🌿 New publication from the @project-selina.eu! A new paper in @oneecosystem.pensoft.net co-authored by our PI @jrvicente.bsky.social, reviews 128 studies and identifies 900+ ecosystem condition indicators linking ecosystem condition with ecosystem services. #SELINAproject #HorizonEurope

📢 We are organising a Thematic Session at @neobiota.pensoft.net 2026 Conference! We welcome contributions presenting integrative frameworks, tools and case studies supporting invasion management. 🗓 Abstract deadline: 15 April 2026 🔗 www.neobiota2026.org/6325/

👉 Last Wednesday, we presented @onestop-project.eu & CamALIEN at Serra da Aboboreira: Living Lab. We also discussed AlienSMART and ran a participatory session to prioritise invasive species and assess the Serra’s benefits. Science & stakeholders working together.🌿 #AlienSMART #OneSTOP #LivingLab

🌍 AlienSMART kicks off! The AlienSMART project officially started with its Kick-off Meeting, bringing partners together to develop a decision-support system for invasive alien species detection, reporting, and management!🚀

⏰ Happening today! 🌍 Why is it still so hard to turn biodiversity data into effective policy decisions? 🎤 Quentin Groom (Meise Botanic Garden) 📍 BIOPOLIS-CIBIO, Vairão & Online 🕙 15h00 🎟️ Free | No registration required | In English 👉 Join us this afternoon! More info below! 👇

⏰ Happening today! 🌱 Can we predict biological invasions to better inform policy decisions? 🎤 Helen Roy (UKCEH & University of Exeter) 🕙 16h00 📍 BIOPOLIS-CIBIO, Vairão & Online 🎟️ Free | No registration required | In English 👉 Join us later today! More info below! 👇

Our team is in Almería for the @onestop-project.eu Annual Meeting! 🌍 Great to follow progress across WPs and discuss next steps 🤝 Also enjoying the excellent social programme by the EEZA-CSIC team — including a tour of Almería’s impressive de(s)sert landscapes 🌵🍰 #OneSTOP2026 #InvasiveSpecies

📢 Join us in the Casual Seminar: “Predicting biological invasions to inform policy” with Helen Roy! 🗓️27 Jan |🕒16h00 |📍CIBIO & Online 🔗 Learn more: www.cibio.up.pt/en/events/pr... #InvasiveSpecies #ScienceForPolicy #AlienSMART

📢 Join us in the Casual Seminar: “Why we still struggle to turn biodiversity data into policy evidence” with Quentin Groom. 🗓️27 Jan |🕒15h00 |📍CIBIO & Online 🔗 Find more: www.cibio.up.pt/en/events/wh... #Biodiversity #SciencePolicy #AlienSMART

🎄Our favourite (and potentially invasive) species - all under strict and loving containment - wish you Happy Holidays!🐈 According to our household models, they spread fast across sofas and laps 😼 Wishing you cat-approved holidays and a new year caring for biodiversity ✨🌍🌱 #happyholidays #InvasionS

🚗🏛️ For the first time, CamALIEN reached governance stakeholders, visiting Vila do Conde and Porto municipalities as part of Portugal’s Living Labs! 🌾 Learn more: onestop-project.eu/news/introdu... @onestop-project.eu #CamALIEN #LivingLabs #BiologicalInvasions #Governance #Biodiversity

🌍 How do we identify invasive species that pose the highest current and future risks? In this new blog post, we show how ecological models turn biodiversity data into practical tools for biosecurity planning! 🌳 🔎 Read more: tinyurl.com/43haxn6h #OneSTOP #IAS #biodiversity #ecologicalmodelling

Wakame (Undaria pinnatifida) is on the IUCN's list of the 100 "world's worst" invasive species! It's a major threat, known for displacing native seaweeds & clogging coastal infrastructure. The #GuardIAS project is modelling its spread via offshore wind farms. #InvasiveSpecies #BioInvasions #IAS

The red king crab can have a leg span of nearly 2 meters! It's a major threat, known for devastating seafloor ecosystems & spreading disease to native fish. #GuardIAS is working with groups in Norway to create a management plan. #InvasiveSpecies #BioInvasions #IAS Image: NOAA Fisheries

Spotlight: Parrot's Feather (Myriophyllum aquaticum) 🌿 This plant is a major aquatic threat, forming dense mats that choke native life, deplete oxygen, and block waterways. #GuardIAS is managing its spread in Italy. See our work: guardias.eu #InvasiveSpecies #BioInvasions #IAS

Spotlight: The Humpback (Pink) Salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) 🐟 It’s a major threat, outcompeting native salmon & polluting rivers after mass spawning events. The #GuardIAS project is assessing its impact across Europe. Read more at guardias.eu #InvasiveSpecies #BioInvasions #IAS

Brown Algae (Rugulopteryx okamurae) 🌿 A single plant can make 600 copies! It’s a major threat, known for suffocating native species & damaging coastal tourism/fishing. The #GuardIAS project is creating an early warning system in Greece. See more: guardias.eu #InvasiveSpecies #BioInvasions #IAS

👉 Last but not least: Vespa mandarinia, the Asian Giant Hornet. 🟠 This #InvasiveAlienSpecies has very few natural predators in introduced environments. 🌱It preys on native bee species, negatively impacting agriculture and other insect species, and can also carry pathogens. #UnionConcernSpecies

📢 We are opening several opportunities for MSc thesis focused on the social and policy dimensions of biological invasions and biodiversity conservation!! Learn more: sites.google.com/biopolis.pt/... #biologicalinvasion #invasivespecies #ecology #biodiversity #researchopportunities #MSc

The Lionfish (Pterois miles) 🐠 Its stomach expands up to 30x when feeding! It’s a major threat, known for devastating native fish & wrecking marine ecosystems. The #GuardIAS project is running control programs in the Aegean Sea. Read more: guardias.eu #InvasiveSpecies #BioInvasions #IAS

The striped eel catfish (Plotosus lineatus) was the first marine species regulated by the EU for being invasive! It's known for being venomous & outcompeting native fish. The #GuardIAS project is setting up an early warning system to stop its spread. #InvasiveSpecies #BioInvasions #IAS

Our free MOOC on Invasive Alien Species Prevention is live! What you'll learn: ✅ Bioinvasion impacts ✅ Introduction pathways ✅ Management strategies Catch up before Course 2 drops in early 2026. 🔗 Start here: www.ecmunipv.it/login/index.... #InvasiveSpecies #BioInvasions #IAS

Horizon scanning is a successful, low-cost way to predict high risk invasive non-native species, a UKCEH-led study shows. 31 of 92 species identified in 2013 as a potential threat had reached GB by 2023, with 9 established. Regular horizon scanning can guide action & improve biosecurity. 🧪 1/

📢 We are opening several MSc thesis opportunities focused on digital and spatial tools to understand, detect, and anticipate biological invasions! Learn more here: sites.google.com/biopolis.pt/... #biologicalinvasions #invasivespecies #ecology #biodiversity #researchopportunities

🤔Have you wondered what our #LivingLabs do? 📢We have published a blog post introducing all 5️⃣ #LivingLabs and their activities 🔗Check it out and learn what has happened so far and what the future holds: onestop-project.eu/news/introdu...

🚗🌿 CamALIEN went on a ride with our stakeholder, Centro do Clima de Póvoa de Varzim, as part of the @onestop-project.eu Portugal Living Lab. #CamALIEN #InvasionS #OneSTOPproject #invasivealienspecies #biodiversity #PovoaDeVarzim

Welcome to InvasionS Miguel! 💚 Our new master’s student in Land and Environmental Engineering is going to work with us in modelling the distribution and impacts of invasive species in mainland Portugal under climate and land-use change scenarios. 🌿📊 #ecologicalmodelling #climatechange #landuse

🌿 IUCN has extended its consultation on the Global Strategy for Invasive Alien Species until 19 Dec!! If you work on biological invasions, biodiversity, or conservation, your input is needed! 🔗 Participate: forms.office.com/pages/respon... #Biodiversity #IUCN #IAS #invasivespecies

🚗 CamALIEN is on the road again! We delivered CamALIEN to our next Living Lab partner, ESA–IPVC, and joined the “Week of Life and Earth Sciences” to present @onestop-project.eu, the Living Lab approach, and our detection tech. 👩‍🏫 #CamALIEN #LivingLabs #Portugal #especiesinvasoras

🐚 Welcome to InvasionS Belmiro Pascoal! Our new master’s student has been working on biodiversity, conservation, and invasive species management for several years, and he's currently studying the ecological impact and genetic patterns of benthic invasive species along the coast of Angola!

👉 Let's talk about Delairea odorata, also known as Cape-ivy. 🍃 This #InvasiveAlienSpecies can grow vigorously, covering shrubs and trees, impeding the germination and growth of native seeds. 🔴 It is toxic to animals and fish. #IASinEurope #UnionConcernSpecies

🌿Check out the new workflows and indicators for #IAS management proposed by @b-cubed.eu partners in South Africa

🪱 Today's #InvasiveAlienSpecies is Platydemus manokwari, the New Guinea Flatworm. 📍 It is a versatile and adaptive predator that has few natural limiting factors. 👉 It feeds on a variety of invertebrates and land snails, potentially altering the soil food web. #IASinEurope #UnionConcernSpecies

🌸 Meet Reynoutria × bohemica, the Bohemian Knotweed. 🌿 This #InvasiveAlienSpecies is a hybrid between the Japanese and Giant knotweed, inheriting their most problematic traits. 👉 Its aggressive spread outcompetes native species, and possesses the ability to damage infrastructure #IASinEurope

🌱 Here is Reynoutria sachalinensis, the Giant Knotweed. Very similar to the last #InvasiveAlienSpecies, the R. japonica. 🍃 R. sachalinensis's leaves are larger, and it also spreads via rhizomes. 👉 It outcompetes and overshadows other species, and can cause damage to infrastructure. #IASinEurope

📢 New paper out! Led by Rita Bastos & Cheikh Seck, with Joana Vicente, in Global Ecology and Conservation! 🌿 ⚡ A BACI-like model reveals how hydropower development impacts raptor populations in NE Portugal. 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.ge... #EcologicalModelling #Hydropower #Biodiversity

🔥 Update! The “Forests and Fires: What Future?” Conference will also be available online, and everyone is welcome to join! 🗓️ 3 November 2025 | ⏰ 10:00–12:30 📍 Prof. Eugénio Castro Caldas Auditorium, ESA–IPVC & Online (Teams) 💻 Join here: teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...

🔥 New paper out! Led by @cristinaglima.bsky.social and published in @biolinvasions.bsky.social 🌿 We explored how fire & landscape susceptibility shape Acacia dealbata invasion in Portugal using a STELLA dynamic model. 🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s105... #InvasionScience #FireEcology #AcaciaDealbata

🌿 IUCN launches a public consultation to shape its Global Strategy on Invasive Alien Species! A key step for international cooperation on biodiversity loss. 📅 Open until 1 Dec 2025 🔗 Learn more and find out how to participate: iucn.org/news/202509/... #IUCN #InvasiveSpecies #Biodiversity

👉 Meet a new #InvasiveAlienSpecies, Reynoutria japonica, the Japanese Knotweed! 🟩 It is a rapid clonal spreader, growing vigorously and outcompeting and overshadowing other vegetation 🌱Its clonal expansion via roots (rhizomes) makes it difficult to eradicate and can even damage infrastructure

😉 Follow the #SELINAWorkshop taking place this week in Italy! 👌Dedicated to #sustainable use of the #environment through evidence-based decision-making, @selinaproject.bsky.social - is a @horizoneu.bsky.social initiative that started 3 years ago. ℹ️More on our blog: blog.pensoft.net/2023/03/06/r...

🦅 Meet Pycnonotus jocosus, the Red-whiskered Bulbul! 🔵 This #InvasiveAlienSpecies may hybridise with native species, cause crop damage, and directly compete with native birds for resources 🍃 There are also concerns that it may facilitate the spread of invasive plants #UnionConcernSpecies #IAS

🔎 The big picture of OneSTOP comes alive in a newly released project video! 🎞️ The video offers a short overview of OneSTOP’s objectives and methodology, as well as the project’s planned results and activities. 👉 Watch it now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bl6E... #IAS #BioInvasions

🌾 New open dataset on Cortaderia selloana (pampas grass) in Portugal, led by João Gonçalves! 📊 47,661 plants mapped from UAV imagery at 63 sites under the LIFE STOP CORTADERIA project. 🔗 Access: doi.org/10.5281/zeno... #InvasionScience #LIFEStopCortaderia #invasivespecies #UAVmapping #cortaderia

🌎 Amidst #LivingData2025, we are introducing Obama nungara, the Obama Flatworm. 🪱 This #InvasiveAlienSpecies is a predator that kills and consumes native earthworms and land snails. 👉 Its introduction can potentially lead to drastic alterations in soil dynamics, impacting the health of ecosystems.

Our PI @jrvicente.bsky.social will speak at the “Forests and Fires: What Future?” Conference! 📅 3 Nov 2025 | ⏰ 10:00–12:30 (CET) 📍 ESA–IPVC, Prof. Eugénio Castro Caldas Auditorium Join the experts to discuss the future of forests and fires! 🌳🔥 More info 👇 #Forests #Fires #Sustainability

👀 Our next #InvasiveAlienSpecies is Neogale vison, the American Mink. 🟢 It is a direct competitor with many native EU species that share its ecological niche, such as the European mink, Pyrenean desman, and Water vole 🪱It is also known to be a carrier of pathogens #UnionConcernSpecies #IASinEurope

🪸 Meet a new #InvasiveAlienSpecies, Nanozostera japonica, the Japanese Eelgrass. 🐚 It displaces native seagrass, affecting local shellfish communities. ⚪ Its faster decomposition rate compared to native seagrasses also alters the decomposer community and productivity dynamics in the tidal zone.

👉 Our next #InvasiveAlienSpecies is Misgurnus bipartitus, the Northern Weatherfish 🌊 It directly competes with the native protected species M. fossilis in the EU, potentially leading to its extinction and disrupting the ecosystem 🪱 It's a carrier of pathogens and may hybridise with native fish

🔎 Today we are focusing on Mulinia lateralis, the Dwarf Surfclam. 🐚 This #InvasiveAlienSpecies, with high fecundity, has the potential to alter benthic communities and influence the food web. #IASinEurope #BioInvasions #UnionConcernSpecies