IRIS goes to Iceland 🧊 At the beggining of July, Theresa ( @theresahenke.bsky.social )set off for colder climates returning to the University of Iceland Research Centre of the Westfjords (& @fishiceland.bsky.social)‬ for a 6 weeks stay. Stay tuned for updates on old & new projects :)

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/🧵

Me and @agneskreiling.bsky.social have seen a lot of cool species while on vacation in #Spain: #chamalaeon, #flamingo, #octopus and a huge #robberfly. It has been a treat visiting @Theresahenke.bsky.social and hear about her work on #bioinvasions.

One year ago our ICE Fish Research adventure started 🐟🐟 A lot can happen in one year. Let’s check in with our four founders. What has changed in the past year for them?👀💭 Read our updates here: www.icefishresearch.com/2025/06/06/1...

Working on manuscripts on a Saturday ain't bad when you get to sit at the beach 🌴🌊☀️😎

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! :)

On April 3rd Ana, Arnau, Paula, and Theresa headed to Cordoba for the PRISMA kick-off meeting. Together with a team of researchers lead by Pablo González Moreno, we will investigate invasion syndromes in plant invasion in mountains over the next four years. Stay tuned for exciting PRISMA updates!

IRIS’s first PHD student!!! Arnau Bosh Guiu has officially started working at the EEZA as part of the IRIS team. Over the next 4 years he will be researching plant invasions in mountain ecosystems worldwide as part of the PRISMA project. Welcome to the team, Arnau!! 🙂

Congratulations, @ananovoaperez.bsky.social !!!

Have a question for us? Send it here: www.icefishresearch.com/ask-a-scient... Want to share your science? Contact us here: www.icefishresearch.com/contact/ #icefishresearch #sciencecommunication #conference @nordicoikos.bsky.social

Today's entertainment: watching Iceland's newest #eruption 🌋 and the discussions online on whether this is an elaborated April's fools joke 😅

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

At the end of February, Pavel Pipek (@pavelpipek.bsky.social) (Institute of Botany, Czech Academy of Science) came for a visit. In-between catching up, bird-watching, and exciting discussions on culturomics & iEcology, the IRIS team got an introduction into html and data mining.

In January, @ananovoaperez.bsky.social attended the kick off of the Horizon project OneSTOP coordinated by Quentin Groom (Belgium) & Helen Roy (UK). OneSTOP aims to reduce the risks of introducing & spreading invasive species across Europe. Read more about OneSTOP: blog.pensoft.net/2025/02/13/p...

IRIS went to Prague!! From 10. - 14.02 our team co-organised two exciting workshops on invasion culturomics ( and SoNAF (Social dimensions of Naturalized Alien Flora) that took place in the castle of Průhonice @ibotcz.bsky.social @invaculture.net We are excited to work on the future developments!

Have you ever wondered where the alien flounder found in Iceland has come from? Find out more about the flounder’s origin, implications & hybrids in today's blogpost 🐟 www.icefishresearch.com/2025/03/14/t... @fishiceland.bsky.social @mfri.bsky.social #IceFishResearch #FishIceland

New paper out: The tale of the founder flounder 🐟 link.springer.com/article/10.1... We identify the geographic origin of alien flounder in Iceland, and discuss potential implications on the flounders’ status & hybridisation ❓👀 @fishiceland.bsky.social @mfri.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

Check out our newest post on @icefishresearch.bsky.social :)

The third day of the culturomics & iEcology workshop had a snowy twist ❄️ Meet #iSnowman ☃️

🗨️ "In the case of #biological #invasions, we can learn a lot from those who are directly confronted by an #invasive #species, regardless of whether they have a #scientific degree or not," - @theresahenke.bsky.social about her study published in @neobiota.pensoft.net. #InvasiveSpecies #ecology

Great discussions, amazing people, and exciting new perspectives at the Invasion Culturomics Workshop! 🌍 Happy to be part of this event in Průhonice, Czech Republic! #InvasionScience #Culturomics #ScienceMeetsCulture

Have you ever wondered about the relationship between humans and the ocean?🐟 Today we would like to introduce you to Catherine Chambers (@coastalcultureice.bsky.social)🐟 Learn more about her exciting research: www.icefishresearch.com/2025/02/07/p... #IceFishResearch #FishIceland

I got asked to write a blog post on the @pensoft.net / @neobiota.pensoft.net blog talking about including the human dimension in the research on biological invasions as well as my experience working with the recreational angling community in Iceland during my PhD 🙂

Recreational fishers in Iceland play a key role in tracking the spread of the alien European flounder - local knowledge and social media can play a key role in invasive species monitoring. doi.org/10.3897/neob...

Happy that my 2nd PhD paper is officially published in @neobiota.pensoft.net 🐟 Looking at flounder, we highlight the value of stakeholder observations in the monitoring of alien species 🐟🇮🇸 neobiota.pensoft.net/article/1323... @fishiceland.bsky.social @hlynurb.bsky.social @mfri.bsky.social

Of all the #flounder things I received throughout the last years, this is gonna be my favourite ❤️🐟

Fish eggs are not only tasty to us but also to other fish. To make sure the next generation survives salmonids make sure their eggs are safe by dropping them between stones 🥚 #icefishresearch #fishiceland #infographic

2 weeks since I defended my PhD... 2 weeks of "Dr. Flounder" 🐟 #PhDone A big thank you to @fishiceland.bsky.social & my committee (@hlynurb.bsky.social), I could't have done this without you! & thank you @ivanjaric.bsky.social & Skúli Skúlason for an exciting discussion during my defense🐟👽

We are so proud of @theresahenke.bsky.social who successfully defended her PhD on the establishment of the European flounder in Icelandic waters yesterday. She did a wonderful job! Congratulations, Theresa. And all the best with your future endeavours! 🔥 #phd #phdjourney #phdone #flounder

✨PhDone✨ #Dr.Flounder

The time has come 🤓🇮🇸🐟 I will be defending my PhD on Thursday at 13 GMT. If you want to hear me talk about flounder (once again) and all the fun things I did over the past five years, tune in for the life stream: eu01web.zoom.us/j/67667648639 @fishiceland.bsky.social

Happy new year!!! & Bring it on, 2025 🎉❤️ Kicking off the year with defending my PhD next week 👀🐟🇮🇸

Check out the Icelandic holiday tradition of eating skate :)

I was not prepared for the emotions that apparently come with sending your #PhDthesis to the printers... ❤️🤓🥺🤣

When one team member has relocated to Spain from Argentina and one from Iceland... Can you tell?🥶🥵

Looking forward to this view next week and spending some time Ísafjörður again :)

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Excited to have been part of this paper with @fishiceland.bsky.social and @coastalcultureice.bsky.social 🐟 Check out our infographic & blog post over at @icefishresearch.bsky.social & the paper: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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

Our newest spotlight is on Marion Dellinger, who has just defended her PhD thesis!! Find out more about her & her work on Arctic charr & fish behaviours: www.icefishresearch.com/2024/11/28/m... Congratulations Marion!! #IceFishResearch #ResearchLife #FishIceland

Food for thought :) @theresahenke.bsky.social

The excitement of seeing your name officially up on the office door 🤓

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!

🤩 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...

Good morning ☕🌴

SARS_CoV_2 maybe the most important biological invasion of our lifetime But infectious human diseases are rarely treated as Biological Invasions Collaborations between medical researchers & ecologists are vital to preventing future outbreaks #bioinvasions #biosecurity #onehealth #covid

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

One of the silliest arguments that I found in favor of invasive species is that they "increase biodiversity" 1000 new invasive species do not compensate for the extinction of one native species!! #bioinvasions