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Tackling EU extinction risks with invasive species management

NeoBiota @neobiota.pensoft.net · 2h

Her research featured on the Pensoft blog earlier this year: blog.pensoft.net/2025/06/13/t...

A new study identifies where and how targeted action can have the highest conservation impact.

Invasions in Aquatic Systems

NeoBiota @neobiota.pensoft.net · 2h

It's always a pleasure to meet our authors at conferences around the world! Here's Ana Nunes (@analuisanunes.bsky.social) at the @pensoft.net booth at #IUCNcongress in Abu Dhabi.

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NeoBiota @neobiota.pensoft.net · 4h

Part of: Invasions in Aquatic Systems.

neobiota.pensoft.net/issue/4930/

This special issue of Neobiota focuses on Biological Invasions across freshwater, estuarine, and marine ecosystems, aiming to showcase the latest research and groundbreaking discoveries in this rapidl...

Critical review of the literature on key invasive alien freshwater plants in Europe with special focus on their impact on the invaded ecosystems

NeoBiota @neobiota.pensoft.net · 4h

Researchers critically review research on invasive alien freshwater plants in Europe, highlighting their major ecological and economic impacts on native ecosystems and the urgent need for more comprehensive field studies and coordinated management efforts.

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Biological invasions of alien aquatic plants are a major threat to conservation of freshwater habitats, as well as a socio-economic problem. Introduced primarily by human activities, these alien plant...

Invasions in Aquatic Systems

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NeoBiota @neobiota.pensoft.net · 4h

Part of: Invasions in Aquatic Systems.

neobiota.pensoft.net/issue/4930/

This special issue of Neobiota focuses on Biological Invasions across freshwater, estuarine, and marine ecosystems, aiming to showcase the latest research and groundbreaking discoveries in this rapidl...

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NeoBiota @neobiota.pensoft.net · 5h

Functional trait responses of emergent and free-floating Alternanthera philoxeroides to increasing salinity with sea level rise: stress tolerance, avoidance, and escape strategies

NeoBiota @neobiota.pensoft.net · 5h

Invasive alligator weed shows unexpected salinity tolerance, utilising multiple strategies to survive salinity-induced physiological stress: doi.org/10.3897/neob...

Sea level rise is having major impacts on estuaries due to salinity intrusion. These changes in stress profiles have ripple effects in ecosystems, including altering the invasibility of these wetlands...

Invasions in Aquatic Systems

NeoBiota @neobiota.pensoft.net · 3d

Find the special issue here: neobiota.pensoft.net/issue/4930/

This special issue of Neobiota focuses on Biological Invasions across freshwater, estuarine, and marine ecosystems, aiming to showcase the latest research and groundbreaking discoveries in this rapidl...

New NeoBiota special issue explores invasions in aquatic systems

NeoBiota @neobiota.pensoft.net · 3d

We have published a new special issue on invasions in aquatic systems, which stemmed from @neobiota.bsky.social's 2024 conference in Lisbon. 🌊🇵🇹

🔗 Read all about it on the @pensoft.net blog: blog.pensoft.net/2025/10/10/n...

Following the 2024 NEOBIOTA conference on biological invasions, a new special issue of NeoBiota has been released, exploring invasions in aquatic systems.

Mapping the northernmost transnational non-native population of Xenopus laevis using pooled eDNA sampling

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Pensoft @pensoft.net · 4d

The #IUCNCongress is underway in Abu Dhabi!

Head to 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝟐𝟐𝟗 to say helllo and discuss how Pensoft’s publishing endeavours and project participation contribute to advancing research and conservation efforts.

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Tammy Robinson @tbrresearch.bsky.social · 4d

A new Special Issue on aquatic invasions has just been released in NeoBiota. Read the editorial to gain an overview of all the papers: Invasions in aquatic systems.

Use this link:
neobiota.pensoft.net/article/1678...

#bioinvasions @neobiota.pensoft.net

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Tammy Robinson @tbrresearch.bsky.social · 5d

Using citizen science to unlock data about under studied African MPAs. Our new paper is hot off the press!

neobiota.pensoft.net/article/1492...

#bioinvasions @sjackland.bsky.social

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NeoBiota @neobiota.pensoft.net · 5d

Himalayan balsam’s success in Europe is aided by its adaptive flowering time and climatic flexibility, meaning this invasive plant could spread even further as conditions shift.

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@kristiinav.bsky.social @kvanmeerbeek.bsky.social

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Tim Adriaens @adriaenstim.bsky.social · 5d

great work from @teuneverts.bsky.social @inbo.be belgian #xenopus invasion is published still great needs for cross border collaboration @neobiota.pensoft.net @neobiota.bsky.social neobiota.pensoft.net/article/1503...

Early-detection-rapid response (EDRR) programs are invaluable for managing incipient invasions, but require monitoring strategies that maximize search coverage and minimize costs. While environmental ...

Release of marketed individuals increases the risk of genetic disturbance in the pet insect Trypoxylus dichotomus

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NeoBiota @neobiota.pensoft.net · 5d

By releasing pet Japanese rhinoceros beetles into the wild, humans are disrupting native genetic diversity, underscoring the need for informed management practices to protect native biodiversity.

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@naoyukinkhm.bsky.social

Genetic disturbance can be caused by the release or escape of individuals with different genetic characteristics into wild habitats, risking impacts on native biodiversity. The risk of genetic disturb...

Negative impact of the invasive topmouth gudgeon (Pseudorasbora parva) on population growth of a native fish species, the sunbleak (Leucaspius delineatus)

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NeoBiota @neobiota.pensoft.net · 6d

High genetic diversity and lack of phylogeographic structure underlie the invasion history of non-indigenous 𝐷𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑎 oysters in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.

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NeoBiota @neobiota.pensoft.net · 10d

Three invasive Ponto-Caspian amphipods have independently colonised Swedish lakes, each carrying their own microsporidian parasites and posing a unique threat to Nordic freshwater biodiversity.

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NeoBiota @neobiota.pensoft.net · 10d

The invasive topmouth gudgeon fish has a strongly negative effect on native sunbleak populations, highlighting the urgent need for better invasive species management in wetlands.

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Biotic interactions of invasive and native species are one of the main drivers of declining freshwater biodiversity. The recent population declines of sunbleak (Leucaspius delineatus) in its native ra...

Advancing invasion science: NeoBiota publishes its 100th issue

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NeoBiota @neobiota.pensoft.net · 14d

After more than fourteen years of advancing research on biological invasions, we have published our 100th issue! 🌎

🔗 blog.pensoft.net/2025/09/29/a...

The open-access journal NeoBiota has published its milestone 100th issue, celebrating more than fourteen years of advancing research in invasion science.

Developing lists of alien taxa in the Global South: workflows, protocols, processes, and experiences

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NeoBiota @neobiota.pensoft.net · 12d

Part of: Developing lists of alien taxa in the Global South: workflows, protocols, processes, and experiences.

doi.org/10.3897/neob...

The recent IPBES IAS Assessment identified significant gaps in lists of alien taxa in the Global South. The purpose of the special issue is to help address these gaps. Submissions are welcome of paper...

Advancing invasion science: NeoBiota publishes its 100th issue

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NeoBiota @neobiota.pensoft.net · 12d

South Africa’s evolving alien species lists reveal challenges and best practices for national biological invasion tracking, offering eight actionable recommendations for biodiversity data management.

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NeoBiota @neobiota.pensoft.net · 12d

Multi-locus environmental DNA markers and tilapia-specific primers significantly boost the early detection and monitoring of invasive tilapia species in China’s rivers, offering a powerful tool for aquatic ecosystem protection.

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NeoBiota @neobiota.pensoft.net · 14d

After more than fourteen years of advancing research on biological invasions, we have published our 100th issue! 🌎

🔗 blog.pensoft.net/2025/09/29/a...

The open-access journal NeoBiota has published its milestone 100th issue, celebrating more than fourteen years of advancing research in invasion science.

Eutrophication boosts the competitive advantage of invasive gibel carp over endangered crucian carp

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NeoBiota @neobiota.pensoft.net · 14d

Eutrophication gives invasive gibel carp a major edge over endangered crucian carp, highlighting urgent need for nutrient management in freshwater ecosystems.

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Anthropogenic eutrophication poses a significant threat to freshwater environments globally. It also influences the population dynamics of invasive and native species, yet the cumulative effects of eu...