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Happy to share our new article on the potential distribution of the tiger longhorn beetle Xylotrechus chinensis (Chevrolat, 1852) in Europe.
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#biologicalInvasion #cerambycid
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July 15, 2026 at 10:16 AM
oikosjournal.bsky.social
Natural range expansion promotes stress resistance as a component of dispersal syndromes in non-native insects

https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.10797

#BiologicalInvasion #InvasionFront #ResidenceTime #Starvation #Desiccation #Temperature
March 28, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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New Special Issue: Fire's Role in Mediterranean Biodiversity Dynamics | Deadline: 13.10.2025

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#fire #mediterranean #ecosystem #biodiversity #dynamics #processes #globalchange #climatechange #fauna #flora #landscape #modeling #biologicalinvasion #landusechanges
Frontiers | Fire's Role in Mediterranean Biodiversity Dynamics
Fire plays a key role in shaping biodiversity dynamics within Mediterranean climate areas, through its effects on species composition, community structure, a...
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May 7, 2025 at 1:13 PM
jmergeay.bsky.social
The so-called Genetic Paradox of Invasions has many explanations, but one I rarely see is this one: survivorship bias. We are seeing the tail of a distribution, and we're not seeing the countless #biologicalinvasion attempts that failed to succeed due to a lack of genetic diversity. #IAS #luck
May 5, 2026 at 4:19 PM
oikosjournal.bsky.social
🌿🔢The dominance of non-native plants over native plants increases with the number of global change factors

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#AlienPlants #BiologicalInvasion #EPDM #Eutrophication #LightPollution #WaterStress
Charts showing hypotheses and scenarios on species invasibility, with graphs for native and non-native species performances.
July 27, 2026 at 2:29 PM
ecoinvasions.bsky.social
SARS-CoV2 (& variants) has traits typical of #invasivespecies: sudden emergence, rapid proliferation & spread, adaptation to new environments (or hosts), large-scale geographic dispersal via human transportation networks, and disruptive impacts. #biologicalinvasion www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
Invasion Science and the Global Spread of SARS-CoV-2
Emerging infectious diseases, such as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), are driven by ecological and socioeconomic factors, and their rapid spread and devastating impacts mirror those of invasive s...
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November 19, 2024 at 3:08 AM
garciaberthou.bsky.social
some mosquitofishes seem to be an exception and have higher movement rates, partly explaining their invasiveness. #InvasiveSpecies #BioInvasions #IAS #BiologicalInvasion #InvasionEcology

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Project SALTFISH - Emili García-Berthou
Conservation biology of cyprinodontiform fishes: effects of salinity and hypoxia (SALTFISH) Project “Conservation biology of cyprinodontiform fishes: effects of salinity and hypoxia (SALTFISH)”  is a coordinated project funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation, and Universities for the years 2024-2027 and formed by two subprojects: 1) “Conservation ecology of cyprinodontiform fishes: effects of salinity […]
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January 23, 2026 at 2:38 PM
ecoinvasions.bsky.social
After our BioScience article on planetary biosecurity was published, I was intrigued to find that as far back as 1968 Carl Sagan & colleagues warned about risks of contamination of Mars by organisms hitching rides on spacecraft from Earth! #biologicalinvasion
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Contamination of Mars
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November 19, 2024 at 4:53 PM
oikosjournal.bsky.social
🌍🪴Biogeography and residence time influence the climatic niche shift of invasive plants in India

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#BiologicalInvasion #DriversOfNicheShift #EcologicalNicheModel #InvasionHistory #NaturalizedRangeSize #RealizedClimaticNiche
Flow chart showing relationships between plant traits and categories like SLA, plant height, and uses. World map with biogeographic regions and niche estimate charts.
June 24, 2026 at 3:29 PM
jpecol.bsky.social
Zhilong Zhao et al. explored how intraspecific differentiation and phenotypic plasticity promote the process of #InvasivePlant (Xanthium italicum) invasion of habitats.

#BiologicalInvasion | #CommonGarden | #NitrogenAddition | #PlasticityResponse

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November 30, 2025 at 11:31 AM
invasionscience.bsky.social
📢 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
December 10, 2025 at 11:26 AM
jpecol.bsky.social
【EDITOR'S CHOICE】
Responses of morphological and physiological traits to herbivory by snails of three invasive and native submerged plants

#AquaticPlant | #BiologicalInvasion | #CabombaCaroliniana | #EnemyReleaseHypothesis | #LakeTaihuBasin | #Plant–herbivoreInteractions

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Design of the mesocosm experiment.
June 25, 2025 at 3:27 PM
jpecol.bsky.social
【💡High Cited 2020-2022 】
Interactive effect of #ClimateWarming and #NitrogenDeposition may shift the dynamics of native and invasive species

Control species:
#SolidagoCanadensis L. & Artemisia argyi Levl. et Van

#BiologicalInvasion | #RelativeChange

doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...
Conceptual framework explaining mechanisms underlying the temperature (T) and nitrogen (N) effects on the plant.
July 7, 2025 at 3:45 PM
jpecol.bsky.social
【🎉Latest accepted article】
Intraspecific differentiation and phenotypic plasticity help the #Invasive success of Xanthium italicum

#BiologicalInvasion | #CommonGarden | #NitrogenAddition | #PopulationDifferentiation | #PlasticityResponse

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doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...
Intraspecific differentiation and phenotypic plasticity help the invasive success of Xanthium italicum
Abstract. Xanthium italicum is an invasive weed with a widespread global distribution causing serious damage to local agricultural production and the ecolo
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July 15, 2025 at 3:25 PM
jpecol.bsky.social
【🎉Latest accepted article】
Evolution of competitive and defense plasticity explains the success of an invasive plant Phytolacca americana

#enemyrelease | #pathogenaccumulation | #phenotypicplasticity | #competitiveability | #biologicalinvasion

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September 16, 2026 at 3:19 PM
jpecol.bsky.social
Clonal traits covariances were likely to benefit the local adaptation of Spartina alterniflora at low latitudes, and such covariances appeared to be driven by genetic admixture.

#biologicalinvasion | #clonalgrowth | #commongarden | #latitudinalgradient | #traitcovariances

doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...
Variation in the number of ramets (solid lines) and mean monthly temperature (dashed lines) in each common garden during 2022.
September 15, 2026 at 3:37 PM
jpecol.bsky.social
Giacomo Trotta et al. investigated the cascading effects of soil stress, plant growth, and the functional traits of the key species #CakileMaritima, on the alien and native plant community.

#BiologicalInvasion | #CoastalDunes | #FunctionalTraits | #SoilProperties

doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...
July 8, 2026 at 3:36 PM
jpecol.bsky.social
【🎉Latest accepted article】
The global range of the invasive weed #PlantagoVirginiana is predicted to expand under #ClimateChange

#BiologicalInvasion | #MaxEnt | #NicheDynamics | #SharedSocioeconomicPathway

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June 5, 2026 at 6:14 PM
jpecol.bsky.social
【🎉Latest accepted article】
Latitudinal variation in clonal #TraitCovariances underlies local adaptation of the invasive Spartina alterniflora at low latitudes in China

#BiologicalInvasion | #ClonalGrowth | #CommonGarden | #LatitudinalGradient

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Latitudinal variation in clonal trait covariances underlies local adaptation of the invasive Spartina alterniflora at low latitudes in China
By examining Spartina alterniflora across latitudinal gradients in China, this study reveals that a genetically based negative covariance between clonal em
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March 6, 2026 at 3:13 PM
jpecol.bsky.social
Jinan Lu et al. explored #Silicon mediates geographic variation of herbivory-related traits in a widespread plant invader.

#BiologicalInvasion | #Herbivory | #LatitudinalVariation | #PlantDefenses | #InvasionEcology | #SpeciesInteraction

doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...
January 11, 2026 at 3:03 PM
jpecol.bsky.social
⭐ #Silicon ➡️ Plant defensive/nutritional traits and #Herbivory

Samples
Spartina alterniflora
Mythimna separata & Locusta migratoria

#BiologicalInvasion | #LatitudinalVariation | #PlantDefenses | #InvasionEcology | #SpeciesInteraction

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doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...
The potential effects of silicon treatments on plant traits and generalist herbivore performance in Spartina alterniflora populations from different sources.
December 12, 2025 at 7:13 AM
jpecol.bsky.social
【🎉Latest accepted article】
The interplay of soil stress, growth and #FunctionalTraits of the native #CakileMaritima determine the alien plant invasion success in #CoastalDunes

#BiologicalInvasion | #Plant-plantInteractions | #SoilProperties

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doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...
The interplay of soil stress, growth and functional traits of the native Cakile maritima determine the alien plant invasion success in coastal dunes
Abstract. Human activities are strongly affecting ecosystems worldwide, altering abiotic factors and often triggering massive habitat invasions, as in the
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November 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
jpecol.bsky.social
❓Effects: Different #NitrogenAddition ➡️ invasion of #XanthiumItalicum

Results:
Nitrogen addition ➡️ Intraspecific differentiation and phenotypic plasticity ➡️ The invasive success

#BiologicalInvasion | #CommonGarden | #PopulationDifferentiation | #PlasticityResponse

doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...
Differences in six vegetative growth traits of invasive Xanthium italicum and native X. sibiricum grown in soil supplemented with different levels of nitrogen (n = 100). (a) Relative chlorophyll content; (b) biomass; (c) root length; (d) shoot length; (e) crown breadth and (f) base diameter.
September 4, 2025 at 5:52 PM
jpecol.bsky.social
【🎉Latest accepted article】
#Silicon mediates geographic variation of #Herbivory-related traits in a widespread plant invader

#BiologicalInvasion | #LatitudinalVariation | #PlantDefenses | #InvasionEcology | #SpeciesInteraction

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doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...
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August 7, 2025 at 1:47 PM
jpecol.bsky.social
【EDITOR'S CHOICE】
#Invasiveness and impact of invasive species on the #TibetanPlateau are inconsistent

#BiologicalInvasion | #Biogeography | #EcologicalImpact | #ManagingInvasions | #PerCapitaEffect

doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...
Relationship between invasiveness and impacts of 32 invasive plant species on the Tibetan Plateau. The relative contributions of plant traits to invasiveness and impact through R, A and E of 32 plant species in grasslands on the Tibetan Plateau based on a structural equation model.
June 13, 2025 at 12:43 PM