Theresa Henke
@theresahenke.bsky.social
PostDoc at IRIS (https://iriseeza.com/)
🇩🇪 Raised, 🇪🇸 based, 🇮🇸 in my ❤️ |
📍 Almería
#BioInvasions 🐟🌱👽, human dimensions 👥, culturomics💻
co-f(l)ounder of @IceFishResearch
🇩🇪 Raised, 🇪🇸 based, 🇮🇸 in my ❤️ |
📍 Almería
#BioInvasions 🐟🌱👽, human dimensions 👥, culturomics💻
co-f(l)ounder of @IceFishResearch
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IRIS goes to Iceland 🧊
At the beggining of July, Theresa ( @theresahenke.bsky.social )set off for colder climates returning to the University of Iceland Research Centre of the Westfjords (& @fishiceland.bsky.social) for a 6 weeks stay.
Stay tuned for updates on old & new projects :)
At the beggining of July, Theresa ( @theresahenke.bsky.social )set off for colder climates returning to the University of Iceland Research Centre of the Westfjords (& @fishiceland.bsky.social) for a 6 weeks stay.
Stay tuned for updates on old & new projects :)
August 5, 2025 at 10:39 AM
IRIS goes to Iceland 🧊
At the beggining of July, Theresa ( @theresahenke.bsky.social )set off for colder climates returning to the University of Iceland Research Centre of the Westfjords (& @fishiceland.bsky.social) for a 6 weeks stay.
Stay tuned for updates on old & new projects :)
At the beggining of July, Theresa ( @theresahenke.bsky.social )set off for colder climates returning to the University of Iceland Research Centre of the Westfjords (& @fishiceland.bsky.social) for a 6 weeks stay.
Stay tuned for updates on old & new projects :)
Reposted by Theresa Henke
My problem with the original paper is its reckless application of invasion concepts to human migration. That would've been fine had it unambiguously showed how scientifically inappropriate such comparisons were, rather than offer weak critiques & claim that insights were to be gained from them.
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Painful to see how our comprehensive, interdisciplinary review on the dangers of comparing biological #invasions to human migration was misinterpreted and decontextualized. We share the same vision, and urge for discussion rather than villainization.
Below our response.
doi.org/10.1093/bios...
Below our response.
doi.org/10.1093/bios...
Scholarly discourse in polarizing interdisciplinary contexts
“Let us not speak of them; but look, and pass on.” (Dante, 1867/1320, Inferno, Canto III, line 51). These words could apply to both our original work (Ahme
doi.org
August 1, 2025 at 8:57 PM
My problem with the original paper is its reckless application of invasion concepts to human migration. That would've been fine had it unambiguously showed how scientifically inappropriate such comparisons were, rather than offer weak critiques & claim that insights were to be gained from them.
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Me and @agneskreiling.bsky.social have seen a lot of cool species while on vacation in #Spain: #chamalaeon, #flamingo, #octopus and a huge #robberfly.
It has been a treat visiting @Theresahenke.bsky.social and hear about her work on #bioinvasions.
It has been a treat visiting @Theresahenke.bsky.social and hear about her work on #bioinvasions.
June 19, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Me and @agneskreiling.bsky.social have seen a lot of cool species while on vacation in #Spain: #chamalaeon, #flamingo, #octopus and a huge #robberfly.
It has been a treat visiting @Theresahenke.bsky.social and hear about her work on #bioinvasions.
It has been a treat visiting @Theresahenke.bsky.social and hear about her work on #bioinvasions.
Reposted by Theresa Henke
One year ago our ICE Fish Research adventure started 🐟🐟
A lot can happen in one year. Let’s check in with our four founders. What has changed in the past year for them?👀💭
Read our updates here: www.icefishresearch.com/2025/06/06/1...
A lot can happen in one year. Let’s check in with our four founders. What has changed in the past year for them?👀💭
Read our updates here: www.icefishresearch.com/2025/06/06/1...
June 6, 2025 at 10:11 AM
One year ago our ICE Fish Research adventure started 🐟🐟
A lot can happen in one year. Let’s check in with our four founders. What has changed in the past year for them?👀💭
Read our updates here: www.icefishresearch.com/2025/06/06/1...
A lot can happen in one year. Let’s check in with our four founders. What has changed in the past year for them?👀💭
Read our updates here: www.icefishresearch.com/2025/06/06/1...
Working on manuscripts on a Saturday ain't bad when you get to sit at the beach 🌴🌊☀️😎
May 17, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Working on manuscripts on a Saturday ain't bad when you get to sit at the beach 🌴🌊☀️😎
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We had a busy Invasive Species Week at @iris-eeza.bsky.social!!
We joined the Macrobioblitz #SEI25, organized a public debate on invasions at La Guajira in Almería and were part of the organizing and scientific committees of IyrCIS (iyrcis.webs.uvigo.gal). Next year: more and better! :)
We joined the Macrobioblitz #SEI25, organized a public debate on invasions at La Guajira in Almería and were part of the organizing and scientific committees of IyrCIS (iyrcis.webs.uvigo.gal). Next year: more and better! :)
May 9, 2025 at 9:13 AM
We had a busy Invasive Species Week at @iris-eeza.bsky.social!!
We joined the Macrobioblitz #SEI25, organized a public debate on invasions at La Guajira in Almería and were part of the organizing and scientific committees of IyrCIS (iyrcis.webs.uvigo.gal). Next year: more and better! :)
We joined the Macrobioblitz #SEI25, organized a public debate on invasions at La Guajira in Almería and were part of the organizing and scientific committees of IyrCIS (iyrcis.webs.uvigo.gal). Next year: more and better! :)
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On April 3rd Ana, Arnau, Paula, and Theresa headed to Cordoba for the PRISMA kick-off meeting. Together with a team of researchers lead by Pablo González Moreno, we will investigate invasion syndromes in plant invasion in mountains over the next four years.
Stay tuned for exciting PRISMA updates!
Stay tuned for exciting PRISMA updates!
April 23, 2025 at 9:21 AM
On April 3rd Ana, Arnau, Paula, and Theresa headed to Cordoba for the PRISMA kick-off meeting. Together with a team of researchers lead by Pablo González Moreno, we will investigate invasion syndromes in plant invasion in mountains over the next four years.
Stay tuned for exciting PRISMA updates!
Stay tuned for exciting PRISMA updates!
Reposted by Theresa Henke
IRIS’s first PHD student!!!
Arnau Bosh Guiu has officially started working at the EEZA as part of the IRIS team. Over the next 4 years he will be researching plant invasions in mountain ecosystems worldwide as part of the PRISMA project.
Welcome to the team, Arnau!! 🙂
Arnau Bosh Guiu has officially started working at the EEZA as part of the IRIS team. Over the next 4 years he will be researching plant invasions in mountain ecosystems worldwide as part of the PRISMA project.
Welcome to the team, Arnau!! 🙂
April 23, 2025 at 9:17 AM
IRIS’s first PHD student!!!
Arnau Bosh Guiu has officially started working at the EEZA as part of the IRIS team. Over the next 4 years he will be researching plant invasions in mountain ecosystems worldwide as part of the PRISMA project.
Welcome to the team, Arnau!! 🙂
Arnau Bosh Guiu has officially started working at the EEZA as part of the IRIS team. Over the next 4 years he will be researching plant invasions in mountain ecosystems worldwide as part of the PRISMA project.
Welcome to the team, Arnau!! 🙂
Congratulations, @ananovoaperez.bsky.social !!!
In the beginning of march, Ana went to Sevilla for an interviewing process for a permanent position with a focus on global change & biodiversity conservation. She was selected as one of four candidates to receive a permanent position with the CSIC.
Congratulations @ananovoaperez.bsky.social 🎉
Congratulations @ananovoaperez.bsky.social 🎉
April 23, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Congratulations, @ananovoaperez.bsky.social !!!
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Want to share your science? Contact us here:
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#icefishresearch #sciencecommunication #conference @nordicoikos.bsky.social
www.icefishresearch.com/ask-a-scient...
Want to share your science? Contact us here:
www.icefishresearch.com/contact/
#icefishresearch #sciencecommunication #conference @nordicoikos.bsky.social
April 8, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Have a question for us? Send it here:
www.icefishresearch.com/ask-a-scient...
Want to share your science? Contact us here:
www.icefishresearch.com/contact/
#icefishresearch #sciencecommunication #conference @nordicoikos.bsky.social
www.icefishresearch.com/ask-a-scient...
Want to share your science? Contact us here:
www.icefishresearch.com/contact/
#icefishresearch #sciencecommunication #conference @nordicoikos.bsky.social
Today's entertainment: watching Iceland's newest #eruption 🌋 and the discussions online on whether this is an elaborated April's fools joke 😅
April 1, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Today's entertainment: watching Iceland's newest #eruption 🌋 and the discussions online on whether this is an elaborated April's fools joke 😅
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😍 Happy birthday @theresahenke.bsky.social !!!!! 🎈
IRIS is growing 🎉 Lucas from Brazil joined us for a short stay until the end of April & Lida from Greece arrived for ger 4-month internship. Both will support Paula in her project on the management of naturalized alien plant species in mountain areas.
(IRIS selfie for Theresa's birthday :) )
(IRIS selfie for Theresa's birthday :) )
March 21, 2025 at 3:32 PM
😍 Happy birthday @theresahenke.bsky.social !!!!! 🎈
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At the end of February, Pavel Pipek (@pavelpipek.bsky.social) (Institute of Botany, Czech Academy of Science) came for a visit. In-between catching up, bird-watching, and exciting discussions on culturomics & iEcology, the IRIS team got an introduction into html and data mining.
March 21, 2025 at 4:29 PM
At the end of February, Pavel Pipek (@pavelpipek.bsky.social) (Institute of Botany, Czech Academy of Science) came for a visit. In-between catching up, bird-watching, and exciting discussions on culturomics & iEcology, the IRIS team got an introduction into html and data mining.
Reposted by Theresa Henke
In January, @ananovoaperez.bsky.social attended the kick off of the Horizon project OneSTOP coordinated by Quentin Groom (Belgium) & Helen Roy (UK). OneSTOP aims to reduce the risks of introducing & spreading invasive species across Europe. Read more about OneSTOP: blog.pensoft.net/2025/02/13/p...
March 21, 2025 at 3:24 PM
In January, @ananovoaperez.bsky.social attended the kick off of the Horizon project OneSTOP coordinated by Quentin Groom (Belgium) & Helen Roy (UK). OneSTOP aims to reduce the risks of introducing & spreading invasive species across Europe. Read more about OneSTOP: blog.pensoft.net/2025/02/13/p...
Reposted by Theresa Henke
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
@invaculture.net
We are excited to work on the future developments!
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
@invaculture.net
We are excited to work on the future developments!
March 21, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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
@invaculture.net
We are excited to work on the future developments!
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
@invaculture.net
We are excited to work on the future developments!
Reposted by Theresa Henke
Have you ever wondered where the alien flounder found in Iceland has come from?
Find out more about the flounder’s origin, implications & hybrids in today's blogpost 🐟
www.icefishresearch.com/2025/03/14/t...
@fishiceland.bsky.social @mfri.bsky.social
#IceFishResearch #FishIceland
Find out more about the flounder’s origin, implications & hybrids in today's blogpost 🐟
www.icefishresearch.com/2025/03/14/t...
@fishiceland.bsky.social @mfri.bsky.social
#IceFishResearch #FishIceland
March 14, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Have you ever wondered where the alien flounder found in Iceland has come from?
Find out more about the flounder’s origin, implications & hybrids in today's blogpost 🐟
www.icefishresearch.com/2025/03/14/t...
@fishiceland.bsky.social @mfri.bsky.social
#IceFishResearch #FishIceland
Find out more about the flounder’s origin, implications & hybrids in today's blogpost 🐟
www.icefishresearch.com/2025/03/14/t...
@fishiceland.bsky.social @mfri.bsky.social
#IceFishResearch #FishIceland
New paper out: The tale of the founder flounder 🐟
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
We identify the geographic origin of alien flounder in Iceland, and discuss potential implications on the flounders’ status & hybridisation ❓👀
@fishiceland.bsky.social
@mfri.bsky.social
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
We identify the geographic origin of alien flounder in Iceland, and discuss potential implications on the flounders’ status & hybridisation ❓👀
@fishiceland.bsky.social
@mfri.bsky.social
The tale of the founder flounder: assessing the origin of a recently established fish in Icelandic waters - Hydrobiologia
The geographic origin of a newly established species is an important aspect of a species’ colonisation history used for classification and management plans but can additionally deliver information on ...
link.springer.com
March 10, 2025 at 10:23 AM
New paper out: The tale of the founder flounder 🐟
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
We identify the geographic origin of alien flounder in Iceland, and discuss potential implications on the flounders’ status & hybridisation ❓👀
@fishiceland.bsky.social
@mfri.bsky.social
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
We identify the geographic origin of alien flounder in Iceland, and discuss potential implications on the flounders’ status & hybridisation ❓👀
@fishiceland.bsky.social
@mfri.bsky.social
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#SONAF workshop led by @ananovoaperez.bsky.social is over, and so is iSnowman made by @theresahenke.bsky.social :(
February 14, 2025 at 11:39 AM
#SONAF workshop led by @ananovoaperez.bsky.social is over, and so is iSnowman made by @theresahenke.bsky.social :(
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Getting ready for the second #SoNAF meeting in winter wonderland 🤩❄️ @iris-eeza.bsky.social @invaculture.net @ibotcz.bsky.social
February 12, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Getting ready for the second #SoNAF meeting in winter wonderland 🤩❄️ @iris-eeza.bsky.social @invaculture.net @ibotcz.bsky.social
Check out our newest post on @icefishresearch.bsky.social :)
We continue looking at socio-ecological fisheries research 🐟
Meet Sandra Rybicki, scientist @mfri.bsky.social , & learn more about her fascinating research on the links between fisheries, the environment & local communities:
Find out more:
www.icefishresearch.com/2025/02/13/t...
#IceFishResearch
Meet Sandra Rybicki, scientist @mfri.bsky.social , & learn more about her fascinating research on the links between fisheries, the environment & local communities:
Find out more:
www.icefishresearch.com/2025/02/13/t...
#IceFishResearch
February 13, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Check out our newest post on @icefishresearch.bsky.social :)
February 12, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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🗨️ "In the case of #biological #invasions, we can learn a lot from those who are directly confronted by an #invasive #species, regardless of whether they have a #scientific degree or not,"
- @theresahenke.bsky.social about her study published in @neobiota.pensoft.net.
#InvasiveSpecies #ecology
- @theresahenke.bsky.social about her study published in @neobiota.pensoft.net.
#InvasiveSpecies #ecology
The human dimensions of biological invasions – involving stakeholders in addressing invasive species
Can the knowledge and experience of recreational anglers in Iceland help us understand how far the invasive flounder has spread in the country?
blog.pensoft.net
February 10, 2025 at 5:08 PM
🗨️ "In the case of #biological #invasions, we can learn a lot from those who are directly confronted by an #invasive #species, regardless of whether they have a #scientific degree or not,"
- @theresahenke.bsky.social about her study published in @neobiota.pensoft.net.
#InvasiveSpecies #ecology
- @theresahenke.bsky.social about her study published in @neobiota.pensoft.net.
#InvasiveSpecies #ecology
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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
February 10, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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
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Have you ever wondered about the relationship between humans and the ocean?🐟
Today we would like to introduce you to Catherine Chambers (@coastalcultureice.bsky.social)🐟
Learn more about her exciting research:
www.icefishresearch.com/2025/02/07/p...
#IceFishResearch #FishIceland
Today we would like to introduce you to Catherine Chambers (@coastalcultureice.bsky.social)🐟
Learn more about her exciting research:
www.icefishresearch.com/2025/02/07/p...
#IceFishResearch #FishIceland
February 7, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Have you ever wondered about the relationship between humans and the ocean?🐟
Today we would like to introduce you to Catherine Chambers (@coastalcultureice.bsky.social)🐟
Learn more about her exciting research:
www.icefishresearch.com/2025/02/07/p...
#IceFishResearch #FishIceland
Today we would like to introduce you to Catherine Chambers (@coastalcultureice.bsky.social)🐟
Learn more about her exciting research:
www.icefishresearch.com/2025/02/07/p...
#IceFishResearch #FishIceland
I got asked to write a blog post on the @pensoft.net / @neobiota.pensoft.net blog talking about including the human dimension in the research on biological invasions as well as my experience working with the recreational angling community in Iceland during my PhD 🙂
How to include a human dimension in the research of biological invasions? @theresahenke.bsky.social talked to recreational anglers in Iceland to get their perspective on the spread of the European flounder. She was kind enough to share her story and findings with us!
blog.pensoft.net/2025/02/06/t...
blog.pensoft.net/2025/02/06/t...
The human dimensions of biological invasions – involving stakeholders in addressing invasive species
Can the knowledge and experience of recreational anglers in Iceland help us understand how far the invasive flounder has spread in the country?
blog.pensoft.net
February 6, 2025 at 12:22 PM
I got asked to write a blog post on the @pensoft.net / @neobiota.pensoft.net blog talking about including the human dimension in the research on biological invasions as well as my experience working with the recreational angling community in Iceland during my PhD 🙂