So happy to see the first paper from my MSc out in the world! This anemone went misidentified in a South African MPA for over 20 years. That has changed thanks to sea anemone expert @megdaly.bsky.social and marine invasion pro @tbrresearch.bsky.social. Read it here: doi.org/10.11646/zoo...

4am alarm. Virtual defence. MSc = DONE 🎉 Had to bridge a massive time zone gap between South Africa and Vancouver, BC, but having friends, family, and colleagues show up online made it a fantastic experience. Thanks to my supervisor @tbrresearch.bsky.social and lab mates for getting me here 🤗

So exciting to see this work from @mad-abbott.bsky.social! Not captured in this publication are the countless midnight low tides and gruelling Vancouver weather that they endured to sample 4,221 hermit crabs 🦀 Well done!

Findings from the first-ever marine #bioinvasions Rapid Assessment Survey along the Mid-Atlantic USA doi.org/10.1007/s105... 🌊 29 non-indigenous species 🌡️ 7 climate-driven range expansions Thanks to the amazing lead authors for steering this work — and to everyone for the fun in the field!

After a four-year investigation, a breakthrough study reveals the cause of sea star wasting disease (SSWD). A strain of the bacterium Vibrio pectenicida is the culprit behind the marine epidemic that has killed billions of sea stars since 2013. Read the study: 🔗https://tinyurl.com/4rcb3xpf

Check out our new paper published in @neobiota.pensoft.net presenting results of a global survey of risk assessment practitioners to identify where information is sourced, the experience of assessors, and how results are accessed and implemented. neobiota.pensoft.net/article/1530...

Delighted to finally see the work from my honours thesis out in the world! Thanks, Chris Harley @zoology.ubc.ca, for supporting the ambitious amount of fieldwork that went into studying this tiny non-native anemone. Read it here: doi.org/10.71161/ivb...

Effectively managing invasive alien species in protected areas requires addressing multiple Global Biodiversity Framework targets, not just Target 6, highlighting the need for integrated conservation strategies. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/neob... @tbrresearch.bsky.social @drdeahlieurance.bsky.social

Just finished another round of fieldwork in the stunning Langebaan Lagoon MPA—always a privilege to work in such a unique ecosystem. Bonus: my first South African #octopus, spotted in the shallows!

The Global Impacts Dataset of Invasive Alien Species (GIDIAS) moves us one step closer to understanding global patterns in alien species impacts. With its roots in the latest IPBES report, this is an important resource #bioinvasions www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Our new paper just out in @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social Typology of the ecological impacts of biological invasions 🌏🧪 www.cell.com/trends/ecolo... led by @laiscarneiro03.bsky.social @franckcourchamp.bsky.social #invasivespecies #biologicalinvasions #ecologicalimpacts

Invasive species are a real threat to our oceans. A strange bryozoan that looks like glass noodles (likely from the Caribbean) has turned up in #WestCoastNationalPark. We teamed up with #StellenboschUniversity to assess how widespread it is.

Sponges: nature’s biodiversity monitors 🌊🧽 In partnership with DFO & @ljmuofficial.bsky.social, we're using biofouling on moorings off NS to develop a cutting-edge biodiversity tool. Glass sponges capture environmental DNA (eDNA), revealing species like basking sharks & pilot whales.

Back in Langebaan Lagoon MPA with @zeanenel.bsky.social and @tbrresearch.bsky.social to sample the alien daisy anemone—native to Europe but thriving in South Africa. Alarming to find it in such high densities within regionally endangered seagrass beds. #Bioinvasions

The idea of reciprocity between humans and the rest of the living world is receiving increasing attention. Sandra Díaz and myself have long discussed about it in the context of the conceptual framing underpinning IPBES assessments. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Excited to share this collaborative work with SANParks—though less thrilled to report another marine bioinvasion in a South African MPA. Huge thanks to lead author @sjackland.bsky.social. Read our paper here: doi.org/10.3391/bir....