On my way to attend the #LivingData2025 conference in Bogotá, Colombia. Very excited to get in contact to a new community, to meet friends and colleagues and to learn new stuff and advancements on biodiversity data.🙂

GBIF@gbif.org · 12mo ago

Welcome to Bogotá! 💛💙❤️ Ahead of #LivingData2025, the GBIF network has a packed schedule with our Global Nodes meeting and training, committee meetings and the 32nd GBIF Governing Board. We're looking forward to connecting with new and familiar faces in #Colombia! 🌎 📷 Mélianie Raymond

Buhuuuu 😭 Our proposal was rejected by biodiversa+ for the transformative change call ☹️☹️☹️ I know that this is not uncommon in science but it always sucks. We put quite some effort into this and it is such a nice one. Maybe next time.

Thanks to all contributors @annaroennfeldt.bsky.social Katrin Schifferle @jsarmentocabral.bsky.social @dylancraven.bsky.social Tiffany Knight @hannoseebens.bsky.social @patrickweigelt.bsky.social

How reliable are model-based blacklists of invasive plant species if occurrence & environmental data are limited & under different model choices? New paper by PhD researcher Valén Holle @jappliedecology.bsky.social #SDM #invasive #plants #Pacific besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Uncertainty in blacklisting potential Pacific plant invaders using species distribution models

SDMs can provide valuable support for planning the preventive management of alien species. However, our findings show that blacklist outcomes are highly sensitive to modelling decisions. While ensemb....

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Registered for @biogeography.bsky.social conference 2026 and will give a talk about our (@mormoops.bsky.social & @hannoseebens.bsky.social) new model approach to forecast invasive species spread based on traffic gravity model and landscape resistance maps derived from open data. 🥳

Raising concerns on the dangers of linking biological invasions to human migration 🌎🌐🧪 #bioinvasions www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Raising concerns on the dangers of linking biological invasions to human migration

A recent paper by Ahmed et al. (2025. “Parallels and Discrepancies between non-native Species Introductions and Human Migration.” Biological Reviews 100 (3): 1365–1395), published in Biological Rev...

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This week I had the pleasure of presenting our work on #biodiversity #impacts of companies at a workshop by Fauna & Flora, #IUCN and Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures #TNFD. A fantastic opportunity to exchange across sectors. Many thanks for having me! I enjoyed it very much. 🙏

What a great paper!

Hanno Seebens@hannoseebens.bsky.social · last yr.

📣 A global assessment of the status, trends and gaps of #non-native (alien, partly #invasive) #species A new #publication with 65 authors from all continents (except Antarctica), 42 article pages and >500 references. doi.org/10.1111/brv.... 🌐 #ecology #globalchange

‼️🪶The future reference for basic and applied research on #invasivespecies. 🏝️It was an honour and a pleasure to contribute to this important global study from the perspective of the tropical #Pacific #Islands. Thank you for taking me on board! #biodiversity #conservation #globalchange

Hanno Seebens@hannoseebens.bsky.social · last yr.

📣 A global assessment of the status, trends and gaps of #non-native (alien, partly #invasive) #species A new #publication with 65 authors from all continents (except Antarctica), 42 article pages and >500 references. doi.org/10.1111/brv.... 🌐 #ecology #globalchange

📣 A global assessment of the status, trends and gaps of #non-native (alien, partly #invasive) #species A new #publication with 65 authors from all continents (except Antarctica), 42 article pages and >500 references. doi.org/10.1111/brv.... 🌐 #ecology #globalchange

Biological invasions: a global assessment of geographic distributions, long‐term trends, and data gaps

Biological invasions are one of the major drivers of biodiversity decline and have been shown to have far-reaching consequences for society and the economy. Preventing the introduction and spread of ....

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Read our latest paper on the trends and statuses of #biologicalinvasions worldwide. Led by @hannoseebens.bsky.social , L Meyerson, P Pyšek and D Richardson and ~60 other coauthors, and based on Chap2 of the #IAS #IPBES Report, it has all the basic info you need! A MUST READ! doi.org/10.1111/brv....

Biological invasions: a global assessment of geographic distributions, long‐term trends, and data gaps

Biological invasions are one of the major drivers of biodiversity decline and have been shown to have far-reaching consequences for society and the economy. Preventing the introduction and spread of ...

doi.org

Very excited to share this review. Stemming from the @ipbes.net IAS Assessment, it is the most comprehensive and up-to-date synthesis of the status of invasive alien species globally. An essential reference for anyone interested in #bioinvasions 🌎🌐 🧪 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

What an honour! 😊 🤩 I realised that the famous data platform "Our World in Data" has now our data set of first records of alien species on their platform. I use this platform quite a lot and I am very happy (and proud) to find our data set there as well 🤩 lnkd.in/ePJFEgFk

Our World in Data

Research and data to make progress against the world’s largest problems

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Very interesting meeting of the #CBD inter-liaison group of #invasive alien #species! A small group but with representatives from very different organisations from sectors of eg trade, tourism, agriculture, biodiversity. Amazing to see how much is going on. But this needs to be coordinated!

On my way to the meeting of the #CBD inter-liaison group on #invasive alien #species in Paris. Looking forward discussing gaps and needs to meet the global biodiversity taget on #IAS

Interested in invasive species and biological invasions: Postdoc opportunity in Chile. Come work with us in the Laboratory of Biological Invasions at the University of Concepción and the Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity @iebchile.bsky.social

⭐ Registrations are OPEN for the #LivingData2025 conference! ⭐ The joint conference hosted by @tdwg.org, GBIF, @obis.org and @geobon.org at the #InstitutoHumboldt in Bogotá, #Colombia will bring together biodiversity networks from across the world. 🐸 www.livingdata2025.c... #DatosVivos2025

✍ Register for the upcoming #LivingData2025 conference taking place in October 2025! 📲 Detailed information here: www.livingdata2025.com/index.html @tdwg.org @gbif.org @geobon.org @obis.org

GBIF@gbif.org · 2y ago

⭐ Registrations are OPEN for the #LivingData2025 conference! ⭐ The joint conference hosted by @tdwg.org, GBIF, @obis.org and @geobon.org at the #InstitutoHumboldt in Bogotá, #Colombia will bring together biodiversity networks from across the world. 🐸 www.livingdata2025.c... #DatosVivos2025

@gbif.org provides now a new download option: downloading species occurrence as a standardised data cube. A massive milestone of the @b-cubed.eu project Check it out 👇

B-Cubed Project@b-cubed.eu · 2y ago

🆕 @gbif.org service enables easy creation of customised species occurrence data cubes, aiding biodiversity analysis, developed as part of their work in the B-Cubed Project with @inbo.be 🌐 📌 Full details: www.gbif.org/news/5PapgYC...

@hannoseebens.bsky.social presented B-Cubed’s collection of R packages to calculate biodiversity indicators from occurrence cubes Access the packages 🌐 docs.b-cubed.eu/guides/b3ver...

Our global-level case study presented by @hannoseebens.bsky.social will test B-Cubed indicators & workflows, focusing on 📊 Applying indicators to species or regions of interest in environmental agreements 📊 Indicators to support reporting for international agreements #BCubed2025