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Joana Vicente

@jrvicente.bsky.social

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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

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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · 7d

🌿 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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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · 16d

🌿 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. 🗺️

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Joana Vicente @jrvicente.bsky.social · 21d

Out website is out!!! Hope you like it :)

InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · 21d

🌿 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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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · 21d

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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · Aug 27

📢 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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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · Aug 20

🎉 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.

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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · Aug 10

📢 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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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · Aug 5

🛣️ 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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OneSTOP @onestop-project.eu · Aug 4

🎉 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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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · Jul 31

📸 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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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · Jul 31

🚗🌿 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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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · Jul 24

🌿 Find more and read the grant proposal at: doi.org/10.3897/rio....

OneSTOP: OneBiosecurity systems and technology for people, places and pathways

The overarching objective of OneSTOP is to pioneer an innovative and joined-up approach to biosecurity for terrestrial invasive alien species, strengthening the interconnections between animal, plant,...

doi.org

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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · Jul 24

📢 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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Eva Malta-Pinto @evamalta.bsky.social · Jul 21

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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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · Jul 18

🎓 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

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Joana Vicente @jrvicente.bsky.social · Jul 16

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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · Jul 16

🌿 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

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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · Jul 16

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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · Jul 15

🎓 Huge congrats to Tidiane Seck on defending his Master’s thesis!

His research explored dam impacts on bird communities in northern Portugal — a key contribution to our understanding of human impacts on biodiversity!. 🦅

All the best for what’s next! 💫

#mastersthesis #ecology #ecologicalmodelling

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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · Jul 10

🎓 Master’s Thesis Presentation
Discover how competitive anglers perceive invasive species in Maria Marques’ study "Fishing and Biological Invasions: can we rely just on the legislation?"

📅 18 July
🕑 14:00
📍 FC4 117, University of Porto

#invasivespecies #angling #environmentalpolicy #masterthesis

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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · Jul 8

🎓 Discover how energy infrastructures affect biodiversity in Cheikh Tidiane Seck’s research:
"A multilevel approach to assess the ecological impacts of hydroelectric infrastructures on local avifauna"

🗓️ 15 July
🕙 10:00
📍 FC4 117, Faculty of Science, University of Porto

Don’t miss it! 🐦⚡

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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · Jul 4

🔄 And we finished by building static and dynamic models to simulate ecological change!

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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · Jul 4

📈 We looked at costs, incentives, and ecological-economic strategies....

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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · Jul 4

The InvasionS Advanced Course has come to an end! 🌾💪

These photos show four days exploring how tech, models & economics can help us understand and manage biological invasions.

A week of learning, collaboration & tools to face invasive species!

📸 Take a look at some highlights from our journey!

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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · Jun 30

📣 Don't miss!
Next wednesday at 10 a.m. "Decentralized approaches to natural resource management: Key challenges and implications for policy design" with Dr. Nicolas Quérou!
📌🔗Join us at CIBIO auditorium or online: videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/j/91344250357

#environmentalgovernance #resourcemanagement

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Joana Vicente @jrvicente.bsky.social · Jun 30

Join us this Wednesday for this amazing open class!!! videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/j/91344250357

Joana Vicente @jrvicente.bsky.social · Jun 25

IAS manament in action!
Many congratulations to all involved kids! ❤️💪🏻🌿

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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · Jun 25

🌿 On June 20th @jrvicente.bsky.social joined curious young minds from Colégio João Paulo II, Braga, to tackle Tradescantia fluminensis, an invasive plant threatening local biodiversity.

🌱 Learning by doing, growing by caring — that’s how future stewards are made!

#invasivespecies #citizenscience

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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · Jun 23

✨ This post is in Portuguese to celebrate our São João traditions, but we haven’t forgotten our international friends!

🎈 As lanterns rise and songs are sung,
Saints are praised in every tongue.
But if an invader comes our way,
science is here to save the day!

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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · Jun 18

🎉 Huge congrats to PhD student @cristinaglima.bsky.social a finalist in UPorto’s 3MT!
She presented her research on the complex relationships between Acacia dealbata and fire, all in just 3 minutes 🔥🌱

🔗 Read her paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.je...

#invasivespecies #wildfireecology #acaciadealbata #3MT

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InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · Jun 6

Up we go! Mapping invasive species from above! 🚁🌿

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