Teun Everts
@teuneverts.bsky.social
Invasion ecologist with a softspot for environmental DNA applications in fundamental and applied biological invasions research 👽🧬
Postdoctoral researcher @INBOVlaanderen
Associate Editor @BioinvasionsRecords
Media & Communication @INVASIVESNET
Postdoctoral researcher @INBOVlaanderen
Associate Editor @BioinvasionsRecords
Media & Communication @INVASIVESNET
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Fresh insights at #GuardIAS Conference from @teuneverts.bsky.social : pooled #eDNA sampling is proving a smart, cost-efficient way to track the northernmost Xenopus laevis invasion. With 100+ km² already occupied, this approach delivers fast, actionable intelligence for cross-border management.
November 14, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Fresh insights at #GuardIAS Conference from @teuneverts.bsky.social : pooled #eDNA sampling is proving a smart, cost-efficient way to track the northernmost Xenopus laevis invasion. With 100+ km² already occupied, this approach delivers fast, actionable intelligence for cross-border management.
Back from my 2nd time attending the #InvaPact workshops, aiming to assess ecological #impacts of biological #invasions globally. Its incredible how well these workshops are organized, and the intended impacts they will have on scientific literature.
#grateful
#newfriends
#inspired
#motivated
#grateful
#newfriends
#inspired
#motivated
InvaPact III workshop is now over: WHAT A WEEK! ~60 experts from 30 countries putting their brainpower together for an unique collaborative project.
Work hard, play hard: they really followed my motto!
Powerful publications on the way!
Work hard, play hard: they really followed my motto!
Powerful publications on the way!
November 10, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Back from my 2nd time attending the #InvaPact workshops, aiming to assess ecological #impacts of biological #invasions globally. Its incredible how well these workshops are organized, and the intended impacts they will have on scientific literature.
#grateful
#newfriends
#inspired
#motivated
#grateful
#newfriends
#inspired
#motivated
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Pooled eDNA sampling effectively maps the northernmost African clawed frog invasion, enabling fast, cost-efficient cross-border detection and management. Coordinated action is required along the French-Belgian border.
🔗 doi.org/10.3897/neob...
@teuneverts.bsky.social @inbo.be
🔗 doi.org/10.3897/neob...
@teuneverts.bsky.social @inbo.be
October 14, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Pooled eDNA sampling effectively maps the northernmost African clawed frog invasion, enabling fast, cost-efficient cross-border detection and management. Coordinated action is required along the French-Belgian border.
🔗 doi.org/10.3897/neob...
@teuneverts.bsky.social @inbo.be
🔗 doi.org/10.3897/neob...
@teuneverts.bsky.social @inbo.be
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Explore the role of eDNA in tackling the marbled crayfish, one of Europe’s most concerning freshwater invaders, as part of the #GuardIAS project 👇
#InvasiveSpecies #Biosecurity
www.alphagalileo.org/en-gb/Item-D...
#InvasiveSpecies #Biosecurity
www.alphagalileo.org/en-gb/Item-D...
Cutting edge technology leads defence against attack of the clones
Project deploys cutting-edge tools such as eDNA and AI to lead the fight against invasive alien species in Europe
www.alphagalileo.org
October 13, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Explore the role of eDNA in tackling the marbled crayfish, one of Europe’s most concerning freshwater invaders, as part of the #GuardIAS project 👇
#InvasiveSpecies #Biosecurity
www.alphagalileo.org/en-gb/Item-D...
#InvasiveSpecies #Biosecurity
www.alphagalileo.org/en-gb/Item-D...
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great work from @teuneverts.bsky.social @inbo.be belgian #xenopus invasion is published still great needs for cross border collaboration @neobiota.pensoft.net @neobiota.bsky.social neobiota.pensoft.net/article/1503...
Mapping the northernmost transnational non-native population of Xenopus laevis using pooled eDNA sampling
Early-detection-rapid response (EDRR) programs are invaluable for managing incipient invasions, but require monitoring strategies that maximize search coverage and minimize costs. While environmental ...
neobiota.pensoft.net
October 8, 2025 at 7:47 AM
great work from @teuneverts.bsky.social @inbo.be belgian #xenopus invasion is published still great needs for cross border collaboration @neobiota.pensoft.net @neobiota.bsky.social neobiota.pensoft.net/article/1503...
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Day 2 of the #GuardIAS meeting was all about our 11 case studies!
Great to see the nitty-gritty of using eDNA & drones for detection, modelling population spread, and launching new citizen science projects.
Also got a preview of upcoming online events from at @invasivesnet.bsky.social.
Great to see the nitty-gritty of using eDNA & drones for detection, modelling population spread, and launching new citizen science projects.
Also got a preview of upcoming online events from at @invasivesnet.bsky.social.
October 1, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Day 2 of the #GuardIAS meeting was all about our 11 case studies!
Great to see the nitty-gritty of using eDNA & drones for detection, modelling population spread, and launching new citizen science projects.
Also got a preview of upcoming online events from at @invasivesnet.bsky.social.
Great to see the nitty-gritty of using eDNA & drones for detection, modelling population spread, and launching new citizen science projects.
Also got a preview of upcoming online events from at @invasivesnet.bsky.social.
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Teun Everts @inbo.be showcasing the #xenopuslaevis @guardias.bsky.social case study rapid response effectiveness can be measured w #eDNA amazing conservation work
October 1, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Teun Everts @inbo.be showcasing the #xenopuslaevis @guardias.bsky.social case study rapid response effectiveness can be measured w #eDNA amazing conservation work
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Wrap on Day 1 of the GuardIAS project meeting in Thessaloniki! 🇬🇷
A jam-packed day of collaboration, covering everything from AI & eDNA for tracking invasive species to boosting citizen science.
Ready for Day 2!
#GuardIAS #InvasiveSpecies
A jam-packed day of collaboration, covering everything from AI & eDNA for tracking invasive species to boosting citizen science.
Ready for Day 2!
#GuardIAS #InvasiveSpecies
September 30, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Wrap on Day 1 of the GuardIAS project meeting in Thessaloniki! 🇬🇷
A jam-packed day of collaboration, covering everything from AI & eDNA for tracking invasive species to boosting citizen science.
Ready for Day 2!
#GuardIAS #InvasiveSpecies
A jam-packed day of collaboration, covering everything from AI & eDNA for tracking invasive species to boosting citizen science.
Ready for Day 2!
#GuardIAS #InvasiveSpecies
Five years of hard work comes down to today...
Time for my internal #PhD defence!
Lets hope I make it out alive 🐸
#eDNA #genetics #SNPs #Bioinvasions
Time for my internal #PhD defence!
Lets hope I make it out alive 🐸
#eDNA #genetics #SNPs #Bioinvasions
September 26, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Five years of hard work comes down to today...
Time for my internal #PhD defence!
Lets hope I make it out alive 🐸
#eDNA #genetics #SNPs #Bioinvasions
Time for my internal #PhD defence!
Lets hope I make it out alive 🐸
#eDNA #genetics #SNPs #Bioinvasions
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@teuneverts.bsky.social en Rein Brys testen uit of snoek kan worden ingezet als inheemse roofvis om de grote stierkikkerpopulaties - zoals in en rond Geel - in te dijken. Teun, Rein en de collega's voeren een proef uit aan de hand van vier 'vijvertypes'. youtu.be/zQYOWiKHCmY
Kan een inheemse roofvis zoals snoek de Amerikaanse stierkikker indijken?
YouTube video by Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek
youtu.be
September 18, 2025 at 8:57 AM
@teuneverts.bsky.social en Rein Brys testen uit of snoek kan worden ingezet als inheemse roofvis om de grote stierkikkerpopulaties - zoals in en rond Geel - in te dijken. Teun, Rein en de collega's voeren een proef uit aan de hand van vier 'vijvertypes'. youtu.be/zQYOWiKHCmY
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Plenary Speaker Announcement | We are pleased to announce that David Dudgeon will be presenting ‘Global homogenization of freshwater fish diversity during the Anthropocene: evidence from tropical East Asia’ at ICAIS 2026.
September 17, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Plenary Speaker Announcement | We are pleased to announce that David Dudgeon will be presenting ‘Global homogenization of freshwater fish diversity during the Anthropocene: evidence from tropical East Asia’ at ICAIS 2026.
#Chytrid fungus and #ranavirus jeopardize amphibian well-being.
We present a novel duplex #eDNA assay to detect both simultaneously from water samples.
We also show that the presence and density of #invasive #bullfrogs is related to that of chytrid fungus, but not ranavirus, in space and time 🐸
We present a novel duplex #eDNA assay to detect both simultaneously from water samples.
We also show that the presence and density of #invasive #bullfrogs is related to that of chytrid fungus, but not ranavirus, in space and time 🐸
September 16, 2025 at 6:44 PM
#Chytrid fungus and #ranavirus jeopardize amphibian well-being.
We present a novel duplex #eDNA assay to detect both simultaneously from water samples.
We also show that the presence and density of #invasive #bullfrogs is related to that of chytrid fungus, but not ranavirus, in space and time 🐸
We present a novel duplex #eDNA assay to detect both simultaneously from water samples.
We also show that the presence and density of #invasive #bullfrogs is related to that of chytrid fungus, but not ranavirus, in space and time 🐸
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SAVE THE DATE #Neobiota2026 is coming to Brussels Leave your contact details www.neobiota2026.org
September 16, 2025 at 7:08 AM
SAVE THE DATE #Neobiota2026 is coming to Brussels Leave your contact details www.neobiota2026.org
💡 Think carefuly about the analytical choices made when relating #eDNA #concentrations to species #abundance and #density!
⚠️ We show that a variety of (suboptimal) methods are used to investigate these relationships, and that these problematic statitiscs lead to flawed outcomes
👇 #OA article below
⚠️ We show that a variety of (suboptimal) methods are used to investigate these relationships, and that these problematic statitiscs lead to flawed outcomes
👇 #OA article below
August 22, 2025 at 3:19 PM
💡 Think carefuly about the analytical choices made when relating #eDNA #concentrations to species #abundance and #density!
⚠️ We show that a variety of (suboptimal) methods are used to investigate these relationships, and that these problematic statitiscs lead to flawed outcomes
👇 #OA article below
⚠️ We show that a variety of (suboptimal) methods are used to investigate these relationships, and that these problematic statitiscs lead to flawed outcomes
👇 #OA article below
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Abstract submissions have just opened for #ICAIS2026, hosted in Northern Ireland at @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social
The conference theme is "Transcending Boundaries", considering habitats, disciplines, regions, and research-policy interfaces
Deadline: September 26, 2025
icais.org/icais-2026/c...
The conference theme is "Transcending Boundaries", considering habitats, disciplines, regions, and research-policy interfaces
Deadline: September 26, 2025
icais.org/icais-2026/c...
August 1, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Abstract submissions have just opened for #ICAIS2026, hosted in Northern Ireland at @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social
The conference theme is "Transcending Boundaries", considering habitats, disciplines, regions, and research-policy interfaces
Deadline: September 26, 2025
icais.org/icais-2026/c...
The conference theme is "Transcending Boundaries", considering habitats, disciplines, regions, and research-policy interfaces
Deadline: September 26, 2025
icais.org/icais-2026/c...
Painful to see how our comprehensive, interdisciplinary review on the dangers of comparing biological #invasions to human migration was misinterpreted and decontextualized. We share the same vision, and urge for discussion rather than villainization.
Below our response.
doi.org/10.1093/bios...
Below our response.
doi.org/10.1093/bios...
Scholarly discourse in polarizing interdisciplinary contexts
“Let us not speak of them; but look, and pass on.” (Dante, 1867/1320, Inferno, Canto III, line 51). These words could apply to both our original work (Ahme
doi.org
July 31, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Painful to see how our comprehensive, interdisciplinary review on the dangers of comparing biological #invasions to human migration was misinterpreted and decontextualized. We share the same vision, and urge for discussion rather than villainization.
Below our response.
doi.org/10.1093/bios...
Below our response.
doi.org/10.1093/bios...
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📣📣 We would like to introduce the bi-annual #InvasionsNewsletter, an open-access digital magazine and a collaborative effort of individuals, networks, and organizations from around the world! You can access it here:
joom.ag/mIjd
joom.ag/mIjd
Invasions Newsletter
safeguarding island havens. new research. management stories. policy updates.
joom.ag
May 14, 2025 at 8:26 PM
📣📣 We would like to introduce the bi-annual #InvasionsNewsletter, an open-access digital magazine and a collaborative effort of individuals, networks, and organizations from around the world! You can access it here:
joom.ag/mIjd
joom.ag/mIjd
After 3 years of sampling, lab work, bio informatics, statistical analyses and writing, I am very pleased to see the fifth data chapter of my #PhD published in #Heredity!
We combine occurrence records and population #genetics to reveal the €spread dynamics of invasive #bullfrogs! 👽🐸
We combine occurrence records and population #genetics to reveal the €spread dynamics of invasive #bullfrogs! 👽🐸
May 19, 2025 at 8:58 AM
After 3 years of sampling, lab work, bio informatics, statistical analyses and writing, I am very pleased to see the fifth data chapter of my #PhD published in #Heredity!
We combine occurrence records and population #genetics to reveal the €spread dynamics of invasive #bullfrogs! 👽🐸
We combine occurrence records and population #genetics to reveal the €spread dynamics of invasive #bullfrogs! 👽🐸
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Congratulations to Teun Everts (@teuneverts.bsky.social) and Thomas Reinhart for winning the Best Student Presentation awards at the #AquaEcOmics meeting in Evian, France!
mbmg.pensoft.net/news/806
@aquaecomics.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
mbmg.pensoft.net/news/806
@aquaecomics.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Metabarcoding and Metagenomics recognises student talent at the AquaEcOmics meeting in Evian
The 2025 AquaEcOmics meeting was held in Evian, France from 17 to 20 March 2025.Described as "a meeting to explore aquatic ecosystems biodiversity, functioning and monitoring with eDNA and multi-...
mbmg.pensoft.net
March 28, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Congratulations to Teun Everts (@teuneverts.bsky.social) and Thomas Reinhart for winning the Best Student Presentation awards at the #AquaEcOmics meeting in Evian, France!
mbmg.pensoft.net/news/806
@aquaecomics.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
mbmg.pensoft.net/news/806
@aquaecomics.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Heading back to Belgium after a 6 week research stay at the Modelling, Evidence & Policy research Group of #Newcastle University #UK. Looking forward to applying the acquired knowledge on #network theory on the spatial prioritization of #bioinvasion management. 🐸
March 7, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Heading back to Belgium after a 6 week research stay at the Modelling, Evidence & Policy research Group of #Newcastle University #UK. Looking forward to applying the acquired knowledge on #network theory on the spatial prioritization of #bioinvasion management. 🐸
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Still time for applying for the #postdoc position in the #GuardIAS project! Deadline 12 March.
Info and applications: euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/317579
#bioinvasions #InvasiveSpecies #MarineEcology #AquaticEcology 🧪🌍🌐
Info and applications: euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/317579
#bioinvasions #InvasiveSpecies #MarineEcology #AquaticEcology 🧪🌍🌐
March 6, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Still time for applying for the #postdoc position in the #GuardIAS project! Deadline 12 March.
Info and applications: euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/317579
#bioinvasions #InvasiveSpecies #MarineEcology #AquaticEcology 🧪🌍🌐
Info and applications: euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/317579
#bioinvasions #InvasiveSpecies #MarineEcology #AquaticEcology 🧪🌍🌐
Spreading #non-native species and human migrations. Superficially similar, but vastly different. We carefully distilled both processes and provide frameworks to support the development of context-specific policies that respect human dignity, and foster cultural diversity.
👉 doi.org/10.1111/brv....
👉 doi.org/10.1111/brv....
February 26, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Spreading #non-native species and human migrations. Superficially similar, but vastly different. We carefully distilled both processes and provide frameworks to support the development of context-specific policies that respect human dignity, and foster cultural diversity.
👉 doi.org/10.1111/brv....
👉 doi.org/10.1111/brv....
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Happy to contribute to this publication, led by Danish Ahmed & Phillip Haubrock, with many coauthors incl. @alebortolus.bsky.social l @oldenfish.bsky.social @canobarbacil.bsky.social il.bsky.social @martin-nunez.bsky.social @jan-honza-pergl.bsky.social @franzessl1.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1111/brv....
doi.org/10.1111/brv....
Parallels and discrepancies between non‐native species introductions and human migration
Biological invasions and human migrations have increased globally due to socio-economic drivers and environmental factors that have enhanced cultural, economic, and geographic connectivity. Both proc...
doi.org
February 24, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Happy to contribute to this publication, led by Danish Ahmed & Phillip Haubrock, with many coauthors incl. @alebortolus.bsky.social l @oldenfish.bsky.social @canobarbacil.bsky.social il.bsky.social @martin-nunez.bsky.social @jan-honza-pergl.bsky.social @franzessl1.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1111/brv....
doi.org/10.1111/brv....
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it is out ⚠️
it is Open Access 🥳
it took great international and interdisciplinary collaboration
Go for it and let me know what you think
Link: 👇
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
it is Open Access 🥳
it took great international and interdisciplinary collaboration
Go for it and let me know what you think
Link: 👇
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
February 21, 2025 at 2:25 PM
it is out ⚠️
it is Open Access 🥳
it took great international and interdisciplinary collaboration
Go for it and let me know what you think
Link: 👇
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
it is Open Access 🥳
it took great international and interdisciplinary collaboration
Go for it and let me know what you think
Link: 👇
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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What are biological invasions and why are they (very) important? 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIJK...
@rosscuthbert.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIJK...
@rosscuthbert.bsky.social
Invasion | Queen's University Belfast
YouTube video by Queen's University Belfast
www.youtube.com
February 15, 2025 at 5:07 PM
What are biological invasions and why are they (very) important? 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIJK...
@rosscuthbert.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIJK...
@rosscuthbert.bsky.social