InvasionS
@invasionscience.bsky.social
🧑🏽🔬🪻Invasion Science (InvasionS) is a multidisciplinary working group of CIBIO's researchers and students focused on biological invasions.
Group Leader: @jrvicente.bsky.social
Visit our website: https://sites.google.com/biopolis.pt/invasions
Group Leader: @jrvicente.bsky.social
Visit our website: https://sites.google.com/biopolis.pt/invasions
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
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
November 28, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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
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
🚗 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
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
November 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
🚗 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
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!
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!
November 19, 2025 at 11:58 AM
🐚 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!
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!
📢 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
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
November 5, 2025 at 6:51 PM
📢 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
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
🔥 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
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
October 30, 2025 at 12:32 PM
🔥 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
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
📅 Open until 1 Dec 2025
🔗 Learn more and find out how to participate: iucn.org/news/202509/...
#IUCN #InvasiveSpecies #Biodiversity
October 28, 2025 at 12:08 PM
🌿 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
📅 Open until 1 Dec 2025
🔗 Learn more and find out how to participate: iucn.org/news/202509/...
#IUCN #InvasiveSpecies #Biodiversity
🌾 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
📊 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
October 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
🌾 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
📊 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
🌿 Our PI @jrvicente.bsky.social presented the @onestop-project.eu at Porto Business School, highlighting CamAlien, AMITrap and Air-DNA and the importance of collaboration for tackling biological invasions!
#InvasionS #Technology #Biologicalnvasions
#InvasionS #Technology #Biologicalnvasions
October 3, 2025 at 3:34 PM
🌿 Our PI @jrvicente.bsky.social presented the @onestop-project.eu at Porto Business School, highlighting CamAlien, AMITrap and Air-DNA and the importance of collaboration for tackling biological invasions!
#InvasionS #Technology #Biologicalnvasions
#InvasionS #Technology #Biologicalnvasions
📢 Do you want to find out more about Gorgias and his work?
Don’t miss his seminar on 26 Sept, 15:30 GMT (BIOPOLIS-CIBIO Auditorium & Online)!
🔗 Zoom: zoom.us/j/9402853134...
🔑 Passcode: 332211
👉 Learn more: www.cibio.up.pt/en/events/ec...
#seminar #invasionscience #ecologicalmodelling
Don’t miss his seminar on 26 Sept, 15:30 GMT (BIOPOLIS-CIBIO Auditorium & Online)!
🔗 Zoom: zoom.us/j/9402853134...
🔑 Passcode: 332211
👉 Learn more: www.cibio.up.pt/en/events/ec...
#seminar #invasionscience #ecologicalmodelling
September 24, 2025 at 3:54 PM
📢 Do you want to find out more about Gorgias and his work?
Don’t miss his seminar on 26 Sept, 15:30 GMT (BIOPOLIS-CIBIO Auditorium & Online)!
🔗 Zoom: zoom.us/j/9402853134...
🔑 Passcode: 332211
👉 Learn more: www.cibio.up.pt/en/events/ec...
#seminar #invasionscience #ecologicalmodelling
Don’t miss his seminar on 26 Sept, 15:30 GMT (BIOPOLIS-CIBIO Auditorium & Online)!
🔗 Zoom: zoom.us/j/9402853134...
🔑 Passcode: 332211
👉 Learn more: www.cibio.up.pt/en/events/ec...
#seminar #invasionscience #ecologicalmodelling
🌿 This past month, we hosted PhD student Gorgias Aikpon (Univ. of Abomey-Calavi, Benin)! His PhD explores the ecology, distribution & management of two invasive plants: Jack in the Bush and Pignut.
During his stay, he developed species distribution models to predict their potential distributions. 🗺️
During his stay, he developed species distribution models to predict their potential distributions. 🗺️
September 24, 2025 at 3:54 PM
🌿 This past month, we hosted PhD student Gorgias Aikpon (Univ. of Abomey-Calavi, Benin)! His PhD explores the ecology, distribution & management of two invasive plants: Jack in the Bush and Pignut.
During his stay, he developed species distribution models to predict their potential distributions. 🗺️
During his stay, he developed species distribution models to predict their potential distributions. 🗺️
🌿 The InvasionS group has launched a new website!
Discover our story, meet the team, and explore our projects, publications, and outreach.
👉 Visit: sites.google.com/biopolis.pt/...
#InvasionS #newwebsitelaunch #researchgroup
Discover our story, meet the team, and explore our projects, publications, and outreach.
👉 Visit: sites.google.com/biopolis.pt/...
#InvasionS #newwebsitelaunch #researchgroup
September 19, 2025 at 8:44 AM
🌿 The InvasionS group has launched a new website!
Discover our story, meet the team, and explore our projects, publications, and outreach.
👉 Visit: sites.google.com/biopolis.pt/...
#InvasionS #newwebsitelaunch #researchgroup
Discover our story, meet the team, and explore our projects, publications, and outreach.
👉 Visit: sites.google.com/biopolis.pt/...
#InvasionS #newwebsitelaunch #researchgroup
📢 EU expands the Union List of Invasive Alien Species from 88 to 114 — including Neogale vison and Castor canadensis. 🐚🦫🐛🌼
For a deeper look we recommend the blog post by Riccardo Scalera: riccardoscalera.blogspot.com/2025/07/eu-s...
#invasivespecies #biodiversity #unionlist #iasmanagement
For a deeper look we recommend the blog post by Riccardo Scalera: riccardoscalera.blogspot.com/2025/07/eu-s...
#invasivespecies #biodiversity #unionlist #iasmanagement
August 10, 2025 at 12:20 PM
📢 EU expands the Union List of Invasive Alien Species from 88 to 114 — including Neogale vison and Castor canadensis. 🐚🦫🐛🌼
For a deeper look we recommend the blog post by Riccardo Scalera: riccardoscalera.blogspot.com/2025/07/eu-s...
#invasivespecies #biodiversity #unionlist #iasmanagement
For a deeper look we recommend the blog post by Riccardo Scalera: riccardoscalera.blogspot.com/2025/07/eu-s...
#invasivespecies #biodiversity #unionlist #iasmanagement
🛣️ CamAlien hits the road!
We’ve just delivered it to Ascendi, the first Portugal Living Lab stakeholder of @onestop-project.eu to test it in real highway conditions.
An exciting step for invasive species detection! 🌾
#CamAlien #OneSTOP #biosecurity #invasivealienspecies
We’ve just delivered it to Ascendi, the first Portugal Living Lab stakeholder of @onestop-project.eu to test it in real highway conditions.
An exciting step for invasive species detection! 🌾
#CamAlien #OneSTOP #biosecurity #invasivealienspecies
August 5, 2025 at 6:13 PM
🛣️ CamAlien hits the road!
We’ve just delivered it to Ascendi, the first Portugal Living Lab stakeholder of @onestop-project.eu to test it in real highway conditions.
An exciting step for invasive species detection! 🌾
#CamAlien #OneSTOP #biosecurity #invasivealienspecies
We’ve just delivered it to Ascendi, the first Portugal Living Lab stakeholder of @onestop-project.eu to test it in real highway conditions.
An exciting step for invasive species detection! 🌾
#CamAlien #OneSTOP #biosecurity #invasivealienspecies
📸 What can CamAlien do?
This high-speed camera system captures roadside images and helps detect invasive alien species — all while on the move! 🛣️🌿
🔗 Want to know more?
👉 Detection techs: onestop-project.eu/detection
👉 CamAlien: theailab.dk/camalien/
This high-speed camera system captures roadside images and helps detect invasive alien species — all while on the move! 🛣️🌿
🔗 Want to know more?
👉 Detection techs: onestop-project.eu/detection
👉 CamAlien: theailab.dk/camalien/
July 31, 2025 at 5:12 PM
📸 What can CamAlien do?
This high-speed camera system captures roadside images and helps detect invasive alien species — all while on the move! 🛣️🌿
🔗 Want to know more?
👉 Detection techs: onestop-project.eu/detection
👉 CamAlien: theailab.dk/camalien/
This high-speed camera system captures roadside images and helps detect invasive alien species — all while on the move! 🛣️🌿
🔗 Want to know more?
👉 Detection techs: onestop-project.eu/detection
👉 CamAlien: theailab.dk/camalien/
🚗🌿 Meet CamAlien — the first detection tech from @onestop-project.eu now being tested by our stakeholders!
Rolling into action at BIOPOLIS-CIBIO’s Portugal Living Lab 🚙✨
Developed in WP2 (led by @tokehoye.bsky.social) & piloted in WP3 Living Labs.
#OneSTOP #invasivespecies #biosecurity
Rolling into action at BIOPOLIS-CIBIO’s Portugal Living Lab 🚙✨
Developed in WP2 (led by @tokehoye.bsky.social) & piloted in WP3 Living Labs.
#OneSTOP #invasivespecies #biosecurity
July 31, 2025 at 5:12 PM
🚗🌿 Meet CamAlien — the first detection tech from @onestop-project.eu now being tested by our stakeholders!
Rolling into action at BIOPOLIS-CIBIO’s Portugal Living Lab 🚙✨
Developed in WP2 (led by @tokehoye.bsky.social) & piloted in WP3 Living Labs.
#OneSTOP #invasivespecies #biosecurity
Rolling into action at BIOPOLIS-CIBIO’s Portugal Living Lab 🚙✨
Developed in WP2 (led by @tokehoye.bsky.social) & piloted in WP3 Living Labs.
#OneSTOP #invasivespecies #biosecurity
📢 The @onestop-project.eu grant proposal is out in @riojournal.com!
Our team is contributing with:
🔹Species distribution modelling
🔹 Prioritisation tools
🔹 Creation of Living Lab in Portugal
Very happy to support better biosecurity in Europe!
#OneSTOP #Biosecurity #InvasiveSpecies #EUProjects
Our team is contributing with:
🔹Species distribution modelling
🔹 Prioritisation tools
🔹 Creation of Living Lab in Portugal
Very happy to support better biosecurity in Europe!
#OneSTOP #Biosecurity #InvasiveSpecies #EUProjects
July 24, 2025 at 10:39 AM
📢 The @onestop-project.eu grant proposal is out in @riojournal.com!
Our team is contributing with:
🔹Species distribution modelling
🔹 Prioritisation tools
🔹 Creation of Living Lab in Portugal
Very happy to support better biosecurity in Europe!
#OneSTOP #Biosecurity #InvasiveSpecies #EUProjects
Our team is contributing with:
🔹Species distribution modelling
🔹 Prioritisation tools
🔹 Creation of Living Lab in Portugal
Very happy to support better biosecurity in Europe!
#OneSTOP #Biosecurity #InvasiveSpecies #EUProjects
🎓 Big congratulations to Maria Marques on defending her Master’s thesis!
Her thesis explored how elite anglers perceive invasive species — a great contribution to science and management. 🌿🎣
We wish her the best in what comes next! 🌍✨
#mastersthesis #invasivespecies #recreationalfisheries
Her thesis explored how elite anglers perceive invasive species — a great contribution to science and management. 🌿🎣
We wish her the best in what comes next! 🌍✨
#mastersthesis #invasivespecies #recreationalfisheries
July 18, 2025 at 5:02 PM
🎓 Big congratulations to Maria Marques on defending her Master’s thesis!
Her thesis explored how elite anglers perceive invasive species — a great contribution to science and management. 🌿🎣
We wish her the best in what comes next! 🌍✨
#mastersthesis #invasivespecies #recreationalfisheries
Her thesis explored how elite anglers perceive invasive species — a great contribution to science and management. 🌿🎣
We wish her the best in what comes next! 🌍✨
#mastersthesis #invasivespecies #recreationalfisheries
🌿 What terms do European cities use for green corridors—and why?
Survey (4 min) part of Ana Pinheira’s PhD (@UTAD), with Invasions (CIBIO-InBIO), Landscape Lab & Guimarães – European Green Capital 2026. 🌳
📝 forms.office.com/r/dLQQX9Q1dt
#survey #urbanplanning #sustainablecities
Survey (4 min) part of Ana Pinheira’s PhD (@UTAD), with Invasions (CIBIO-InBIO), Landscape Lab & Guimarães – European Green Capital 2026. 🌳
📝 forms.office.com/r/dLQQX9Q1dt
#survey #urbanplanning #sustainablecities
July 16, 2025 at 5:06 PM
🌿 What terms do European cities use for green corridors—and why?
Survey (4 min) part of Ana Pinheira’s PhD (@UTAD), with Invasions (CIBIO-InBIO), Landscape Lab & Guimarães – European Green Capital 2026. 🌳
📝 forms.office.com/r/dLQQX9Q1dt
#survey #urbanplanning #sustainablecities
Survey (4 min) part of Ana Pinheira’s PhD (@UTAD), with Invasions (CIBIO-InBIO), Landscape Lab & Guimarães – European Green Capital 2026. 🌳
📝 forms.office.com/r/dLQQX9Q1dt
#survey #urbanplanning #sustainablecities
🎓 Huge congrats to Tidiane Seck on defending his Master’s thesis!
His research explored dam impacts on bird communities in northern Portugal — a key contribution to our understanding of human impacts on biodiversity!. 🦅
All the best for what’s next! 💫
#mastersthesis #ecology #ecologicalmodelling
His research explored dam impacts on bird communities in northern Portugal — a key contribution to our understanding of human impacts on biodiversity!. 🦅
All the best for what’s next! 💫
#mastersthesis #ecology #ecologicalmodelling
July 15, 2025 at 6:05 PM
🎓 Huge congrats to Tidiane Seck on defending his Master’s thesis!
His research explored dam impacts on bird communities in northern Portugal — a key contribution to our understanding of human impacts on biodiversity!. 🦅
All the best for what’s next! 💫
#mastersthesis #ecology #ecologicalmodelling
His research explored dam impacts on bird communities in northern Portugal — a key contribution to our understanding of human impacts on biodiversity!. 🦅
All the best for what’s next! 💫
#mastersthesis #ecology #ecologicalmodelling
🎓 Master’s Thesis Presentation
Discover how competitive anglers perceive invasive species in Maria Marques’ study "Fishing and Biological Invasions: can we rely just on the legislation?"
📅 18 July
🕑 14:00
📍 FC4 117, University of Porto
#invasivespecies #angling #environmentalpolicy #masterthesis
Discover how competitive anglers perceive invasive species in Maria Marques’ study "Fishing and Biological Invasions: can we rely just on the legislation?"
📅 18 July
🕑 14:00
📍 FC4 117, University of Porto
#invasivespecies #angling #environmentalpolicy #masterthesis
July 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
🎓 Master’s Thesis Presentation
Discover how competitive anglers perceive invasive species in Maria Marques’ study "Fishing and Biological Invasions: can we rely just on the legislation?"
📅 18 July
🕑 14:00
📍 FC4 117, University of Porto
#invasivespecies #angling #environmentalpolicy #masterthesis
Discover how competitive anglers perceive invasive species in Maria Marques’ study "Fishing and Biological Invasions: can we rely just on the legislation?"
📅 18 July
🕑 14:00
📍 FC4 117, University of Porto
#invasivespecies #angling #environmentalpolicy #masterthesis
🎓 Discover how energy infrastructures affect biodiversity in Cheikh Tidiane Seck’s research:
"A multilevel approach to assess the ecological impacts of hydroelectric infrastructures on local avifauna"
🗓️ 15 July
🕙 10:00
📍 FC4 117, Faculty of Science, University of Porto
Don’t miss it! 🐦⚡
"A multilevel approach to assess the ecological impacts of hydroelectric infrastructures on local avifauna"
🗓️ 15 July
🕙 10:00
📍 FC4 117, Faculty of Science, University of Porto
Don’t miss it! 🐦⚡
July 8, 2025 at 4:10 PM
🎓 Discover how energy infrastructures affect biodiversity in Cheikh Tidiane Seck’s research:
"A multilevel approach to assess the ecological impacts of hydroelectric infrastructures on local avifauna"
🗓️ 15 July
🕙 10:00
📍 FC4 117, Faculty of Science, University of Porto
Don’t miss it! 🐦⚡
"A multilevel approach to assess the ecological impacts of hydroelectric infrastructures on local avifauna"
🗓️ 15 July
🕙 10:00
📍 FC4 117, Faculty of Science, University of Porto
Don’t miss it! 🐦⚡
🔄 And we finished by building static and dynamic models to simulate ecological change!
July 4, 2025 at 5:13 PM
🔄 And we finished by building static and dynamic models to simulate ecological change!
📈 We looked at costs, incentives, and ecological-economic strategies....
July 4, 2025 at 5:13 PM
📈 We looked at costs, incentives, and ecological-economic strategies....
🛰️ Then moved on to remote sensing, drones, and classification algorithms....
July 4, 2025 at 5:13 PM
🛰️ Then moved on to remote sensing, drones, and classification algorithms....
🧑💻 We started with citizen science, iEcology and AI...
July 4, 2025 at 5:13 PM
🧑💻 We started with citizen science, iEcology and AI...