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/🧵

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

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

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 !!!!! 🎈

#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

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

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

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.

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

"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/...

Our views on the way to the office 🌴☀️

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 🤩❤️

📢 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...

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 🧪🌍

If you would like to know about what we are up to in our group, follow @iris-eeza.bsky.social 😍