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Ale Bortolus

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Investigador Principal CONICET Grupo de Ecología en Ambientes Costeros - IPEEC Editor Asociado para Biological Invasions (First Records Collection) Editor Asociado para Aquatic Invasions Consejo Asesor Editorial para Ambio

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Ale Bortolus @alebortolus.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Vamo que podemo peapaleontologica.org.ar/index.php/pe...
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THE RISE OF ACTUALISTIC TAPHONOMY IN SOUTH AMERICA: El crecimiento de la tafonomía actualista en Sudamérica | Publicación Electrónica de la Asociación Paleontológica Argentina
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Ale Bortolus @alebortolus.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Verdades e hipocresias ocultas -y no tan ocultas- en la comunidad cientifica internacional. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Equity in science is a beautiful lie — and I’m done pretending
Science isn’t really moving towards equity; institutions are just perfecting the appearance of equity. We need to build an alternative system.
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Ale Bortolus @alebortolus.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
One of my heroes. Timeless SJG
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Ale Bortolus @alebortolus.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
“I think if it was possible, AI labs would have done it already.” www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Can researchers stop AI making up citations?
OpenAI’s GPT-5 hallucinates less than previous models do, but cutting hallucination completely might prove impossible.
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Ale Bortolus @alebortolus.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Colegas de "Las Americas" tratando de unir esfuerzos en el entendimiento de las #InvasionesBiologicas. Algunas veces sale mejor que otras. #MarineBioinvasions #BiologicalInvasions #Bioinvasion #InvasiveSpecies #EspeciesInvasoras #EspeciesExoticas 👇 www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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Ale Bortolus @alebortolus.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Si quieren saber que es esto de la Invasiones Biologicas Marinas.... aca les dejo un video "Producciones GEAC" inspirado en articulos de nuestro grupo de investigacion ( www.geaccenpat.wix.com/geac ). Los errores son de la IA, los aciertos (si hay) son todos nuestros 🤓 youtu.be/pExId9VcKS0
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Invasiones Biologicas Ocultas en el Atlantico Sudoccidental
YouTube video by Grupo de Ecologia en Ambientes Costeros Conicet
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Ale Bortolus @alebortolus.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
INTERESTING, but, "October report" will be even more interesting #biologicalinvasions #marinebioinvasion #invasivespecies #eattheinvadors #invasivory www.dw.com/es/cambio-cl...
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Cambio climático causa "invasión" de pulpos en Reino Unido – DW – 28/08/2025
Pescadores se muestran preocupados por la reducción de crustáceos, que son devorados por una incontrolable "plaga" de pulpos.
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Ale Bortolus @alebortolus.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
BHL is us (scientists) and we are BHL. Thanks very much BHL for standing strong! blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2017/08/deco...
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Deconstructing Ecological Mirages with Help from Historic Literature
Within South America’s coastal ecosystems, vast expanses of subtropical and temperate salt marshes are dominated by an iconic species, the smooth salt marsh cordgrass Spartina alterniflora. This sp…
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Biodiversity Heritage Library @biodivlibrary.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
🌱 BHL’s Call for Support soft-closes on Aug 31. 🧪 With @clirnews.bsky.social as our new fiscal sponsor, we now have an administrative & financial home, but we still need partners, hosts, funders & long-term investment to secure BHL's future. about.biodiversitylibrary.org/call-for-sup... #ILoveBHL
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Ale Bortolus @alebortolus.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Our international efforts across the Americas are beginning to bear fruit. marinebiosecurity.org #marinebioinvasions #coastalinvasions #invasivespecies
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Ale Bortolus @alebortolus.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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Ale Bortolus @alebortolus.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
a never ending story. #biologicalinvasions
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Ale Bortolus @alebortolus.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Este articulo nuevo tiene Acceso Libre (Open Access) en este link: doi.org/10.1111/brv.... Otra colaboración exitosa entre colegas expertos en invasiones biológicas de todos los continentes, uniendo esfuerzos. A tomar aire y meterle una leída. .. en Ingles. 😉
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Biological invasions: a global assessment of geographic distributions, long‐term trends, and data gaps
Biological invasions are one of the major drivers of biodiversity decline and have been shown to have far-reaching consequences for society and the economy. Preventing the introduction and spread of ...
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Ross Cuthbert @rosscuthbert.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Abstract submissions have just opened for #ICAIS2026, hosted in Northern Ireland at @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social The conference theme is "Transcending Boundaries", considering habitats, disciplines, regions, and research-policy interfaces Deadline: September 26, 2025 icais.org/icais-2026/c...
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Ale Bortolus @alebortolus.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
We need to educate people: migrants are not an invasive species. I often regret that we -scientists- don’t invest enough energy in reaching out to one another to discuss and resolve misunderstandings before rushing to publish a critique. academic.oup.com/bioscience/a... @biolinvasions.bsky.social
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Scholarly discourse in polarizing interdisciplinary contexts
“Let us not speak of them; but look, and pass on.” (Dante, 1867/1320, Inferno, Canto III, line 51). These words could apply to both our original work (Ahme
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Ale Bortolus @alebortolus.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Discutimos : 1) los grupos administradores del conocimiento en bioseguridad y gestión ambiental; 2) los incentivos que vinculan a los diferentes agentes involucrados 3) desafíos relacionados con Transparencia, Valores, Justicia Epistémica y el uso de la IA link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Knowledge brokers at the science–policy interface: Insights from biosecurity and environmental management - Ambio
Determining appropriate mechanisms for transferring and translating research into policy has become a major concern for researchers (knowledge producers) and policymakers (knowledge users) worldwide. ...
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Ale Bortolus @alebortolus.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Enseñanzas que nos ayudan a comprender y sobrellevar mejor la vida profesional. Gracias Dr Fontanarrossa.
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Ale Bortolus @alebortolus.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
La mas viejita www.conicet.gov.ar/pequena-estr...
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“Pequeña estrella del sur”: hallan la flor más antigua de Argentina
El estudio de científicas del CONICET destaca la relevancia de los restos fósiles preservados en el registro geológico como una fuente clave para entender la evolución temprana de las distintas famili...
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Ale Bortolus @alebortolus.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
La 24 Conferencia Internacional de Especies Invasoras Acuáticas está en marcha para celebrarse en el 2026. La ciudad: Belfast 🤩 . Honrado de sumarme al Comité Cientifico Organizador, desde la Patagonia Argentina, veremos como avanzar juntos una vez mas. #ICAIS
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Ale Bortolus @alebortolus.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
The #Spartina rebellion. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
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When Genetic Diversity Is Low: The Effects of Ploidy Level on Plant Functional Trait Expression in Spartina Under Global Change
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Ale Bortolus @alebortolus.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
Cada vez que me cruzo con esta foto, me alegra el dia. Probablemente fue uno de los encuentros faunísticos más interesantes en toda mi carrera, y sin embargo nunca trabaje en ello. En aquel momento, no halle entomólogos dispuestos. Nativa? Introducida? Cryptogenica? ojala lo supiera.
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Ale Bortolus @alebortolus.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Nunca imagine que leeria esto. Algo que pasó incontables veces en Argentina. No se lo deseo a nadie. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Exclusive: a Nature analysis signals the beginnings of a US science brain drain
A trawl of job views and application data suggests jobseekers are looking abroad as the Trump administration’s cuts to science take hold.
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Ale Bortolus @alebortolus.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
Un desastre sociocultural que nos llevara decadas revertir
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Society for the Study of Marine Bioinvasions @marinebioinvasions.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
🎥 A message from Dr. Lisa Drake! As we get closer to the #ICMBXII, hear from Dr. Drake herself. We look forward to welcoming her — and all of you — this October. 👉 Register now to be part of it: marinebioinvasions.info/register ⚠️ Early-bird registration closes on June 1st!
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Ale Bortolus @alebortolus.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
"We can proudly say that we are the most advanced in crime prevention." Made by Quino (Argentina) decades ago. Looks familiar ?
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Ale Bortolus @alebortolus.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
www.wired.com/story/usda-f...
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DOGE’s Cuts at the USDA Could Cause US Grocery Prices to Rise and Invasive Species to Spread
Thousands of US Department of Agriculture employees, including food inspectors and disease-sniffing-dog trainers, remain out of work, leaving food to rot in ports and pests to proliferate.
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Ale Bortolus @alebortolus.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Nunca es tarde para hechar una mirada transdisciplinaria a las invasiones biologicas. Las aristas desde diversas dimensiones humanas son muy numerosas. www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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(PDF) Biological invasions and human dimensions: We still need to work hard on our social perspectives
PDF | ABSTRACT: In this article, we analyze and challenge a long-held paradigm that reduces the field of biological invasions to its ecological... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on Re...
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DrZP @zarahpattison.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
A cacti-smuggling case with a prickly end: the novel way courts are making poachers pay Source: The Guardian search.app/H9MiH
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A cacti-smuggling case with a prickly end: the novel way courts are making poachers pay
Two Italian cacti smugglers have been fined for illegally trading plants from Chile – and for the cost of restoring the environment. Conservationists hope more cases will follow
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Ale Bortolus @alebortolus.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Evidence Based Policy journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Revisiting the Base in Evidence-Based Policy - Mike D Schneider, Helena Slanickova, Hannah Rubin, Remco Heesen, Anne Schwenkenbecher, Alejandro Bortolus, Emelda E Chukwu, Chad L Hewitt, Ricardo Kaufer...
Evidence-based policy (EBP) has become widely embraced for its commitment to greater uptake of scientific knowledge in policymaking. But what legitimizes EBP an...
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Biological Invasions @biolinvasions.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Great news! We have a new section focused on management! The Management Innovations and Insights in Invasion Science collection aims to advance the science & practice of invasive species management worldwide. Dr. Jasmin Packer, will lead this section. Details: link.springer.com/collections/...
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Management Innovations and Insights in Invasion Science
The Management Innovations and Insights in Invasion Science collection aims to advance the science and practice of invasive species management worldwide. ...
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Ale Bortolus @alebortolus.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Ayudando a mejorar el Proceso de creacion de Politicas Basadas en Evidencia Cientifica ....Coming soon!
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Ale Bortolus @alebortolus.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Media communicators, among others, urgently need to update their language/vocabulary around the #BiologicalInvasions problem. Read this. It is open access. It is new 👉https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/brv.70004
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Society for the Protection of Underground Networks (SPUN) @spun.earth · 10/03/2025
What’s happening beneath Patagonia’s changing landscape? The Patagonian drylands’ native willows are being pushed out by invasive non-native ones—but how do #fungi fit into this story? @nahpo.bsky.social a SPUN Underground Explorer, is digging into this mystery.👇📹 @martin-nunez.bsky.social
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Ale Bortolus @alebortolus.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
En esta gran colaboracion internacional liderada por D. Ahmed y P. Haubrock, nos adentramos en algunas de las dimensiones humanas mas conflictivas relacionadas con las #InvasionesBiologicas, incluyendo #disciminacion, #racismo e #injusticiasocial. 👇👇👇 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Ale Bortolus @alebortolus.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
A veces nuestros consejos llegan tarde. A veces llegan temprano. Cada vez que me dan un consejo, intento no enfocarme en que pueda estar equivocado sino en cuando sera el mejor momento para aplicarlo.
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Society for the Study of Marine Bioinvasions @marinebioinvasions.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
ALERT: The conference registration date has changed! #ICMBXII 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟏, 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟏𝟕. We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding. Mark your calendars — we look forward to welcoming you!
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Biological Invasions @biolinvasions.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Meet Dr. Giulia Ceccherelli, BINV Editor & Professor & Head of Natural Science School @ Univ of Sassari. She studies Mediterranean subtidal communities, esp. seagrasses & coralligenous reefs. She conducts manipulative field experiments supplemented by long-term surveys & spatial analysis techniques.
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Ale Bortolus @alebortolus.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Nos adentramos en algunas de las dimensiones humanas mas conflictivas de las Invasiones Biologicas, incluyendo disciminacion, racismo e injusticia social. Un primer paso para iniciar un campo de estudio entero que nos ayude a ser mejor seres humanos. 👇👇👇 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Parallels and discrepancies between non‐native species introductions and human migration
Biological invasions and human migrations have increased globally due to socio-economic drivers and environmental factors that have enhanced cultural, economic, and geographic connectivity. Both proc...
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Ale Bortolus @alebortolus.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
it is out ⚠️ it is Open Access 🥳 it took great international and interdisciplinary collaboration Go for it and let me know what you think Link: 👇 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Ale Bortolus @alebortolus.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
The picture "Evan Sky Walker" shows our great Evan Schwindt -Director of Grupo de Ecologia GEAC and EdInChief of @biolinvasions.bsky.social- doing research on invasive polychaete Ficopomatus enigmaticus in a shallow water coastal lagoon 👉https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Evangelina-Schwindt
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Ale Bortolus @alebortolus.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Honored and happy to have had the chance to deliver a talk for University of Rhode Island students yesterday. Thank @lameyerson.bsky.social for the invitation. Great exchange and great people!
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Ale Bortolus @alebortolus.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
If you love the saltmarsh (wherever you are) you might have to take a look at this brief article. #Spatrtina4Ever #Spartina esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/....
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Supporting Spartina: Interdisciplinary perspective shows Spartina as a distinct solid genus
In 2014, a DNA-based phylogenetic study confirming the paraphyly of the grass subtribe Sporobolinae proposed the creation of a large monophyletic genus Sporobolus, including (among others) species pr...
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Ale Bortolus @alebortolus.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
⚠️ interesting title. got me hooked besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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RRphylogeography: A new method to find the area of origin of species and the history of past contacts between species
One of the main goals of historical biogeography is understanding where species originated, and how climate change and ecological interactions shaped their distribution. The task is complicated by...
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Ale Bortolus @alebortolus.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Advice from Dr Robinson
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Ale Bortolus @alebortolus.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Hoy festejamos el Dia Internacional de las Mujeres y las Niñas en Ciencia 🥰
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Ale Bortolus @alebortolus.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Contento de anunciar la nueva Colección de Primeros Registros (First Records Collection) en @biolinvasions.bsky.social y de la cual seré Editor. Los invito a leer los parámetros de guía para autores: link.springer.com/collections/... Abrazos desde la Patagonia. Ale
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Ale Bortolus @alebortolus.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
No muchos pueden decir que les han dedicado un poema costumbrista. Cada tanto alardeo que a mi, me dedicaron un Poema "Costumbromista" que alude mis antecedentes en ecología de marismas. Eternamente honrado y agradecido con Ma Luz Piriz por eso. #poesia #poetry #poema #poem #gaucho #marisma
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Society for the Study of Marine Bioinvasions @marinebioinvasions.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
📢 Save the Date: 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟏, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓! Get ready to join us at #ICMBXII alongside #researchers, experts, and #ocean enthusiasts from around the world. We’re also putting together some great activities and exclusive merch for you to choose from! Stay tuned for updates!
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Ale Bortolus @alebortolus.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
En unos poquitos días ya tenemos más de 300 lecturas en @researchgate.bsky.social a pesar de haber subido el Resumen solamente (aún esperamos el OpenAccess link). Tanto interés me hizo pensar en palabras com Empatía, Humanitarismo, Razón y Pensamiento crítico. Debo estar loco, no?
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Biological Invasions @biolinvasions.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Second great Biological Invasions Editorial Board meeting of the day. What an honor to work with such a talented and interesting group of people.
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