bald kommen schon Herbst und Winter - das hat mich zur Anprobe einer Mütze aus kleidsamen Waschbärenfell veranlasst. So flauschig ein solches Produkt auch sein mag - ich fand gleich mehrere Gründe, vom Erwerb einer solchen Kopfbedeckung Abstand zu nehmen... #racoon #WaschBar #WaschBaer #invasive

Why are #invasive #weeds less affected by herbivores in their invaded areas compared to their native range? Article by Zoe A. Xirocostas and others like @JeffOllerton or @rr_junker - https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2023.1022. The leaf damage by herbivores on 16 invasive plants in their native range (Europe) is 6 times higher than that in their invaded range (Australia). There is no correlation with the length of time since the introduction, the climate or the size of the invaded areas.

Filosofie: Er was nieuws over zogenaamde #invasive soorten zoals de Amerikaanse rivierkreeft🦞 en de Am. vogelkers. Dit tast de #biodiversiteit aan. Bekijk dat eens vanuit het standpunt van de #natuur. De #mens is ook invasief. Over de hele planeet. De biodiversiteit is door de mens alleen maar afgenomen. Who are we to judge? @PartijvoordeDieren

Zum aktuellen Bericht des Weltbiodiversitätsrates erklärt Bundesumweltministerin @Steffi Lemke: „Unsere Natur ist nicht nur durch die Klima- und Verschmutzungskrise, die veränderte Landnutzung und -übernutzung bedroht, sondern auch durch #invasive gebietsfremde Arten. Sie konkurrieren mit hiesigen Arten um Nahrung und Lebensraum, sie sind Fressfeinde von einheimischen Arten und können Krankheiten auf diese übertragen. So gefährden sie unsere biologische #Vielfalt und #Natur." @IPBES

Very excited for the opportunity to organize a #workshop at the next #EMAPi23! If you have experience (or are interested) with what happens with the impacts of #invasive #plants after removal, register using the links below. You can also DM for more information!
#invasivespecies 🍃👽🌿

What is the most ethical way to dispose of #invasive (but decorative) #plants?

I have some big blue lilyturf / #Liriope muscari that I want to replace with native plants in my garden. (It's native to East Asia, not Philly.)

I could give it away, but that means encouraging other people to plant invasive species. On the other hand, if I do not give it away, that means people who want this plant will pay nurseries to grow it instead of native plants. Is composting it the best option?

Visit by an #invasive #species on my windowsill in #Berlin: harvestman #Opilio #canestrinii (#Phalangiidae, #Opiliones). Although #globalwarming has recently made numerous invasive species native to #CentralEurope, some species were able to establish themselves already several decades ago, such as the opilionid presented here.

Really important #paper in @Nature which includes @envagency #invertebrate monitoring data along with European datasets showing that recovery of #freshwater invertebrates has come to a halt since 2010

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06400-1

Additional mitigation is needed to revive the recovery of freshwater #biodiversity given #ClimateChange #EmergingChemicals and #Invasive #Species

Colours of sunrise on sheep #sorrel (Rumex acetosella).
A beneficial herb slash noxious weed.
It's related to dock, a tough and #invasive #weed that I loved to play with as a child on the farm. I would strip the plump clusters of #seedheads from the stems and merrily fling them about, heedless of the havoc I was sowing.
#weeds

#Invasive alien plants have significant negative impacts on #agriculture and #ecosystems. Assessment of the main environmental #weeds which should be targeted in Europe for classical #BiologicalControl - article in Weed Research (2023, vol. 63, issue 4, pp. 218-231) by Vincent Lesieur and others - https://doi.org/10.1111/wre.12582

As part of my new ongoing project to #volunteer for #environmental #remediation projects, in defiance of climate doom-saying, today I joined an #Earthcorps group, removing #invasive plants from a local #park.

Basically, I helped weed a forest.

It was fun.

(It also wore me out. Never thought 2+ hours pulling ivy out by the roots would tire me out so much.)

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-08-03/california-joshua-trees-are-burning-in-desert-fire

Behind paywall.
The #yorkfire is the largest to burn through the eastern #Mojave in recorded history, surpassing the 71,000-acre #Hackberry complex fire of 2005 and searing through a delicate #ecosystem already strained by #invasive #species and the #burning of #fossilfuels.
#ClimateCrisis #DeterioratingCarbonSinks #AcceleratingKeelingCurve

Massive #invasive #fruitfly #quarantine in #SantaClarita (likely introduced by someone who moved produce into the area across borders, without inspection). #pests https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/plant/tau/regulation.html

#Fish #Gut #Microbiome Analysis Provides Insight into Differences in #Physiology and #Behavior of #Invasive Nile #Tilapia and Indigenous Fish in a Large Subtropical River in #China

https://tinyurl.com/54tm3btr

#aquaculture #aquacultureeurope #aquaculturenutrition #CIRCLESEU
@jess_rieder @faofish @raqjournal @InvasionEcology #gutmicrobes #hostmicrobiota #hostmicrobe #microbialecology #microbeinteractions #symbiosis @MicrobioJC @PeerJ @peerjlife @faofish

I am reading hundreds of abstracts now in the field of #InvasionEcology. I realized that many authors forget to mention if the #species they are mentioning are #invasive or #native to the area.

It's difficult to assess what exactly they are trying to see there if I only have a scientific name of a species.

Obviously one can read the whole article, but in my case I don't have access to it just the abstract, so best is to have that information.

#invasivespecies

Invasive species of fish with teeth can grow up to three feet long, travel short distances on land, live out of the water for up to three days... At least it's yummier than catfish! TLDR: If you see a Snakehead, kill do not release, put in the freezer & contact local authorities.
#invasive #fish #snakehead #teeth #oxygen #breathes #air #preys on #native #strains #kill & #freeze #them #then #eat them #like #catfish https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans/2023/07/11/snakehead-louisiana-invasive-fish

#Invasive non-native species threaten #biodiversity on a global scale - review of the research during the last 35 years using a topic modelling approach - article in the journal Biological Invasions (2023, vol. 25, issue 8, pp. 2423-2438) by Emily A. Stevenson and others - https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-023-03067-7

New paper in NeoBiota using @gbif mediated data:

Which features at home make a plant prone to become #invasive?

#CiteTheDOI: ❌

https://doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.86.104039

The global trade has increased the risks of introducing wood-boring, #invasive #pests through #wood #packaging materials - review article with an analysis of the weak links in the journal Biological Invasions (2023, vol. 25, issue 8, pp. 2395-2421) by Leigh F. Greenwood and others like @cmacquar - https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-023-03058-8

You probably don't think about #sewer #rat #ecology. Or rather, you probably don't want to think about it.

But Guo et al. (2023) did in this comprehensive review. This type of work is important for #public #health and control of #invasive #species.

Rats prefer:

🐀 narrow pipes,

🐀 low water flow,

🐀 older construction materials,

🐀 disrepair leading to nooks and crannies,

🐀 being near to houses and restaurants,

🐀 organic matter, for instance from sink grinders.

🔗 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11252-022-01292-x