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Joana Vicente
@jrvicente.bsky.social

InvasionS (Invasion Science) Group Leader @Cibio - InBio - BIOPOLIS

I'm interested in Natural and Environmental sciences especially on Invasion Sciences: modelling distribution and impacts, ecosystem services, ecology and biology :) .. more

Environmental science 70%
Geography 18%

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Learn more about the “Week of Life and Earth Sciences” 👇
🔵 www.ipvc.pt/esa/terra-ec...

Learn more about CamALIEN and the Living Labs 👇
🟢 onestop-project.eu/detection#co...
🟢 onestop-project.eu/living-labs

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🚗 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 #especiesinvasoras

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🐚 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!

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📢 New paper out!

Led by Rita Bastos & Cheikh Seck, with Joana Vicente, in Global Ecology and Conservation! 🌿

⚡ A BACI-like model reveals how hydropower development impacts raptor populations in NE Portugal.

🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.ge...

#EcologicalModelling #Hydropower #Biodiversity
🔥 New paper out! Led by @cristinaglima.bsky.social and published in @biolinvasions.bsky.social 🌿

We explored how fire & landscape susceptibility shape Acacia dealbata invasion in Portugal using a STELLA dynamic model.

🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s105...

#InvasionScience #FireEcology #AcaciaDealbata

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🌾 New open dataset on Cortaderia selloana (pampas grass) in Portugal, led by João Gonçalves!

📊 47,661 plants mapped from UAV imagery at 63 sites under the LIFE STOP CORTADERIA project.

🔗 Access: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

#InvasionScience #LIFEStopCortaderia #invasivespecies #UAVmapping #cortaderia

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🌎 Amidst #LivingData2025, we are introducing Obama nungara, the Obama Flatworm.
🪱 This #InvasiveAlienSpecies is a predator that kills and consumes native earthworms and land snails.
👉 Its introduction can potentially lead to drastic alterations in soil dynamics, impacting the health of ecosystems.

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Our PI @jrvicente.bsky.social will speak at the “Forests and Fires: What Future?” Conference!

📅 3 Nov 2025 | ⏰ 10:00–12:30 (CET)
📍 ESA–IPVC, Prof. Eugénio Castro Caldas Auditorium

Join the experts to discuss the future of forests and fires! 🌳🔥

More info 👇

#Forests #Fires #Sustainability
#fogos #florestas #gestãoflorestal #sustentabilidade #incêndiosrurais #invasionscience #esaipvc | InvasionS
🔥 Junta-te a nós para debatermos sobre o futuro das florestas e dos fogos rurais! A nossa PI Joana Vicente marcará presença na Conferência “Floresta e Fogos: que futuro?” 🌲 📅 3 de novembro de 2025 ...
www.linkedin.com

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👀 Our next #InvasiveAlienSpecies is Neogale vison, the American Mink.
🟢 It is a direct competitor with many native EU species that share its ecological niche, such as the European mink, Pyrenean desman, and Water vole
🪱It is also known to be a carrier of pathogens
#UnionConcernSpecies #IASinEurope

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🪸 Meet a new #InvasiveAlienSpecies, Nanozostera japonica, the Japanese Eelgrass.
🐚 It displaces native seagrass, affecting local shellfish communities.
⚪ Its faster decomposition rate compared to native seagrasses also alters the decomposer community and productivity dynamics in the tidal zone.

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🔎 Today we are focusing on Mulinia lateralis, the Dwarf Surfclam.
🐚 This #InvasiveAlienSpecies, with high fecundity, has the potential to alter benthic communities and influence the food web.
#IASinEurope #BioInvasions #UnionConcernSpecies
💚 BMD will host an online User Story Workshop on 3 November, 14:00–16:00 (CEST). ➡️ Contributions will support the development of BMD’s Single Access Point.
✍️ Sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
🔎 Explore the upcoming BMD co-design opportunities: bmd-project.eu/news/upcomin...
🔎 The big picture of OneSTOP comes alive in a newly released project video!
🎞️ The video offers a short overview of OneSTOP’s objectives and methodology, as well as the project’s planned results and activities.
👉 Watch it now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bl6E...

#IAS #BioInvasions

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👉 Our next #InvasiveAlienSpecies is Misgurnus bipartitus, the Northern Weatherfish
🌊 It directly competes with the native protected species M. fossilis in the EU, potentially leading to its extinction and disrupting the ecosystem
🪱 It's a carrier of pathogens and may hybridise with native fish

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🌿 Our PI @jrvicente.bsky.social presented the @onestop-project.eu at Porto Business School, highlighting CamAlien, AMITrap and Air-DNA and the importance of collaboration for tackling biological invasions!

#InvasionS #Technology #Biologicalnvasions

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🌿 This past month, we hosted PhD student Gorgias Aikpon (Univ. of Abomey-Calavi, Benin)! His PhD explores the ecology, distribution & management of two invasive plants: Jack in the Bush and Pignut.

During his stay, he developed species distribution models to predict their potential distributions. 🗺️

Out website is out!!! Hope you like it :)
🌿 The InvasionS group has launched a new website!

Discover our story, meet the team, and explore our projects, publications, and outreach.

👉 Visit: sites.google.com/biopolis.pt/...

#InvasionS #newwebsitelaunch #researchgroup

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🌿 The InvasionS group has launched a new website!

Discover our story, meet the team, and explore our projects, publications, and outreach.

👉 Visit: sites.google.com/biopolis.pt/...

#InvasionS #newwebsitelaunch #researchgroup

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📢 On Sept 4th (14:00–15:00 CET), our PI @jrvicente.bsky.social joins Roseli Pellens (MNHN) for a CO-OP4CBD online training session on invasive alien species, ahead of SBSTTA-27. 🌿

🔗 Find out more and register: events.pensoft.net/events/co-op...

#COOP4CBD #SBSTTA27 #invasivespecies #CBD

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🎉 Congrats to our PI, @jrvicente.bsky.social, named among the world’s top researchers 2025 in the field of Ecology and Evolution! 🌍✨

Learn more:
🔗 noticias.up.pt/2025/07/28/u...
🔗 research.com/rankings
🔗 research.com/u/joana-r-vi...
U.Porto tem 155 investigadores entre os melhores do mundo
Mais de um quinto dos 792 cientistas de instituições nacionais destacados pelo portal Research.com estão ligados à Universidade do Porto.
noticias.up.pt

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📢 EU expands the Union List of Invasive Alien Species from 88 to 114 — including Neogale vison and Castor canadensis. 🐚🦫🐛🌼

For a deeper look we recommend the blog post by Riccardo Scalera: riccardoscalera.blogspot.com/2025/07/eu-s...

#invasivespecies #biodiversity #unionlist #iasmanagement

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🛣️ CamAlien hits the road!

We’ve just delivered it to Ascendi, the first Portugal Living Lab stakeholder of @onestop-project.eu to test it in real highway conditions.

An exciting step for invasive species detection! 🌾

#CamAlien #OneSTOP #biosecurity #invasivealienspecies

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🎉 An updated version of OneSTOP’s website has been launched!
👀 Check it out on onestop-project.eu and learn more about our main lines of work, OneSTOP’s Living Labs and what the project objectives are.
#InvasiveAlienSpecies #IAS #Bioinvasions

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📸 What can CamAlien do?

This high-speed camera system captures roadside images and helps detect invasive alien species — all while on the move! 🛣️🌿

🔗 Want to know more?
👉 Detection techs: onestop-project.eu/detection
👉 CamAlien: theailab.dk/camalien/

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🚗🌿 Meet CamAlien — the first detection tech from @onestop-project.eu now being tested by our stakeholders!

Rolling into action at BIOPOLIS-CIBIO’s Portugal Living Lab 🚙✨

Developed in WP2 (led by @tokehoye.bsky.social) & piloted in WP3 Living Labs.

#OneSTOP #invasivespecies #biosecurity

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📢 The @onestop-project.eu grant proposal is out in @riojournal.com!

Our team is contributing with:
🔹Species distribution modelling
🔹 Prioritisation tools
🔹 Creation of Living Lab in Portugal

Very happy to support better biosecurity in Europe!

#OneSTOP #Biosecurity #InvasiveSpecies #EUProjects

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When the lights are off: microbial life in caves 🦠

This Friday, July 25th at 15h30, @bernardobarosa.bsky.social will be at my research center (CIBIO) to give a talk on cave systems - windows into one of Earth’s most hidden ecosystem: the subsurface.

Curious? Join us CIBIO auditorium or online!

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🎓 Big congratulations to Maria Marques on defending her Master’s thesis!

Her thesis explored how elite anglers perceive invasive species — a great contribution to science and management. 🌿🎣

We wish her the best in what comes next! 🌍✨

#mastersthesis #invasivespecies #recreationalfisheries

Can you help my team? :)
🌿 What terms do European cities use for green corridors—and why?

Survey (4 min) part of Ana Pinheira’s PhD (@UTAD), with Invasions (CIBIO-InBIO), Landscape Lab & Guimarães – European Green Capital 2026. 🌳

📝 forms.office.com/r/dLQQX9Q1dt

#survey #urbanplanning #sustainablecities