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New publication – Shining a Light on “Dark Extinctions” – undocumented extinctions are the rule rather than the exception

Species loss is accelerating and has surpassed historic extinction rates. But how well do we actually capture extinctions and do we know how many species...
11.05.2026
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New publication – European colonialism still threatens biodiversity and languages worldwide

Biodiversity and languages are threatened worldwide. The IPBES Global Assessment estimates around 1 Mio. species at risk of extinction and the same holds...
11.05.2026
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Franz Essl has joined Academia Europaea

In April 2026, Franz Essl has been invited to join the European Academy of Sciences, Academia Europaea. Academia Europaea is an interdisciplinary scientific...
27.04.2026
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MOTIVATE project annual meeting in Vienna

The Vienna BioInvasions team had the pleasure of hosting this year’s annual MOTIVATE project meeting.
02.03.2026
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OneSTOP project annual meeting

From 19-22 January, Lisa Tedeschi attended the annual meeting of the EU Horizon project OneSTOP in Almería, Spain.
30.01.2026
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E-STEEM Call Open now! 20 Female Post Doc Positions @Uni Vienna

With E-STEEM – empowering women in STEM and Economics, the University of Vienna awards at least 20 four-year and full-time (40h/week) postdoctoral...
30.01.2026
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Tom Vorstenbosch successfully defended his PhD Thesis!

On the 18th of December, Tom Vorstenbosch defended his thesis “Modelling biological invasions in the sub-Antarctic under climate change”, supervised by...
18.12.2025
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New Study Reveals Global Surge in Invasive Mosquito Species

An international research team led by the University of Lisbon and involving the University of Vienna reports a rapid worldwide increase in...
06.11.2025
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Franz Essl in conversation on Austrian radio on alien insects and their impacts

On Wednesday 29/10, Franz Essl was a guest in “Punkt 1” on the Austrian Radio Ö1. The broadcast focused on rapidly spreading alien insects in Austria,...
05.11.2025
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New publication – 2nd edition of the Austrian Neophyte Checklist & Michael Glaser on Science ORF

The second edition of the Checklist of Austrian Neophytes, led by Michael Glaser, has just been published in Preslia. This comprehensive update documents...
01.10.2025
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Anna Schertler successfully defended her PhD thesis!

Last Wednesday, 30st July, Anna Schertler defended her thesis “Macroecological perspectives in invasion biology – examining drivers of fungal and plant...
04.08.2025
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New book – Kärntens Heuschrecken

Franz Essl contributed to a beautiful newly published book on Austrian (particularly Carinthian) grasshoppers, available now on the webshop of the...
04.08.2025
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New publication – Patterns and drivers of range filling of alien mammals in Europe

A new study led by Lisa Tedeschi, in collaboration with colleagues from Czech Republic, Portugal, and Italy, was recently published in Oikos. In this paper,...
02.07.2025
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Press Conference and Open Letter on closing the EU Biodiversity Funding Gap

On Thursday, 26 June 2025, an online press conference organized by Scientists For Future Austria, with the participation of Franz Essl and colleagues from...
30.06.2025
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New publication – The latitudinal variation in amphibian speciation rates revisited

A study led by Adrián García-Rodríguez and involving colleagues from Mexico, Colombia, Austria and Brazil was recently published in Communications Biology....
23.06.2025
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Latest News

New publication – Shining a Light on “Dark Extinctions” – undocumented extinctions are the rule rather than the exception
New publication – European colonialism still threatens biodiversity and languages worldwide
Franz Essl has joined Academia Europaea
MOTIVATE project annual meeting in Vienna
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Latest Publications

  • Integrating functional and trait-based models to explain seed size variation on islands in the New Zealand region
  • Dynamics of ecosystem service values under land cover change in the Dinder semi-arid biosphere reserve, Sudan
  • Cross-border colonists : How naturalised species reshape prairies, Pampas, and savannas
  • The global geography of plant invasion risk under future climate and land-use changes
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