Direct predation is a major driver of the negative impact of the invasive round goby Neogobius melanostomus on native macrozoobenthic assemblages. However, the presence of N. melanostomus predators re...

A major challenge in invasive species management is the detection lag between species introduction and the official first record, during which undetected populations can spread unchecked. Citizen scie...

Mass-flowering invasive plants can generate strong floral resource pulses, but their effects on pollinator communities are unlikely to be uniform across taxa. We investigated how flowering stands of i...

The negative impact of alien species is recognised as a major threat to biodiversity. An impact indicator, a measurable proxy of the status of alien species impacts over space and time, is essential f...

Pensoft Publishers will participate in the 14th International Conference on Biological Invasions (NeoBiota 2026), organised by NeoBiota, the European Group on Biological Invasions. This year...

DNA barcoding has reshaped biodiversity research, but it still doesn't come with a manual. Researchers are largely left to figure out best practices on their own, often the hard way. Now, the...

Pensoft is heading to the Nordic Oikos-GfÖ 2026 conference, taking place 13-17 September in Odense, Denmark. Organised jointly by the Nordic Society Oikos and the Ecological Society of Germany, A...

Between 17-19 August 2026, Pensoft will exhibit at the 4th BioSyst EU meeting, taking place in Uppsala, Sweden. The conference is organized by the Swedish Systematics Association.The three-day co...

Despite the burgeoning number of non-indigenous species (NIS) in coastal ecosystems worldwide, the quantification of their direct impacts on native communities remains largely unexplored. This is part...

Considering the high invasiveness of lodgepole pine (LP, Pinus contorta Dougl.) in parts of its introduced range, concerns about invasion risks in the Baltic region have been raised. In this regard, s...

Pensoft Publishers will participate in the 14th International Conference on Biological Invasions (NeoBiota 2026), organised by NeoBiota, the European Group on Biological Invasions. This year...

Senecio inaequidens, a fast-spreading perennial herb native to Southern Africa, is increasingly common in disturbed habitats across Europe, including urban areas. This species contains pyrrolizidine a...

Between 17-19 August 2026, Pensoft will exhibit at the 4th BioSyst EU meeting, taking place in Uppsala, Sweden. The conference is organized by the Swedish Systematics Association.The three-day co...

Invasion of native Mediterranean vegetation by fire-adapted plant species may create a feedback loop where fire facilitates the invasion process which, in turn, increases fire hazard due to fuel accum...

The Eurasian Dry Grassland Group (EDGG), a dedicated working group of the International Association for Vegetation Science (IAVS), announced that the 21st Eurasian Grassland Conference (EGC 2026) will...

Human introductions of plant species often lead to secondary invasions by non-native insects or range expansions of native ones. For instance, native insects may undergo extralimital spread when they ...