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Tim Adriaens @adriaenstim.bsky.social · 19h

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 ...

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GuardIAS @guardias.bsky.social · 7d

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.

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Tim Adriaens @adriaenstim.bsky.social · 7d

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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GuardIAS @guardias.bsky.social · 8d

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

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Teun Everts @teuneverts.bsky.social · 12d

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

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INBO (Research Institute for Nature and Forest) @inbo.be · 20d

@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

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The International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species @icaisorg.bsky.social · 21d

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.

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Teun Everts @teuneverts.bsky.social · 22d

#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 🐸

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Tim Adriaens @adriaenstim.bsky.social · 22d

SAVE THE DATE #Neobiota2026 is coming to Brussels Leave your contact details www.neobiota2026.org

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Teun Everts @teuneverts.bsky.social · Aug 22

#OA article in Methods in Ecology and Evolution below

doi.org/10.1111/2041...

From anarchy to clarity, data pre‐processing and statistical choices influence quantitative environmental DNA (eDNA) analyses

Environmental DNA (eDNA) analyses hold great potential for increasing species detection sensitivities and estimating species abundances. The rapidly growing user base, continuous method developmen...

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Teun Everts @teuneverts.bsky.social · Aug 22

💡 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

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Ross Cuthbert @rosscuthbert.bsky.social · Aug 1

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...

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Teun Everts @teuneverts.bsky.social · Jul 31

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.

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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

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Ana Novoa @ananovoaperez.bsky.social · May 14

📣📣 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:
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Invasions Newsletter

safeguarding island havens. new research. management stories. policy updates.

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Teun Everts @teuneverts.bsky.social · May 19

Find this #OA article here 👇
doi.org/10.1038/s414...

Multiple source locations and long-distance dispersal explain the rapid spread of a recent amphibian invasion - Heredity

Heredity - Multiple source locations and long-distance dispersal explain the rapid spread of a recent amphibian invasion

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Teun Everts @teuneverts.bsky.social · May 19

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! 👽🐸

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Teun Everts @teuneverts.bsky.social · Mar 29

Same goes for the receiving end of the award. Big thanks! 😀

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Metabarcoding and Metagenomics @mbmg.pensoft.net · Mar 28

Congratulations to Teun Everts (@teuneverts.bsky.social) and Thomas Reinhart for winning the Best Student Presentation awards at the #AquaEcOmics meeting in Evian, France!

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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-...

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Teun Everts @teuneverts.bsky.social · Mar 7

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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Stelios Katsanevakis @skatsanevakis.bsky.social · Mar 6

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 🧪🌍🌐

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Teun Everts @teuneverts.bsky.social · Feb 26

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....

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Emili García-Berthou @garciaberthou.bsky.social · Feb 24

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
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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...

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Ale Bortolus @alebortolus.bsky.social · Feb 21

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/...

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Franck Courchamp @franckcourchamp.bsky.social · Feb 15

What are biological invasions and why are they (very) important? 👇

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Invasion | Queen's University Belfast

YouTube video by Queen's University Belfast

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Justine Karst 🇨🇦 @j-karst.bsky.social · Feb 11

This is a deep self-reflection on invasion science. Wonderfully thought provoking and honest. No short cuts. Every field shld consider doing this. We need more!
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Conceptual and ethical considerations in invasion science

Abstract. Invasion science addresses interconnected ecological, economic, and social challenges posed by the introduction of nonnative species. Therefore,

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