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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🤔 With AlienSMART, visitors were invited to decided where a single team should act across three invasion scenarios. With younger visitors, we explored invasive species, their impacts and how to recognise and report them. 🙌 Thanks to everyone who took part! #AlienSMART #Invasivespecies

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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🔎 With @onestop-project.eu , we talked about CamAlien and it's capability to locate invasive plants, the AMI Trap, shown in a video, to monitor nocturnal insects, and PlantAlert to turn garden observations into information for early detection! #OneStop #EarlyDetection

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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🔬 Last Friday, InvasionS joined the European Researchers’ Night at the Vila do Conde Ciência Viva Centre with AlienSMART and @onestop-project.eu ! 🌿 How do we decide where to act first? And how can we detect invasive species earlier? #NEI2026 #europeanresearchersnight #InvasionS

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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Will you be joining us at #NEOBIOTA2026? 🌿 Meet the InvasionS team in Brussels: catch Eva Malta-Pinto poster, Joana Vicente keynote lecture and the thematic session they are organising on effective management. See the schedule and join the conversation! 👋 #NEOBIOTA2026 #biologicalinvasions

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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

This month, we wrapped up another edition of the InvasionS Advanced Course! 🌿 Four days on remote sensing, UAVs, static and dynamic models, economics, and indicators for biological invasion management. Thank you to our participants and instructors! 💚 #InvasionScience #BiologicalInvasions #Ecology

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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

🔎 New detection technologies are now running in the @onestop-project.eu Portuguese Living Lab! 🦋 AMI Trap and 🍃 air eDNA samplers will work side by side for 20 weeks in Serra da Aboboreira to test how they can improve invasive species detection and monitoring. #OneSTOPProject #InvasiveSpecies

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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

🧩✨ The puzzle is complete. Meet AlienSMART! AlienSMART is developing a WebGIS Decision-Support System to improve the reporting and management of invasive alien species. #AlienSMART #InvasiveSpecies #SEI2026 #InvasionS

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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

🤝 SMART approach in action. Detecting, mapping and understanding invasive alien species is only part of the story. To act, we need tools built with the people who use them. #ComingSoon #AlienSMART #SEI2026

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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

🌿 Yesterday we held the second stakeholder meeting of the @onestop-project.eu Portugal Living Lab! We shared CamALIEN updates, presented new OneSTOP technologies — AMITrap and airDNA — and promoted a citizen science session on detecting and reporting silent invaders. 🪱🦋🧬 #OneSTOP #SEI2026

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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

👽 Alien among us. Not all “aliens” come from space. Some are transported into new territories, establish, and start to spread... #ComingSoon #AlienSMART #SEI2026

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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

📍 Location confirmed. One sighting is a data point. Many sightings become a map. Understanding where species appear, how they spread, and what patterns they form across the territory is what turns single observations into actionable knowledge. #ComingSoon #AlienSMART #SEI2026

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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

📡 Signal detected. Some signals go unnoticed in the landscape. Others only reveal themselves when we start looking. This week, we’re sharing 5 clues. Follow along and see if you can piece it together before Day 5. 🧩 #ComingSoon #AlienSMART #SEI2026 #Biodiversity #Detection

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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

🪱🌿 Silent invaders also matter! As part of SEI 2026 join the @onestop-project.eu BioBlitz and help collect key data to detect and monitor the Obama worm spread! 📍 BIOPOLIS-CIBIO 🕥 10.30 a.m.

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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Proud to share that @cristinaglima.bsky.social successfully defended her PhD! 🎓🔥🌿 A brilliant defence on the complex relationship between biological invasions and fire dynamics. Congratulations, Dr. Cristina! 👏

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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

🌿 New dataset on Zenodo! Developed within Patrícia Correia-Pinto’s PhD research, it compiles 1,798 indicators on biodiversity, ecosystems and ecosystem services from 25 initiatives. Explore it here: zenodo.org/records/1849...

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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

🌿 InvasionS at ESP Conference! Patrícia Correia-Pinto will present on ecosystem service indicators for decision-making, and @evamalta.bsky.social on integrating biological invasions into ecosystem services accounting. Attending ESP? Come say hello and join the discussion! ☺️

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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

🎓 Next Monday, our PhD student Cristina Lima will defend her thesis on Multi-scale interactions between wildfires and plant invasions in Anthropocene landscapes Her work explores the links between wildfires and invasive plants in Mediterranean landscapes 🔥 #PhDDefense #InvasiveSpecies #FireEcology

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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

We’ve already registered our activity for SEI 2026 🌿 Have you registered yours yet? From 25 to 29 May, stay tuned to our social media — something is about to invade your feed. Learn more about SEI 26: www.speco.pt/sei #SEI2026 #InvasiveSpecies #Biodiversity #CIBIO #BIOPOLIS

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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

🌍 Are we mapping nature’s contributions to people without #biodiversity? 📢 “From Species Distribution Models to Spatial Predictions of Nature’s Contributions to People” with Antoine Guisan @ecospat-ch.bsky.social 🗓️13 May |🕒15h00 |📍CIBIO & Online 🔗 Find more: www.cibio.up.pt/en/events/fr...

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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

🌿 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

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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

📢 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/

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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Thanks to everyone who joined us and contributed to this important milestone! 💪 #AlienSMART #Detection #Report #Management #InvasiveSpecies #Biodiversity #LivingLabs

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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

The meeting aligned objectives and priorities, strengthening links between science, digital tools, and stakeholders 🤝 Synergies with EU initiatives, especially @onestop-project.eu , were also highlighted. 🌳

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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

🌍 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!🚀

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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

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

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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

📢 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

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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

📢 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

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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

🎄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

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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

🚗🏛️ 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

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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

🧠 The Role of Questionnaires in Invasive Alien Species Management and Decision-Making Use a systematic review to understand how questionnaire-based studies contribute to invasive species management, policy development, and future research priorities. #sciencepolicy #socialecology #systematicreview

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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

🌿 Are biodiversity policy indicators really SMART? Apply the SMART framework to indicators for monitoring invasive species and protected areas in Serra da Aboboreira, involving local stakeholders. #SMART #indicator #protectedareas #stakeholderengagement

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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

🔍 Evaluation of existing policy-relevant Biological Invasion Indicators Assess the feasibility of operationalizing policy-relevant biological invasion indicators in Portugal through a SWOT analysis of data, institutions, and interoperability. #conservation #governance #monitoring #indicators

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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

📢 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

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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

🌍Assessing Risk Combine pathway-related variables and species distribution predictions to map propagule-driver pressure and identify the European regions at highest risk of new introductions. In alignment with the @onestop-project.eu. #introductionpathways #invasionrisk #Europe #riskmapping

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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

🔥 How fire and land-use changes shape the future distribution of Acacia melanoxylon  Model current and future distribution of Acacia melanoxylon under fire, land-use, and climate scenarios in the Gerês–Xurés Biosphere Reserve. #fireecology #landuse #climate #GeresXures #speciesdistribution

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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

🛒 E-commerce invasion Apply deep learning methods and computer vision to online trade platforms to automatically detect invasive alien plants and support monitoring and prevention. #AI #deeplearning #computervision #ecommerce #detection #invasiveplants

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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

📈 Modelling the Rate of Spread of Invasive Alien Species Using GBIF Data  Rethink how invasive alien species spread over space and time using GBIF data, estimating the rate of spread and its implications for early-warning indicators. #GBIF #speciesdistribution #modelling #biodiversity #BigData

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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

📢 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

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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

In the photos from the route, we’ve numbered the invasive plants spotted by the camera. 🧩 Can you identify the invasive alien species behind 1, 2, 3…? Reply with your guesses!

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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

🚗🌿 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

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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

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

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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

🚗 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

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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

🐚 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!

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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

📢 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

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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

🔥 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

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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

🌿 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

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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

🌾 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

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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

🌿 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

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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

📢 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

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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

🌿 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. 🗺️

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