Susan Canavan

The celebrity influence driving online conversations on invasive species | About | University of Stirling The celebrity influence driving online conversations on invasive species

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What half a million tweets revealed about invasive species A study analysing over 500,000 tweets from 2006 to 2021 found that public discourse on invasive species heavily favours charismatic animals over ecologically harmful plants.

A study from colleagues in SNES and @uniofgalway.bsky.social analysing over 500,000 tweets from 2006 to 2021 found that public discourse on invasive species heavily favours charismatic animals over ecologically harmful plants 🐱 www.ncl.ac.uk/nes/news/new...

From habitats to hashtags: examining online discussions about invasive species – new paper by @scanavan.bsky.social et al. now published in #EcologyandSociety doi.org/10.5751/ES-1... #alienspecies #invasivespecies #digitaldata #socialmedia #conservationculturomics

iEcology reveals the importance of geography and genetic makeup in the flowering phenology of invasive Carpobrotus taxa Scientists use social media to track the flowering of an invasive coastal plant across six countries. Photographs from Instagram, iNaturalist and Google Maps showed that Carpobrotus plants flower at ....

Hot off the presses...iEcology reveals the importance of geography and genetic makeup in the flowering phenology of invasive Carpobrotus taxa

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Seed germination of cultivated, naturalised and floristically traded Cortaderia species in South Africa Cortaderia species (commonly known as pampas grass), C. jubata and C. selloana, have become invasive in South Africa. The National Environmental Manag…

Study finds that Pampas grass sold as ‘sterile’ in South African markets had significant numbers of viable seeds, with up to 35% of seeds germinating.

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Seed germination of cultivated, naturalised and floristically traded Cortaderia species in South Africa Cortaderia species (commonly known as pampas grass), C. jubata and C. selloana, have become invasive in South Africa. The National Environmental Manag…

Study finds that Pampas grass sold as ‘sterile’ in South African markets had significant numbers of viable seeds, with up to 35% of seeds germinating.

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Read all about it! The Aliens Newsletter is out led by @ananovoaperez.bsky.social and @scanavan.bsky.social

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This is not a matter of avoiding "uncomfortable" science. The science is weak & without heuristic value. Some of the comparisons (e.g. to invasional meltdown) drawn by Ahmed et al (2025) are ridiculous - but not acknowledged as such. Consequently, their article may normalize such dubious parallels.

A recent article in Biol Reviews by Ahmed et al (2025) warns against 'deleterious' comparisons between human migrations & biological invasions, yet makes a series of scientifically dubious comparisons, described as "potentially fruitful to explore". See our critique: academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...

Parallels between biological invasions and human migration are flawed and undermine both disciplines. Response to Ahmed et al. A recent article by Ahmed and colleagues (2025) attempt to draw parallels and assess distinctions between biological invasions and human migration. This co

A very diverse bunch of scholars - from across biology, conservation, and migration studies - wrote this piece on the very obvious, yet not quite obvious enough for some, dangers of comparing invasive species and human migration. academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...

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Great discussions, amazing people, and exciting new perspectives at the Invasion Culturomics Workshop! 🌍 Happy to be part of this event in Průhonice, Czech Republic! #InvasionScience #Culturomics #ScienceMeetsCulture

Getting ready for the second #SoNAF meeting in winter wonderland 🤩❄️ @iris-eeza.bsky.social @invaculture.net @ibotcz.bsky.social

IRIS went to Prague!!

From 10. - 14.02 our team co-organised two exciting workshops on invasion culturomics ( and SoNAF (Social dimensions of Naturalized Alien Flora) that took place in the castle of Průhonice @ibotcz.bsky.social
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We are excited to work on the future developments!

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Check out our new-ish paper. This paper pushed me to become a @wikipedia.org editor so I could create and update pages for endangered or invasive species. Updating wiki not only helps share conservation information with a wider audience, but also helps our work break out of the academic bubble 🐢

Understanding and managing introduction pathways into protected areas in a changing climate - Biological Invasions The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework 2030 calls for the conservation of 30% of the world’s ecosystems, focusing on protecting areas vital to biodiversity, identifying and managing invasi...

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We explore how climate change may affect introduction pathways of non-native species into protected areas including altering transportation routes, natural dispersal mechanisms & modifying human behaviors (forced migration and shifting travel destinations)
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