Stunning video.

Quote: 'The global dispersal of a relatively small number of non-native species resulted in a remarkable change in biogeographic realms'. Another intriguing study supporting Charles Elton's (1958) assertion that invasions are breaking down Wallace's realms
nature.com/articles/s4146…

The release of ornamental fishes in inland waters is a form of biological pollution that threatens biodiversity & ecosystem function. thethaiger.com/news/national/…

Goldfish have been sold through the pet trade and released widely for over a century. Yet it seems that just in the last decade many superabundant populations have appeared in urban areas across Canada. Are they being triggered by climate change? timescolonist.com/local-news/cam…

Quote: 'We analyzed 15 years of monitoring data and found the abundance of native predators...to have declined significantly as [the silver croaker, an introduced species from the Amazon River] preyed on smaller fish and became more abundant.' phys.org/news/2024-05-r…

The resilient 'scientists should never engage in advocacy' admonishment has once again reared its head in mainstream science discourse.

I've written on why such thinking is misguided and in fact dangerous on several occasions: 🧵

Our latest #OA study on marine biological invasions. #biodiversity #invasionecology

Structural and functional effects of global invasion pressure on benthic marine communities—patterns, challenges and priorities - Zaiko - Diversity and Distributions
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The ecological & socioeconomic impacts of ant invasions - and of course invasions in general - are a global biosecurity issue. A new review of the management challenges in preventing invasive ants from threatening China's ecosystems & agriculture:
sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Take-home messages: Biodiversity loss, climate change and non-native species increase novel infectious disease outbreaks, whereas urbanisation decreases it (owing to sanitation, health infrastructure, smaller numbers of animal species). theguardian.com/environment/ar…

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Quote: 'The deep work that is needed to advance ecology requires time for reflection and reflection requires a mind that is clear, open, and eager'. esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/be…

The likelihood and magnitude of damage increase disproportionately with every fractional increase of the mean. Therefore, as one scientist said, we must fight to stave off every tenth of a degree change, even if/when we fail to avoid exceeding 1.5C. theguardian.com/environment/ng…

Quote: 'Reducing greenhouse gas emissions, managing ecosystem health, and preventing biological invasions and biodiversity loss could help to reduce the burden of plant, animal and human diseases.' nature.com/articles/s4158…

nytimes.com/2024/05/08/hea…

When it comes to invasive alien species, doing nothing is also a choice nzgeo.com/stories/someth…

In this video, starring a Cetti's warbler, I compare the advantages of being resident against being a migrant and the need to consider the geometric mean. 7 seconds too long to add directly to twitter -n so here is the YouTube link.
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Scientists from three research stations on the Great Barrier Reef have shared sobering accounts of the damage inflicted by anthropogenic heating.

nzherald.co.nz/world/great-ba…

Happy birthday Søren Kierkegaard. We can feel the flames.