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A comparative study reveals the key biological traits causing bioinvasion differences among four alien species of genus #Veronica in China

#Invasiveness | #InfestationLevel | #PhotosyntheticEfficiency | #ReproductiveCapacity

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtac068

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#Invasiveness and impact of invasive species on the #TibetanPlateau are inconsistent

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

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtad039

New paper in Scientific Reports using @gbif mediated data:

The role of host plants, land cover and bioclimate in predicting the #invasiveness of Aromia bungii on a global scale

#CiteTheDOI: ✅

#OpenAccess: ⭐️

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-86616-5

Media launch of the IPBES Invasive Alien Species Assessment Report (#IPBES10)

Whatever you believe about invasive species - shelf it for a bit.

This report is about #invasive #species and that doesn't refer just to #animals. It's a complex topic and it's worth learning about it. Many invasive species are spread by the pet sector, usually calling them "#exotic". #Fishing can also spread invasive species as boaters can carry species on their boats and gear. It's just an endless list of ecological #chaos, really. But the end result is ecological destabilization which leads to local extinctions for various species, especially animals.

An example that is less about human losing business due to invasive species (which is a common talking point) is the ongoing extinction of frogs 🐸 due to chytrid fungus disease spread by people doing ...many things, but especially the pet trade. Read more about that here: https://www.amphibianark.org/the-crisis/chytrid-fungus

I do not think that extinction is good for reducing #wildlife
suffering. Animals will be dying much more from disease and hunger. Of course, if you're some efilist, this is all good news (mass extinction).

For some counter-narrative, here's an article to read: Convivial Conservation of Novel Ecosystems - Undisciplined Environments https://undisciplinedenvironments.org/2023/06/29/convivial-conservation-of-novel-ecosystems/

Here's the report release video with a FAQ at the end:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZ1j0gcNRC4

Here's the SfPM document: https://zenodo.org/record/8314303

Anyone here interested in #veganic farming should be interested in this topic, as it makes life harder.

#Invasiveness is linked to greater commercial success in the global #pet #trade https://www.pnas.org/content/118/14/e2016337118

#conservation #biology

An #ethical #assessment of the use of old and new #methods to study #sociality in #wild #animals

#OpenAccess
@MethodsEcolEvol

"Review of the current trends in field animal #behaviour #research, with a focus on studies on sociality, and investigation of the forms under which such practices can impact animals, with a particular focus on the notions of #disturbance and #invasiveness."

https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/2041-210X.13988

https://pod.geraspora.de/posts/6235922

Today reality happens via the #blackmirror. We might be there but we are not entirely there. #Frustration of #technology or #disturbance of technology. A chosen #invasiveness or an unwanted #distraction. You may not lick the black mirror #drug and be addicted yourself but you’ll still be #affected by it via other #peoples (mis)use of the drug. #Disruption of #human #connection…

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