Franz Essl has again been recognized as Highly Cited Scientist!
Clarivate has published its 2024-edition of the list of Highly Cited Scientists. This list includes researchers who have authored multiple Highly Cited Papers...
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New publication – Venturing into the unknown: The importance of variable selection when modelling alien species under non‐analogue climatic conditions
This recent research article led by Tom Vorstenbosch, published in Ecology and Evolution, used the sub-Antarctic as a model region to test how variable the...
New publication – Mapping multi-dimensional variability in water stress strategies across temperate forests
Recent research led by Daijun Liu, published in Nature Communications, has shed light on how forests adapt to the increasing threat of water stress caused by...
Visiting Researcher – Anna Walentowitz
We welcome Anna Walentowitz, who is doing her post-doc at University of Bayreuth in Germany. In her research she focuses on island biogeography and invasion...
Division group retreat in Weissenkirchen in Wachau #2
Between 24. and 25.9.2024 our annual division retreat took place. Like last year, we were once again in Weissenkirchen in the Wachau, where we discussed our...
Lisa Tedeschi successfully defended her PhD thesis and won an award!
At the end of May 2024, Lisa Tedeschi successfully defended her joint PhD thesis at Sapienza University of Rome. The thesis is titled "The ecology of alien...
Our team attended the 13th International Conference on Biological Invasions (NEOBIOTA 2024) in Lisbon!
At the beginning of September, many researchers from our Division attended the 13th International Conference on Biological Invasions (NEOBIOTA) in Lisbon....
New publication – The neglected importance of managing biological invasions for sustainable development
In this recent perspective piece in the journal People and Nature, we discuss the role of biological invasions for sustainable development. We highlight...
New publication – Regional invasion history and land use shape the prevalence of non-native species in local assemblages
The latest research paper led by Daijun Liu has been published in Global Change Biology. Here, we combined global databases documenting the occurrence and...
Introducing our new colleague: Fabio Mologni
We are happy to welcome Fabio Mologni to our team in Vienna. Fabio recently started as a post doctoral researcher in our new BiodivERsA+ Project BioMonI...
The success of the 7th European Congress of Conservation Science (ECCB) in Bologna
In June 2024, Bologna (Italy) hosted the 7th ECCB, with more than 1000 participants and 10 parallel sessions! The conference featured Lisa Tedeschi as a...
New publication – Curbing the major and growing threats from invasive alien species is urgent and achievable
Recently the synthesis publication of the recent IPBES Assessment Report on Invasive Alien Species and their Control has been published in Nature Ecology and...
New visiting student: David Umhauer
We welcome David, who will be doing a two-month internship in our Division. He will be collaborating with Adrián Garcia-Rodriguez to develop a database of...
New publication – Predicted decline in invasion risk for alien cultivated flora in Southern Africa
The latest research paper of Ali Omer and colleagues, "Invasion risk of the currently cultivated alien flora in Southern Africa is predicted to decline under...
Online article (SWR) on lag effects in biological invasions [in german]
There are often decades between the introduction of new species and their massive spread. This makes it difficult to assess the risk and protect native...
