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Alice Dalla Vecchia
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Marie Curie post doc at University of Parma (Italy) and McGill University (Canada), working on functional biogeography of invasive freshwater plants.
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Special thanks to Sara Bianchi, graduating today presenting the first master thesis based on the activities of the #DIVEIN project! She showed that Pistia stratiotes can be extremely adaptable to many environments...
Exactly two years after I received news that my project proposal was funded 🍀
February 13, 2026 at 2:44 PM
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NEW POST!

Time to find out what I'm doing while plants are sleeping ;) Plant research goes on also in winter!

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Yes, I’m still here, still working…
It’s been a long while since I shared the last post. It has been a difficult couple of months, but not free of (good) excitement. Sadly, the time came for me to leave Brazil, and despite the snow, …
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January 25, 2026 at 7:54 PM
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New data paper out! Information on 575 plots in 115 ponds is now available for everyone to explore. Including environmental conditions and aquatic and riparian plant diversity! Thanks Silvia and Claudia for involving me in this project... more research on this coming soon!! doi.org/10.3897/ved....
December 17, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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NEW POST!! I have been in Brazil for a little while now... time to discover what's going on here! Prepare for good spirits and shocking invasions...
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Welcome to Brazil – Benvenuti in Brasile
Such a predictable title, but there are no better words to describe how I felt when I arrived in Brazil: welcome! No matter the language barrier, everyone made me feel at home from the moment I lan…
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November 2, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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Read more about my experience at the International Aquatic Plant Group symposium on my blog!
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The macrophyte conference
Here I am, looking at all sorts of tropical trees, drowning in mangos and guava juice and listening to beautiful chatty birds having a rendez-vous out of my window. Yes, I landed in Brazil (and I a…
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September 27, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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First post on this social media new for me! Happy to announce that the DIVE IN Marie Curie project has officially started again... and what a start, International Aquatic Plant Group Symposium in Lisbon and from there straight to Brazil for the next field campaigns! More updates soon 😉
September 25, 2025 at 11:40 AM