New paper @biolinvasions.bsky.social led by Sarah-Sophie Weil. Can macroevolution inform contemporary invasion potential? We outline the assumptions of this approach, assess support, then test if dispersal ability can proxy for naturalisation success in several tetrapod groups. rdcu.be/eD9Tt

In @biolinvasions.bsky.social 27(10) "Co-occurrence patterns of introduced terrestrial flatworms in metropolitan France revealed by citizen science" Fourcade,Y., @jean-lou-justine.bsky.social @isyeb.mnhn.fr et al. #Platyhelminthes #Citizen_science #Invasion #Soil_ecosystems 🪱 doi.org/10.1007/s105...

I just got an Ai generated invite from @springernature.com to submit an Elton Review, the most prestigious paper category in Biological Invasions. These papers are invitation only…by a human. Inviting submissions based on algorithms is gonna make so much more work for those of us editorial board.

1/ Invasional meltdown is a popular but nebulous concept in invasion ecology. It involves multiple direct & indirect mechanisms, yet it is rarely studied beyond simple pairwise facilitations. In a new paper, we expand the concept & offer testable hypotheses: redpath-staff.mcgill.ca/ricciardi/Ri...

Coming soon! #bioinvasions #invasivespecies

Kelp forests are biodiversity hotspots along the South African coast and economically important. Anticipating invasions, especially in a changing climate, can help to make monitoring more effective and cost-efficient. New paper: www.reabic.net/journals/mbi... #bioinvasions #kelp

Oops! It is the Invasions Newsletter! This new newsletter builds on the formerly published Aliens newsletter. Sorry that I got the name wrong everyone!

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...

A recent article in Biol Reviews by Ahmed et al (2025) warns against 'deleterious' comparisons between human migrations & biological invasions, yet makes a series of scientifically dubious comparisons, described as "potentially fruitful to explore". See our critique: academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...

📣📣 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

New paper in @biolinvasions.bsky.social using @gbif.org mediated data: Alien flora of the Himalayan highlands: naturalised and invasive plants in the Trans-Himalayan region of Ladakh, India 🇮🇳 #CiteTheDOI: ❌ https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-025-03562-z

I am a Biology Section leader for @aaas.org. I have one-year, complimentary student memberships to AAAS for undergrads, grads, and postdocs. If interested, please DM me. AAAS has 100,000+ members and is a major advocacy group for science, which is critical now. AAAS publishes the journal Science.

New paper in @biolinvasions.bsky.social using @gbif.org mediated data: Predicting the invasiveness of alpine newts in the UK 🇬🇧 #CiteTheDOI: ✅ #OpenAccess: ⭐️ https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-025-03543-2

Woo Hoo! This year's Simberloff Awards: Sarah Romy (best poster) & Miranda Melen (best oral presentation) on invasion science @ ESA annual meeting. The Simberloff Award is named in honor of former BINV EiC Dan Simberloff. Stay tuned for the BINV write up by @drdeahlieurance.bsky.social

Did you know that Biological Invasions publishes book reviews relevant to our field? Check out this latest OA review by Dan Simberloff: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Great news! We have a new section focused on management! The Management Innovations and Insights in Invasion Science collection aims to advance the science & practice of invasive species management worldwide. Dr. Jasmin Packer, will lead this section. Details: link.springer.com/collections/...

Our ( @waynedawsoneco.bsky.social ) inventory of Bermuda's flora has been published by @biolinvasions.bsky.social . Spoiler alert - less than 10% of the list are native plants. Read it here: rdcu.be/edCZ7 🌺

Meet Dr. Giulia Ceccherelli, BINV Editor & Professor & Head of Natural Science School @ Univ of Sassari. She studies Mediterranean subtidal communities, esp. seagrasses & coralligenous reefs. She conducts manipulative field experiments supplemented by long-term surveys & spatial analysis techniques.

New paper in @biolinvasions.bsky.social using @gbif.org mediated data: Using the long-term genetic monitoring network ARMS-MBON to detect marine non-indigenous species along the European coasts #CiteTheDOI: ❌ https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-024-03503-2

Meet Dr. Ronaldo Sousa, Editor at Biological Invasions and researcher. He has broad interests in freshwater ecology and conservation. He is especially interested on the impacts of biological invasion at different ecological levels (from individuals to ecosystems).

Next week is National Invasive Species Awareness Week (NISAW). I will be presenting this Monday at 1 EST about primary and secondary introduction pathway management as a component of prevention and biosecurity efforts. You can register through the link below naisma.org/event/nisaw-...

It is tough to do sea lamprey control in the US waters of the Great Lakes when front line control agents are fired. Just one of the consequences associated with random terminations of environmental professionals in the US. www.bridgemi.com/michigan-env...

"While individual stressors have taxon-specific and sometimes positive impacts, eutrophication and species invasions have collectively decimated the native mollusc community over the past century" Karatayev et al. 2025. doi.org/10.1007/s10530-025-03540-5

If you love the saltmarsh (wherever you are) you might have to take a look at this brief article. #Spatrtina4Ever #Spartina esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/....

Dr. Hsiao-Hsuan 'Rose' Wang, BINV Editor, develops techniques to characterize patterns over spatial and temporal scales to identify critical pattern-forming processes. Recent research applies these techniques to management of endangered species, invasive species & vectors of emerging diseases

Meet Dr. Elena Tricarico, BINV Editor & zoology research fellow @Univ of Florence. She studies freshwater conservation & invasion biology, from research on impacts & behavior to management & citizen science. She is particularly passionate about crustaceans & loves traveling the world

New paper in @biolinvasions.bsky.social using @gbif.org mediated data: Impact of Urochloa subquadripara #invasion on #hydroelectricity generation: a risk analysis 🇧🇷 #CiteTheDOI: ✅ https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-025-03529-0

Cats that became infected with bird flu might have spread the virus to humans in the same household and vice versa, according to data that briefly appeared online in a report from the CDC but then abruptly vanished.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection discovered 37 giant live beetles hidden inside Japanese snack bags and containers, and agency officials said that the insects had most likely been intended for exotic insect collections.

Great study on the economic costs of invasive species in urban areas, which is >$260B in the US alone! I think we are only scratching the surface on knowing the true economic costs of invaders. mereconomics.com/2025/01/09/c...

Second great Biological Invasions Editorial Board meeting of the day. What an honor to work with such a talented and interesting group of people.

Meet Sarah Bailey, BINV Editor & Senior Research Scientist with Fisheries & Oceans Canada. Her research assesses risk & mgt strategies of aquatic non-native species in ballast water & biofouling. She addresses science-policy interface & development of protective science-based shipping regulations

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!

Sabías que publicar en Biological Invasions es GRATIS? 👉https://link.springer.com/journal/10530 @biolinvasions.bsky.social #InvasiveSpecies #InvasionesBiologicas #EspeciesInvasoras

Where can you publish your research without paying page charges (APC)? At Biological Invasions! Cannot wait to see your manuscripts!

Biological Invasions is pleased to announce a new article category for submission - First Records. This new collection will be curated by editor Dr. Alejandro Bortolus. Details & guidelines can be found here: link.springer.com/collections/... @alebortolus.bsky.social @evanschwindt.bsky.social

Glad to coauthor this paper led by Matheus Aleixo (UEM, Maringá, Brazil) and published in @biolinvasions.bsky.social “Effects of lake area, depth, and isolation on native and non-native fish of a Neotropical floodplain” @carolinammuniz.bsky.social doi.org/10.1007/s105...

Population dynamics of invasive ascidian Styela clava on a marine shoreline of northern Patagonia 👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1... @biolinvasions.bsky.social

New paper in @biolinvasions.bsky.social using @gbif.org mediated data: First record of the #invasive #springtail Hypogastrura viatica occurring synanthropically in East #Antarctica 🇦🇶 #CiteTheDOI: ❌ https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-024-03525-w

Find it in @biolinvasions.bsky.social!

Meet Dr. Loreto Castillo, BINV editor & Postdoc @ Institute of Botany, Czech Academy of Sciences. She studies direct drivers of biodiversity & ecosystem change, investigates the determinants, macroecology, impacts, & mgt of biological invasions and plant eco-evolutionary dynamics.

New paper in @biolinvasions.bsky.social using @gbif.org mediated data: Mapping potential environmental impacts of alien species in the face of #ClimateChange 🇿🇦 #CiteTheDOI: ❌ https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-024-03490-4

Meet Dr. Elizabeth Clare, Biological Invasions Editor and Associate Professor at York University, Ontario Canada. She’s an expert in eDNA, bats and biodiversity. She’s particularly interested in how eDNA moves in air and how it can be used to study large scale ecological patterns.

Management measures and trends of biological invasions in Europe: a survey-based assessment of local managers doi.org/10.1111/gcb....

Meet Dr. Peter Kotanen, BINV editor & Prof, Univ of Toronto. His lab studies plant ecology, particularly interactions between plants and herbivores and the biology of invasive species. Recently he has focussed on the emerging invasions by non-native plants at high latitudes in Hudson Bay.

New paper in @biolinvasions.bsky.social using @gbif.org mediated data: To what extent are #Nepal’s protected areas protected from plant #invasions: an analysis of threats 🇳🇵 #CiteTheDOI: ❌ https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-024-03495-z

Cool new paper on using eDNA to protect native iguanas Safeguarding Iguana diversity: enabling rapid and low-effort tracking of non-native iguanas through terrestrial eDNA innovations. van Kuijk, J.L., van den Burg, M.P., Didaskalou, E.A. et al. Biol Invasions 27, 63 (2025). doi.org/10.1007/s105...

What in the weed? Apparently Himalayan blackberry has decided to produce fruit in January (Vancouver Island, BC). I feel like I say this a lot these days, but I’ve NEVER seen this before! #invasivespecies #climatechange #ecology #invasiveplants #weedscience #gardening

Meet Dr. Gustavo Muniz Dias, Biol Invasions Editor & Ass. Prof @ Federal Uni, ABC. He studies mechanisms driving diversity of marine sessile communities, esp. urban regions, susceptibility to bioinvasions & development of nature-based solutions to prevent introduction & spread of nonnative species.

Hace unos años atrás tuvimos el honor de hacer una entrevista a Jim (publicada solo en Español) durante una visita que hizo a Argentina. Alli nos habla de su vida, sus pasión por las #InvasionesBiologicas y más: www.researchgate.net/publication/...