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Wayne Dawson @waynedawsoneco.bsky.social · 5d

One of multiple S hemisphere plants in GB that we would like a talented PhD student to study! See link for funded NERC ACCE+ PhD opportunity at Liverpool: www.findaphd.com/phds/project....

Wayne Dawson @waynedawsoneco.bsky.social · 5d

Revealing links between herbivore release and soil mutualist enhancement in an invasive plant:
doi.org/10.1111/nph....

Reassociation of specialist herbivores with an invasive plant selects for reduced allocation to soil mutualists

Invasive plants often escape specialist herbivores and can evolve to reallocate resources to growth from defense, but reunion with specialists can reverse this evolutionary trade-off. It remains u...

doi.org

Wayne Dawson @waynedawsoneco.bsky.social · 5d

Barcoding non-native plant species on South Georgia:
doi.org/10.1111/1755...

Phylogenomic Barcoding of Soil Seed Bank–Persistent and Wind‐Dispersed Non‐Native Plant Species in South Georgia

Climate change and invasive species are leading drivers of biodiversity loss, with island ecosystems being especially vulnerable. South Georgia, a remote sub-Antarctic island, is 170 km long with app....

doi.org

NeoBiota @neobiota.pensoft.net · 16d

Climate niche analysis predicts 2,554 potential new alien vascular plant species could invade the Arctic, emphasising urgent need for biosecurity and monitoring under climate change.

🔗 doi.org/10.3897/neob...

@liverpooluni.bsky.social

Marten Winter @smartenwinter.bsky.social · 20d

▶️‼️𝐀 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐍𝐀𝐅, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐬 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐰‼️◀️
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

1️⃣ it now contains 16,429 plant taxa
2️⃣ removal of outdated data & errors
3️⃣ 117,229 new records
4️⃣ 31% increase in the number of geographic regions

The updated Global Naturalized Alien Flora (GloNAF 2.0) database

GloNAF is a continuously updated, curated compilation of alien naturalized vascular plant inventories for geographic regions worldwide. Building on its predecessor, GloNAF 2.0 now contains 16,429 tax...

esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

Mark Avery @markavery.bsky.social · 21d

New GB Red List for vascular plants from @bsbibotany.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social is comprehensive revision of 2005 list.

Plants are good indicators of the pressures on all our wildlife - things are not getting better.

More details: markavery.info/2025/11/05/b...

Wayne Dawson @waynedawsoneco.bsky.social · 22d

Fair, though climate match is unlikely to explain everything: need to consider the 'failed' introductions from said climates too. Thanks for reposting!

Wayne Dawson @waynedawsoneco.bsky.social · 22d

@ukladybirds.bsky.social

Wayne Dawson @waynedawsoneco.bsky.social · 22d

Pirri-Pirri Bur, Pampas grass, Wireweed: all plants from the S Hemisphere that are establishing in the UK. Can we explain current and predict future invasions by S Hemisphere plants? Apply for this NERC ACCE+ PhD project to find out: tinyurl.com/374ty2b7
Please Repost! @acce-dla.bsky.social

Wayne Dawson @waynedawsoneco.bsky.social · 23d

A windy, raw, but sunny day in and above Hope Valley, the Peak District.

Wayne Dawson @waynedawsoneco.bsky.social · 26d

Donated.

Jack Wallington @jackwallington.com · 26d

As the world is showing, nature has the weakest protections imaginable. Communities buying up as much land as possible for nature remains a top priority. One way people can do this is through financially supporting conservation charities. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Sir David Attenborough inspires Rothbury Estate donations - BBC News

Sir David Attenborough inspires a surge in backing for a £30m campaign to create a nature haven.

www.bbc.co.uk

Jack Wallington @jackwallington.com · 26d

As the world is showing, nature has the weakest protections imaginable. Communities buying up as much land as possible for nature remains a top priority. One way people can do this is through financially supporting conservation charities. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Sir David Attenborough inspires Rothbury Estate donations - BBC News

Sir David Attenborough inspires a surge in backing for a £30m campaign to create a nature haven.

www.bbc.co.uk

Andrea @mouseinthehouse.bsky.social · Oct 25

So true

#Introverts

Wayne Dawson @waynedawsoneco.bsky.social · Oct 22

And then, some plants appeared.

Wayne Dawson @waynedawsoneco.bsky.social · Oct 21

This might be science, or science fiction, in the making.

Wayne Dawson @waynedawsoneco.bsky.social · Oct 17

Well done Dan!

Wayne Dawson @waynedawsoneco.bsky.social · Oct 17

Hi @ukladybirds.bsky.social, this should be of interest.

Alison Copeland @bda-biodiversity.bsky.social · Oct 17

Green Iguanas were identified as highly likely to arrive during a horizon scanning exercise (Dawson et al., 2023: doi.org/10.1111/conl...), and it looks they have. Well done on the intercept. 🦎
bernews.com/2025/10/igua...

Two Iguanas Found Aboard Ships In Bermuda - Bernews

Thanks to the “vigilance of the crew on both vessels” two iguanas that were discovered on ships docked in Bermuda this past summer were prevented from actually entering Bermuda. An article in Envirota...

bernews.com

Alison Copeland @bda-biodiversity.bsky.social · Oct 17

Green Iguanas were identified as highly likely to arrive during a horizon scanning exercise (Dawson et al., 2023: doi.org/10.1111/conl...), and it looks they have. Well done on the intercept. 🦎
bernews.com/2025/10/igua...

Two Iguanas Found Aboard Ships In Bermuda - Bernews

Thanks to the “vigilance of the crew on both vessels” two iguanas that were discovered on ships docked in Bermuda this past summer were prevented from actually entering Bermuda. An article in Envirota...

bernews.com

Wayne Dawson @waynedawsoneco.bsky.social · Oct 16

Controversial opinion: many scientists (probably a majority) are terrible at conversation. Conversation is an art. It requires listening and not simply talking when and however much one wants.

Wayne Dawson @waynedawsoneco.bsky.social · Sep 8

A lovely encounter with a New Zealand Fantail on Banks Peninsula. Very cute.

Wayne Dawson @waynedawsoneco.bsky.social · Sep 4

Alison got first prize for her poster on Bermuda's invader-dominated communities at EMAPI 2025. Well done! @bda-biodiversity.bsky.social

Wayne Dawson @waynedawsoneco.bsky.social · Sep 4

Accompanied by a great talk by @bda-biodiversity.bsky.social on her huge survey effort to study invader-dominated plant communities in Bermuda.

Wayne Dawson @waynedawsoneco.bsky.social · Sep 4

And Alison won first poster prize! Well done.

Wayne Dawson @waynedawsoneco.bsky.social · Sep 4

And that's me done. Can relax and enjoy the rest of the EMAPi 2025 conference now!

Wayne Dawson @waynedawsoneco.bsky.social · Aug 25

It's 23:40 on bank holiday Monday, and I think I just finished a grant proposal 😬😴

John Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social · Aug 18

Climate models since the 1970s nailed it—most predicted global warming almost exactly as it happened.

Wayne Dawson @waynedawsoneco.bsky.social · Aug 16

My first ever crop of onions, and they look great! About 50 or so, still another 17 in the ground. Now, for curing.

Wayne Dawson @waynedawsoneco.bsky.social · Aug 15

What happens to an abandoned golf course.

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