🧑🏽‍🔬🪻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/invasionshttps://bsky.app/profile/invasionscience.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/invasionscience.bsky.social/post/3mgpufbpbus23🌿 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 #HorizonEurope10 Mar 2026 17:09 +0000at://did:plc:waayulbctr4dnbec2grdxqho/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgpufbpbus23https://bsky.app/profile/invasionscience.bsky.social/post/3mgdc5npy5224📢 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/6325/05 Mar 2026 17:11 +0000at://did:plc:waayulbctr4dnbec2grdxqho/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgdc5npy5224https://bsky.app/profile/invasionscience.bsky.social/post/3mfcigjpxr22q👉 Last Wednesday, we presented @onestop-project.eu & CamALIEN at Serra da Aboboreira: Living Lab. We also discussed AlienSMART and ran a participatory session to prioritise invasive species and assess the Serra’s benefits. Science & stakeholders working together.🌿 #AlienSMART #OneSTOP #LivingLab https://cm-baiao.pt/biblioteca-municipal-acolheu-laboratorio-vivo-dedicada-a-gestao-da-paisagem-protegida-regional-da-serra-da-aboboreira/20 Feb 2026 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:waayulbctr4dnbec2grdxqho/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfcigjpxr22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/invasionscience.bsky.social/post/3mdl7moehrk2l🌍 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!🚀29 Jan 2026 16:31 +0000at://did:plc:waayulbctr4dnbec2grdxqho/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdl7moehrk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/invasionscience.bsky.social/post/3mdfo2xohk22z⏰ Happening today! 🌍 Why is it still so hard to turn biodiversity data into effective policy decisions? 🎤 Quentin Groom (Meise Botanic Garden) 📍 BIOPOLIS-CIBIO, Vairão & Online 🕙 15h00 🎟️ Free | No registration required | In English 👉 Join us this afternoon! More info below! 👇 [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jan 2026 11:34 +0000at://did:plc:waayulbctr4dnbec2grdxqho/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdfo2xohk22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/invasionscience.bsky.social/post/3mdfnyujfz22z⏰ Happening today! 🌱 Can we predict biological invasions to better inform policy decisions? 🎤 Helen Roy (UKCEH & University of Exeter) 🕙 16h00 📍 BIOPOLIS-CIBIO, Vairão & Online 🎟️ Free | No registration required | In English 👉 Join us later today! More info below! 👇 [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jan 2026 11:33 +0000at://did:plc:waayulbctr4dnbec2grdxqho/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdfnyujfz22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/invasionscience.bsky.social/post/3mcx367h25c2lOur 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 #InvasiveSpecies21 Jan 2026 16:19 +0000at://did:plc:waayulbctr4dnbec2grdxqho/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcx367h25c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/invasionscience.bsky.social/post/3mcuforzikk2m📢 Join us in the Casual Seminar: “Predicting biological invasions to inform policy” with Helen Roy! 🗓️27 Jan |🕒16h00 |📍CIBIO & Online 🔗 Learn more: https://www.cibio.up.pt/en/events/predicting-biological-invasions-to-inform-policy/ #InvasiveSpecies #ScienceForPolicy #AlienSMART20 Jan 2026 14:49 +0000at://did:plc:waayulbctr4dnbec2grdxqho/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcuforzikk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/invasionscience.bsky.social/post/3mcu6ezvmys2m📢 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: https://www.cibio.up.pt/en/events/why-we-still-struggle-to-turn-biodiversity-data-into-policy-evidence/ #Biodiversity #SciencePolicy #AlienSMART20 Jan 2026 12:38 +0000at://did:plc:waayulbctr4dnbec2grdxqho/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcu6ezvmys2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/invasionscience.bsky.social/post/3malc3vqqjc2m🎄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 #InvasionS22 Dec 2025 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:waayulbctr4dnbec2grdxqho/app.bsky.feed.post/3malc3vqqjc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/invasionscience.bsky.social/post/3mal5b6qrbk2q🚗🏛️ For the first time, CamALIEN reached governance stakeholders, visiting Vila do Conde and Porto municipalities as part of Portugal’s Living Labs! 🌾 Learn more: https://onestop-project.eu/news/introducing-onestop-living-labs @onestop-project.eu #CamALIEN #LivingLabs #BiologicalInvasions #Governance #Biodiversity22 Dec 2025 11:34 +0000at://did:plc:waayulbctr4dnbec2grdxqho/app.bsky.feed.post/3mal5b6qrbk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/invasionscience.bsky.social/post/3ma6qgyhyyk2b🌍 How do we identify invasive species that pose the highest current and future risks? In this new blog post, we show how ecological models turn biodiversity data into practical tools for biosecurity planning! 🌳 🔎 Read more: tinyurl.com/43haxn6h #OneSTOP #IAS #biodiversity #ecologicalmodelling [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Dec 2025 13:12 +0000at://did:plc:waayulbctr4dnbec2grdxqho/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma6qgyhyyk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/invasionscience.bsky.social/post/3m7mx7q3i422p📢 We are opening several opportunities for MSc thesis focused on the social and policy dimensions of biological invasions and biodiversity conservation!! Learn more: https://sites.google.com/biopolis.pt/invasions/opportunities #biologicalinvasion #invasivespecies #ecology #biodiversity #researchopportunities #MSc10 Dec 2025 11:26 +0000at://did:plc:waayulbctr4dnbec2grdxqho/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7mx7q3i422phttps://bsky.app/profile/invasionscience.bsky.social/post/3m7kszthrkk2w📢 We are opening several MSc thesis opportunities focused on digital and spatial tools to understand, detect, and anticipate biological invasions! Learn more here: https://sites.google.com/biopolis.pt/invasions/opportunities #biologicalinvasions #invasivespecies #ecology #biodiversity #researchopportunities09 Dec 2025 15:05 +0000at://did:plc:waayulbctr4dnbec2grdxqho/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7kszthrkk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/invasionscience.bsky.social/post/3m763shyuq22l🚗🌿 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 #PovoaDeVarzim04 Dec 2025 13:38 +0000at://did:plc:waayulbctr4dnbec2grdxqho/app.bsky.feed.post/3m763shyuq22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/invasionscience.bsky.social/post/3m6pdnknvjc26Welcome 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 #landuse28 Nov 2025 16:48 +0000at://did:plc:waayulbctr4dnbec2grdxqho/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6pdnknvjc26https://bsky.app/profile/invasionscience.bsky.social/post/3m6p3gygsjc2p🌿 IUCN has extended its consultation on the Global Strategy for Invasive Alien Species until 19 Dec!! If you work on biological invasions, biodiversity, or conservation, your input is needed! 🔗 Participate: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=lw99yV-C60qVpVG2W4vrnd1nqJ4PstVFrge9u1NDnVBURFRHUVNFSzQ2WExPM1JCTU5SUTZIUlhTVy4u&route=shorturl #Biodiversity #IUCN #IAS #invasivespecies [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Nov 2025 14:21 +0000at://did:plc:waayulbctr4dnbec2grdxqho/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6p3gygsjc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/invasionscience.bsky.social/post/3m62wj3i7dc2a🚗 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 #especiesinvasoras20 Nov 2025 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:waayulbctr4dnbec2grdxqho/app.bsky.feed.post/3m62wj3i7dc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/invasionscience.bsky.social/post/3m5y77sgghc22🐚 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!19 Nov 2025 11:58 +0000at://did:plc:waayulbctr4dnbec2grdxqho/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5y77sgghc22