Invasives Ken
@invasivesken.bsky.social
Applying Behavioural Psychology to protect biodiversity from the human dimensions of invasive alien species.
Supervisor, Nova Scotia Invasive Species Council: nsinvasives.ca
Board Chair, Invasives Canada: invasivescanada.ca
Supervisor, Nova Scotia Invasive Species Council: nsinvasives.ca
Board Chair, Invasives Canada: invasivescanada.ca
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Invasives Ken
@invasivesken.bsky.social
· Jun 29
I have opened a professional account to create some separation from my personal ramblings. Expect postings about invasives species, with an emphasis on Canada and Nova Scotia.
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I was honored to be an invited speaker at this year’s Grassland Restoration Network meeting! 🌾 I shared our work on using native inoculants to boost diversity in seed-based restorations—and learned so much from the community of practitioners & researchers. #RestorationEcology #Grasslands
September 22, 2025 at 11:15 PM
I was honored to be an invited speaker at this year’s Grassland Restoration Network meeting! 🌾 I shared our work on using native inoculants to boost diversity in seed-based restorations—and learned so much from the community of practitioners & researchers. #RestorationEcology #Grasslands
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Glad to return to protecting Nova Scotia waters from aquatic invasive species.
Boat wash on wheels aims to stop invasive species in their tracks in N.S. | CBC News
The free, mobile boat-cleaning service offered by the Nova Scotia Invasive Species Council is intended to protect the province's lakes and rivers from non-native plants and organisms that could negati...
www.cbc.ca
September 22, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Glad to return to protecting Nova Scotia waters from aquatic invasive species.
Fight for survival in Miramichi.
‘It’s an all-you-can-eat buffet’: striped bass in a Canadian river are gobbling up all the salmon. Is a mass cull the answer?
Whether to kill one species to save another has split biologists, anglers and Indigenous communities in the Miramichi
www.theguardian.com
September 11, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Fight for survival in Miramichi.
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Indigenous and local knowledge can shape transformative change.🌏🧪
Many Indigenous Peoples and local communities have views and practices aligned with a just & sustainable world. Their ethics of care and values inspire equitable & inclusive change.
.— @ipbes.net #TransformativeChange Assessment
Many Indigenous Peoples and local communities have views and practices aligned with a just & sustainable world. Their ethics of care and values inspire equitable & inclusive change.
.— @ipbes.net #TransformativeChange Assessment
August 9, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Indigenous and local knowledge can shape transformative change.🌏🧪
Many Indigenous Peoples and local communities have views and practices aligned with a just & sustainable world. Their ethics of care and values inspire equitable & inclusive change.
.— @ipbes.net #TransformativeChange Assessment
Many Indigenous Peoples and local communities have views and practices aligned with a just & sustainable world. Their ethics of care and values inspire equitable & inclusive change.
.— @ipbes.net #TransformativeChange Assessment
Restrictions on activities in the woods has shut down our watercraft inspection and decontamination program and other activities.
We fully support the Premier. The drought has resulted in extreme risk of wildfire.
The Nova Scotia Invasive Species Council will resume activities when it is safe.
We fully support the Premier. The drought has resulted in extreme risk of wildfire.
The Nova Scotia Invasive Species Council will resume activities when it is safe.
August 8, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Restrictions on activities in the woods has shut down our watercraft inspection and decontamination program and other activities.
We fully support the Premier. The drought has resulted in extreme risk of wildfire.
The Nova Scotia Invasive Species Council will resume activities when it is safe.
We fully support the Premier. The drought has resulted in extreme risk of wildfire.
The Nova Scotia Invasive Species Council will resume activities when it is safe.
I discussed invasives species in Canada with Shane Hewitt on iHeart Radio.
ICYMI - 🚨 Alien Fish Invade Nova Scotia: They Can Breathe Air and Reproduce Alone! 🐟🌍 - Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift | iHeart
<p>Ken Donnelly of the Nova Scotia Invasive Species Council joins Shane Hewitt to discuss the alarming discovery of the pond loach—an invasive fish capable of surviving out of water and reproduc...
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July 10, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I discussed invasives species in Canada with Shane Hewitt on iHeart Radio.
I will be talking invasive species on CBC’s Information Morning - Cape Breton at 8:15 AM.
July 8, 2025 at 10:54 AM
I will be talking invasive species on CBC’s Information Morning - Cape Breton at 8:15 AM.
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Another example of the power of environmental DNA (eDNA): a positive eDNA detection led to the rediscovery of a freshwater mussel not found live in Illinois for over a century. New student-led, open access paper in Ecology with @markdavis79.bsky.social at doi.org/10.1002/ecy....
July 3, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Another example of the power of environmental DNA (eDNA): a positive eDNA detection led to the rediscovery of a freshwater mussel not found live in Illinois for over a century. New student-led, open access paper in Ecology with @markdavis79.bsky.social at doi.org/10.1002/ecy....
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Impressive!
Status of the South Australian Feral #Deer Eradication programme now in its 3rd year
- 25,777 deer shot in 3 years
- population halved in that time
All for nought however if deer farms keep leaking animals into the environment
#InvasiveSpecies #FeralDeer #Cervids
Status of the South Australian Feral #Deer Eradication programme now in its 3rd year
- 25,777 deer shot in 3 years
- population halved in that time
All for nought however if deer farms keep leaking animals into the environment
#InvasiveSpecies #FeralDeer #Cervids
June 30, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Impressive!
Status of the South Australian Feral #Deer Eradication programme now in its 3rd year
- 25,777 deer shot in 3 years
- population halved in that time
All for nought however if deer farms keep leaking animals into the environment
#InvasiveSpecies #FeralDeer #Cervids
Status of the South Australian Feral #Deer Eradication programme now in its 3rd year
- 25,777 deer shot in 3 years
- population halved in that time
All for nought however if deer farms keep leaking animals into the environment
#InvasiveSpecies #FeralDeer #Cervids
This Ted Talk about iNaturalist and community science is excellent.
The surprising power of your nature photos
Scott Loarie has a challenge for you: go outside and take a picture of a living thing. He introduces the global community of people building a living atlas of the natural world by sharing their nature...
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June 30, 2025 at 2:31 PM
This Ted Talk about iNaturalist and community science is excellent.
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I am looking for a PhD student to start Feb 2026 on an Australia-South African collab project looking at protected area & SES resilience. Fully funded + international applicants welcome. Pls send CV & half-page motivation if interested. Relevant background + degree essential. www.resilient-ways.com
Resilient WAys | coastal resilience
Resilient-WAys provides information about Coastal Resilience research by WA Premier's Science Fellows Prof. Graeme S. Cumming and Dr. Abbie Rogers. We are based in the Oceans Institute of the Universi...
www.resilient-ways.com
June 30, 2025 at 8:56 AM
I am looking for a PhD student to start Feb 2026 on an Australia-South African collab project looking at protected area & SES resilience. Fully funded + international applicants welcome. Pls send CV & half-page motivation if interested. Relevant background + degree essential. www.resilient-ways.com
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Would you like to come to work with us here at @Macroecology ? The Center is opening six new positions!
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Open Positions
Positions and vacancies at the Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate
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June 30, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Would you like to come to work with us here at @Macroecology ? The Center is opening six new positions!
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macroecology.ku.dk/people/posit...
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And their ecological impacts are much more widespread and diverse than is often communicated. Here, I try to put the record straight. I do so while describing a recent paper of ours that introduces a new categorisation of 19 impacts types that invasive species have across ecological hierarchies.
June 27, 2025 at 4:00 AM
And their ecological impacts are much more widespread and diverse than is often communicated. Here, I try to put the record straight. I do so while describing a recent paper of ours that introduces a new categorisation of 19 impacts types that invasive species have across ecological hierarchies.
A mass mortality of invasive Chinese Mystery Snails in Lake Mic-Mac has resulted in a putrid odour, disturbing nearby residents.
Never release aquarium pets into the wild.
Never release aquarium pets into the wild.
Die-off of hundreds of snails brings foul smell to Lake Micmac | CBC News
When Patricia Mombourquette was getting ready for a swim in Lake Micmac last week, she was greeted by a foul stench and the unsightly presence of hundreds of dead snails that had floated to the surfac...
www.cbc.ca
June 29, 2025 at 5:21 PM
A mass mortality of invasive Chinese Mystery Snails in Lake Mic-Mac has resulted in a putrid odour, disturbing nearby residents.
Never release aquarium pets into the wild.
Never release aquarium pets into the wild.
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The Local Organizing Commitee welcomes behavioral ecologists from across the world and of all career stages to enjoy a five-day meeting rich in top-notch science and ample networking opportunities in Turin (Italy), 20-24 July 2026.
June 28, 2025 at 9:24 PM
The Local Organizing Commitee welcomes behavioral ecologists from across the world and of all career stages to enjoy a five-day meeting rich in top-notch science and ample networking opportunities in Turin (Italy), 20-24 July 2026.
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Our take-home message from this detection is this:
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June 23, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Our take-home message from this detection is this:
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New paper from us describing the detection and delimitation of emerald ash borer in Vancouver, Canada.
www.reabic.net/journals/bir... (first article)
#Bioinvasions
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www.reabic.net/journals/bir... (first article)
#Bioinvasions
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June 23, 2025 at 7:02 PM
New paper from us describing the detection and delimitation of emerald ash borer in Vancouver, Canada.
www.reabic.net/journals/bir... (first article)
#Bioinvasions
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www.reabic.net/journals/bir... (first article)
#Bioinvasions
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In 2023, I wrote an article in IAGLR's Lakes Letter bulletin that expressed cautious optimism about our ability to reduce invasion rates in aquatic ecosystems.
Success requires strict enforcement & monitoring of evidence-based policy. Cooperation among stakeholders is crucial.
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Success requires strict enforcement & monitoring of evidence-based policy. Cooperation among stakeholders is crucial.
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June 27, 2025 at 12:49 AM
In 2023, I wrote an article in IAGLR's Lakes Letter bulletin that expressed cautious optimism about our ability to reduce invasion rates in aquatic ecosystems.
Success requires strict enforcement & monitoring of evidence-based policy. Cooperation among stakeholders is crucial.
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Success requires strict enforcement & monitoring of evidence-based policy. Cooperation among stakeholders is crucial.
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Quirks and Quarks aired a story yesterday on research into biocontrol of invasive phragmites in Ontario. Start listening at 14:50.
Science in the field special | CBC Radio
Every summer, labs and classrooms empty out as scientists head out into the field to get their hands dirty. We catch up with Canadian researchers who share the sights and sounds of what they did this ...
www.cbc.ca
June 29, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Quirks and Quarks aired a story yesterday on research into biocontrol of invasive phragmites in Ontario. Start listening at 14:50.
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This is a super-interesting post on the distinctions within groups of organisms that are non-native, of which some will be invasive. Understanding their complex imteractions and impacts is key to their management #biodiversity 🧪
The many faces of invasive species impacts
A quiet forest, a loud debate, and the science that makes sense of the widespread and diverse impacts of invasive species.
A quiet forest, a loud debate, and the science that makes sense of the widespread and diverse impacts of invasive species.
The many faces of invasive species impacts
A quiet forest, a loud debate, and the science that makes sense of the widespread and diverse impacts of invasive species
predirections.substack.com
June 28, 2025 at 5:23 AM
This is a super-interesting post on the distinctions within groups of organisms that are non-native, of which some will be invasive. Understanding their complex imteractions and impacts is key to their management #biodiversity 🧪
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🌴The tropics help to sustain life as we know it, but are under immense pressure. From land-use change to resource extraction, these ecosystems face a variety of challenges.
@ipbes.net #GlobalAssessment
On #TropicsDay, let’s remember that conserving biodiversity-rich areas is essential.🌎🧪
@ipbes.net #GlobalAssessment
On #TropicsDay, let’s remember that conserving biodiversity-rich areas is essential.🌎🧪
June 29, 2025 at 9:01 AM
🌴The tropics help to sustain life as we know it, but are under immense pressure. From land-use change to resource extraction, these ecosystems face a variety of challenges.
@ipbes.net #GlobalAssessment
On #TropicsDay, let’s remember that conserving biodiversity-rich areas is essential.🌎🧪
@ipbes.net #GlobalAssessment
On #TropicsDay, let’s remember that conserving biodiversity-rich areas is essential.🌎🧪
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Covert rewilding
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Beaver activists claim they are 'doing God's work'
An underground network illegally releases beavers but farmers say it can lead to trouble.
www.bbc.com
June 27, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Covert rewilding
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Source: Nature
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Indirect reciprocal facilitation promotes species coexistence in plant communities worldwide - Nature Ecology & Evolution
The relative importance of facilitative and competitive interactions in long-term community dynamics is debated. Here, the authors show that indirect reciprocal facilitation during recruitment in wood...
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June 27, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Source: Nature
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This invasive fish was likely released into the wild by an aquarium enthusiast. If you have a plant or animal you no longer want or can no longer care for, contact your pet store to see if they will take it. Never release it into the wild.
Invasive fish species reported in Nova Scotia for first time, DFO says | CBC News
A single egg-bearing Oriental weatherfish, also known as pond loach, was discovered in Morgans Falls last month, according to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada.
www.cbc.ca
June 29, 2025 at 1:35 PM
This invasive fish was likely released into the wild by an aquarium enthusiast. If you have a plant or animal you no longer want or can no longer care for, contact your pet store to see if they will take it. Never release it into the wild.