In a new review on the European catfish (Silurus glanis), one of Europe's fastest-spreading #freshwater predators, researchers looked at what drives its #invasion success, its ecological effects, and how it's best detected. Find out the key takeaway: doi.org/10.3897/neob...

New review of 146 studies on how #plasticpollution & invasive species interact shows skews toward aquatic invertebrates & #microplastics, missing bigger #ecological effects. They found 3 pathways through which plastics and biological invasions interact. Full study: doi.org/10.3897/neob...

🔔 Just a reminder - we're at #IAL10 in Trieste until the end of the week. Come find us at the @pensoft.net stand! 📚 Swing by to chat with the team and learn about publishing with us. There is still time to say hello! #IAL2026 #IAL10Trieste #IALichenology

Visit @pensoft.net's Booth #204 at #ESA2026! We're at the annual meeting of the @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social through the end of the week. Stop by to chat with us about our diverse #openaccess, peer-reviewed scholarly portfolio - and take part in our quiz game for a chance to win some prizes!

🐟 A twenty-year study of Croatia's Krka River has revealed a dramatic shift in its fish community, with native species once dominant giving way to non-native ones between 2004 and 2024. 👉 Learn more: doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.108.188169

The invasive stink #bug Erthesina fullo has spread to Europe with few natural enemies. A new study finds native parasitoid wasps in Albania and Greece are starting to attack its eggs, alongside the Asian wasp See more: doi.org/10.3897/neob...

Assessing 20 widely spread non-native #fish species using ICAT tools, researchers found detrimental #environmental impacts dominate both globally and in India, especially declines in native #macrophytes. Severity didn't vary by transfer type, location, or detection method: doi.org/10.3897/neob...

🦞 Invasive marbled #crayfish have been shown to thrive as flexible omnivores in semi-arid Middle Eastern streams, with stable isotope analysis revealing an intermediate trophic position that peaks during summer. Full study: doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.108.183096

🌹 The ecosystem impacts of invasive Rosa rugosa shrubs on Baltic grey dunes have been investigated, revealing how their natural ageing process reinforces a permanent successional shift in vegetation: doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.108.181357

🦀 The feeding habits and population-level impacts of two widespread invasive species in Spain's Lower Ebro River have been quantified using semi-natural enclosure experiments. Full study: doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.108.190226 @pablodeolavide.upo.es @ipe-csic.bsky.social

🐸 Continent-wide acoustic monitoring of invasive cane toads across Australia has revealed that their choruses occur nearly year-round, peaking on dark, calm, humid nights near still or temporary water. Read more here: doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.108.181967

🐛 A comprehensive dataset of 23,415 alien invertebrate records in Romania was compiled, combining scientific literature, fieldwork and citizen science to reveal 297 alien species across terrestrial, freshwater and marine habitats. 📊 Read the full data paper: doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.108.175337

A new study of the gray dunes of the Baltic Sea examined how invasive Rosa rugosa thickets age. They do not seem to disappear completely, but rather alter the soil microorganisms and displace the native dune flora even further: doi.org/10.3897/neob...

🐌🦀Invasive apple snails and blue crabs in the Lower Ebro River are feeding on invasive plants, clams, and each other creating an "all-invasive" food chain. More details in tour #openaccess study: doi.org/10.3897/neob... @ipe-csic.bsky.social @ebdonana.bsky.social

The soil of imported garden plants may be hiding uninvited guests. A new study found 2,181 seeds of 80 taxa in substrate samples from Hungarian garden centres, 48% of which contained seeds of emerging #neophytes. This research presents an overlooked #invasion pathway: doi.org/10.3897/neob...

🙌 It was fantastic to meet Dr. Andrew Liebhold, one of our Editors-in-Chief at @pensoft.net's booth at #ECTE2026Tours! @cnrs.fr, @irbi-tours.bsky.social

Study of China's Jiulong River finds invasive #tilapia now make up nearly 40% of fish biomass, with much broader feeding niches than native species and up to 95% dietary overlap with some natives: doi.org/10.3897/neob...

Sampling along fine-grained transects shows that the spread of the common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) in Central Hungary forms distinct vegetation boundaries that are often offset from the visible plant. Learn more: doi.org/10.3897/neob...

Look who we met at #IAVS2026 - Víctor González-García (@gonzalezgvictor.bsky.social), co-author of a framework to prioritize invasive alien plants within ecoregions that identified 175 species in Cantabrian Mixed Forests! 👉Read the #openaccess article: doi.org/10.3897/neob... @iavs5.bsky.social

📍 The 68th International Association for Vegetation Science (IAVS) Symposium has officially started in Gijon, Spain! 🙌 Come and visit @pensoft.net's stand to see our journal featured and stay tuned for further updates! #Gijón2026 #IAVS2026

🔹 #Scopus CiteScore: 4.6 - the journal maintains the prestigious Q1 across 5 categories. 🔹 Impact Factor: 3.2 (up from 3.0), showing a continued growth in Web of Science. See more: neobiota.pensoft.net/news/1296 #academic #publishing #WebOfScience

Could an invasive plant be fuelling mosquito booms? 🦟 Replacing native reed Phragmites australis with the invader Arundo donax promotes faster, larger Culex pipiens development, even at just 25% replacement. Full study: doi.org/10.3897/neob... @pensoft.net's blog: blog.pensoft.net/2026/06/15/i...

🌍 A major collaborative effort spanning over 40 countries has produced a series of articles across three journals documenting and comparing lists of alien taxa across Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, and beyond. 📋 Find out more: doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.107.185317

🗺️ The Regional Impact Risk Classification (RIRC) framework was developed and applied to 20 invasive alien plant species in Iran to connect ecological impact severity with spatial climate suitability. ➡️ Read more: doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.107.182605

🌿 That’s a wrap on the 11th Conference of the European Committee for the Conservation of Bryophytes in Cagliari! 🏆 Huge congratulations to Dr. Alberto Aleffi for winning Pensoft Publishers' Best Oral Presentation competition at the event.

🐢Based on 1,770 records of non-native #terrapins in Germany, drawn from published sources and publicly available #citizenscience #data, researchers have confirmed the presence of 14 wild non-native terrapin species in Germany. ➡️Find out which ones in our #OA journal: doi.org/10.3897/neob...

🏰 We are thrilled to be in Prague for the 6th European Ecosystem Services Partnership (ESP) Europe Conference. 👋 Are you attending? If so, make sure to swing by the our stand to explore our journals. 📖 Let’s chat about the future of ecology and publishing! #ESP2026 #esp2026europe

🐝Happy #WorldBeeDay! New study reveals an interesting mutualistic relationship between the myrtle rust fungus, a significant threat to keystone plant taxa in Australia, and the western honeybee Apis mellifera. Full #OA study: doi.org/10.3897/neob... @bioeconomyscience.bsky.social #biosecurity

A new study found 5,000+ records of #non-native #turtles and #frogs across Central Europe, with urban areas as hotspots. Several species, including pond sliders and snapping turtles, pose a high invasion risk, driven largely by the pet trade. Read more here: doi.org/10.3897/neob... #herpetofauna

🌎 New Special Issue: Alien Taxa Lists in the Global South 📃It encompasses 40+ countries, 28 papers across 3 journals. It has open access lists, FAIR protocols & South-South collaboration lessons & more. 👇Read more here: doi.org/10.3897/neob... #AlienSpecies #Biodiversity #InvasiveSpecies