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Quentin Groom

Quentin Groom

@cabbageleek.bsky.social

210 followers 170 following 9 posts

Botanist at Meise Botanic Garden 🍀 Exploring biodiversity, data, and the interplay between nature and technology. Advocate for conserving the planet’s green heritage. Opinions my own.

Environmental science 37%

Biology 21%

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Reposted by Ingolf Kühn, Quentin Groom, Joana R. Vicente

InvasionS @invasionscience.bsky.social · 20d

📢 Join us in the Casual Seminar: “Why we still struggle to turn biodiversity data into policy evidence” with Quentin Groom.

🗓️27 Jan |🕒15h00 |📍CIBIO & Online

🔗 Find more: www.cibio.up.pt/en/events/wh...

#Biodiversity #SciencePolicy #AlienSMART

Reposted by Quentin Groom, Simon Reynaert

OneSTOP @onestop-project.eu · 20d

In Day 2️⃣ of #OneSTOP2026 we started new topics such as:
💻Horizon scanning for species and the gaps in methods currently used
📑Guiding principles for model outputs to inform policy
👉Learn more about our prioritisation work: onestop-project.eu/prioritisati...

Reposted by Franz Essl, Quentin Groom

Pensoft @pensoft.net · 21d

🫶 Funded by @horizoneu.bsky.social & officially started last year, @onestop-project.eu brings together 20 research institutions, including #Pensoft as an experienced science communicator.

👉 Find more about @onestop-project.eu & our role at the project on our blog: blog.pensoft.net/2025/02/13/p...

Pensoft joins new Horizon Europe project to help tackle terrestrial invasive alien species

Pensoft will play a vital role in public awareness, engagement and promoting effective strategies for monitoring and managing IAS.

blog.pensoft.net

Reposted by Quentin Groom

Tim Adriaens @adriaenstim.bsky.social · Nov 24

Horizon @onestop-project.eu aims to improve #invasivespecies detection & prioritisation & data driven workflows & stakeholder engagement @cabbageleek.bsky.social

Reposted by Quentin Groom

Tim Adriaens @adriaenstim.bsky.social · Nov 24

Speaking about #vespavelutina at the 6th Croatian symposium on #invasivespecies

Reposted by Quentin Groom

Pensoft @pensoft.net · Oct 24

Our illustrations by the incredible @illustrixxxy.bsky.social featured once again at #LivingData2025 during Cristina Preda's presentation on #invasivespecies data in Romania!

Reposted by Quentin Groom

Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · Oct 24

At #LivingData2025, our editor @cabbageleek.bsky.social presented @onestop-project.eu as a tool for scaling #invasivespecies checklist workflows

Reposted by Quentin Groom

RIO (Research Ideas and Outcomes) journal @riojournal.com · Oct 24

The happiest smiles by our authors Cristina Preda and @helianateixeira.bsky.social as they pose with @onestop-project.eu materials at @pensoft.net's #LivingData2025 stand!

Reposted by Quentin Groom

Nicole Kearney @nicolekearney.bsky.social · Oct 23

📣 Calling all biodiversity institutions! Meise Botanic Garden is supporting the continuation of BHL by auditing/cancelling non-Open Access journal subscriptions & diverting all saved funds to BHL. Patricia Mergen encourages other institutions to do the same 🧪 🌱🌎 #LivingData2025 #OpenAccess #ILoveBHL

A person presenting on a stage in front of a slide featuring text and two pages of an historic publication.

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OneSTOP @onestop-project.eu · Oct 23

#LivingData2025 Day2️⃣highlights
👉 Yesterday OneSTOP coordinator, @cabbageleek.bsky.social, presented the project during his talk on how open science builds enduring value for biodiversity research.
⏩ Today, we continue with Part 2 of 'Long Live Biodiversity Data'.
🕰️10:45 AM - 12:45 PM
📍 Caldas

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Pensoft @pensoft.net · Oct 22

Interesting talk by @cabbageleek.bsky.social of @meisebotanicgarden.bsky.social as he presents insights from projects such as @b-cubed.eu and @onestop-project.eu at our #LivingData2025 symposium

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Biodiversity Data Journal @bdj.pensoft.net · Oct 22

We met with our friend and editor @cabbageleek.bsky.social of @meisebotanicgarden.bsky.social at #LivingData2025! He has been a long-time @pensoft.net partner, with key roles in projects such as @onestop-project.eu and @b-cubed.eu

Reposted by Quentin Groom, Vijay Barve

GBIF @gbif.org · Oct 17

💪Train today, mobilize data tomorrow ⚡

Delegates from around the world at the Global Nodes Training are participating in modules organized by the GBIF Community and Capacity team and led by subject-matter expert trainers.

#Bogotá #Colombia

A collage of images from the GBIF global nodes training

Reposted by Quentin Groom

GBIF @gbif.org · Oct 16

Don't miss an incredible opportunity to hear from the four keynote speakers at #LivingData2025!

🌿 Dr. Alice Hughes
🌎 Dr. Lydia Jennings
📊 Dr. Sabina Leonelli
🦋 Dr. Rudolf Meier

🔗 www.livingdata2025.c...

#DatosVivos2025 @tdwg.org @gbif.org @obis.org @geobon.org #InstitutoHumboldt

Reposted by Quentin Groom, Hanno Seebens

GBIF @gbif.org · Oct 16

Welcome to Bogotá! 💛💙❤️

Ahead of #LivingData2025, the GBIF network has a packed schedule with our Global Nodes meeting and training, committee meetings and the 32nd GBIF Governing Board.

We're looking forward to connecting with new and familiar faces in #Colombia! 🌎

📷 Mélianie Raymond

An incredible picture of Bogotá skyline with flowers in the foreground

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GBIF @gbif.org · Oct 14

🐦 1 week to go until #Living Data2025!!

There's still time to register! Join @tdwg.org, @gbif.org, @obis.org and @geobon.org #InstitutoHumboldt in Colombia or online for an unmissable event!

🔗: www.livingdata2025.c...

🌎💻 #DatosVivos2025

purple graphic with images of species

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OneSTOP @onestop-project.eu · Sep 19

🐌 Today's #InvasiveAlienSpecies is Cipangopaludina chinensis, the Chinese Mystery Snail.
🟢 It can outcompete many native snails, alter water quality and algae diversity, and act as a potential parasite host.
⚪ There are also concerns about it clogging water pipes and attacking fish eggs.

Quentin Groom @cabbageleek.bsky.social · Sep 12

Herbaria aren’t dusty cupboards full of dead plants. They’re global data engines for AI, genomics & conservation.

Our new paper argues: digitisation ≠ replacement. Physical + digital collections together are the future.

👉 doi.org/10.1002/ppp3...

Reposted by Quentin Groom

Biodiversity Meets Data @bmd-project.eu · Sep 5

Something exciting is coming soon… 🥳
📢 BMD’s first newsletter is just around the corner!
📬 Subscribe to receive it directly in your inbox and learn the latest project updates: dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/118442...

Reposted by Quentin Groom

RIO (Research Ideas and Outcomes) journal @riojournal.com · Sep 3

🆕 Modern #technologies & #CitizenScience called to the rescue at the @onestop-project.eu to deliver methods for identification, early detection and surveillance of #invasive alien #animals and #plants.

📑 Grant Proposal: doi.org/10.3897/rio.....
📌 Funded by @horizoneu.bsky.social.

#Science4EU

Reposted by Quentin Groom

Pensoft @pensoft.net · Sep 3

📢 Shoutout to ALL packing up for #LivingData2025!

📌 In our session, you'll find how multiple @horizoneu.bsky.social projects are carrying on the legacy of their predecessors in an excellent example of knowledge transfer done right✅!

👌We'll also talk about #science #communication!

#DatosVivos2025

Pensoft to co-host a session on knowledge transfer & continuity at Living Data 2025

Pensoft is a co-organiser of a four-hour session, titled: “Long Live Biodiversity Data: Knowledge Transfer and Continuity across Research Projects”.

blog.pensoft.net

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CO-OP4CBD @coop4cbd.eu · Aug 20

🗓️ Did you save the dates? The CO-OP4CBD trainings on SBSTTA-27 agenda items are coming in less than two weeks!

💚 Join us for seven insightful sessions on crucial biodiversity topics between 1 and 5 September!

👀 Find out more: coop4cbd.eu/news/co-op4c...

#Biodiversity #ForNature #ForOurPlanet

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OneSTOP @onestop-project.eu · Sep 1

🦫 The next #InvasiveAlienSpecies of Union concern is the Castor canadensis, or the American Beaver.
🌿 It directly competes with the native European beaver, occupying the same ecological niche.
🟤 With its higher reproduction rate, it increases the risk of extinction for the native beaver species.

Reposted by Quentin Groom

GBIF @gbif.org · Sep 1

🌍 Why countries need GBIF: lessons from Belgium

A recently published policy brief provides details how Belgium has leveraged GBIF to support sustainable development, conservation and innovation for effective #biodiversity governance.

🔗 doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

brown and blue graphic with white text and logos overlaying. Text reads why countries need the global biodiversity information facility: lessons from belgium

Reposted by Quentin Groom, Fabio Mologni

OneSTOP @onestop-project.eu · Aug 29

🏵️ Today's #InvasiveAlienSpecies is Broussonetia papyrifera, the Paper Mulberry.
🌲 This plant is a swift coloniser of disturbed areas, including forests.
🍂 It can form extensive, dense stands through spreading root systems, and its pollen is highly allergenic.
#SpeciesofUnionConcern #IASinEurope

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OneSTOP @onestop-project.eu · Aug 29

👀 Stay informed about all the ways we support #IAS management in Europe.
📬 Subscribe to OneSTOP's newsletter: dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/128157...

Quentin Groom @cabbageleek.bsky.social · Aug 18

David cooks amazing blueberry pancakes. All you need to do is collect him the berries 🫐

David Shorthouse @dshorthouse.bsky.social · Aug 8

Wabakimi with @cabbageleek.bsky.social, James Macklin and my son, Thomas was next level. Trip report on 8 day adventure to come soon.

Overlooking a wickedly difficult portage down the Seven Sisters

One of the Seven Sisters in Wabakimi

Crocs in the Wabakimi evening.

Campsite on the Collins River.

Reposted by Quentin Groom

David Shorthouse @dshorthouse.bsky.social · Aug 17

Retrieving the dewy canoe while the boy sleeps.

Photo by @cabbageleek.bsky.social

A red canoe escaping the push of one of the seven sisters waterfalls on the Kopka River near Wabakimi Provincial Park in Western Ontario, Canada.

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David Shorthouse @dshorthouse.bsky.social · Aug 8

Wabakimi with @cabbageleek.bsky.social, James Macklin and my son, Thomas was next level. Trip report on 8 day adventure to come soon.

Overlooking a wickedly difficult portage down the Seven Sisters

One of the Seven Sisters in Wabakimi

Crocs in the Wabakimi evening.

Campsite on the Collins River.

Reposted by Quentin Groom

Corey Callaghan @coreytcallaghan.bsky.social · Jul 28

Key findings!