Theresa Henke

A big thank you to all 3rd #InvaCulture Workshop participants, for enthusiasm and productive work! Lots of ideas and plans ahead! See you again next year! #invasivespecies #iecology #biologicalinvasions #alienspecies #nonnative #conservation #digitaldata #socialmedia #conservationculturomics #GAČR

Thanks for having me :) It´s always fun to visit other research groups, learn about different projects & talk about your own work :)

that looks amazing!! Glad to see you are liking the lava salt & it went with you to Argentina :)

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 :)

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.

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...

Working on manuscripts on a Saturday ain't bad when you get to sit at the beach 🌴🌊☀️😎

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! :)

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!

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!! 🙂

Congratulations, @ananovoaperez.bsky.social !!!

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Today's entertainment: watching Iceland's newest #eruption 🌋 and the discussions online on whether this is an elaborated April's fools joke 😅

😍 Happy birthday @theresahenke.bsky.social !!!!! 🎈

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.

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...

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!

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

thank you!

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 ...

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

#SONAF workshop led by @ananovoaperez.bsky.social is over, and so is iSnowman made by @theresahenke.bsky.social :(

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 :)

The third day of the culturomics & iEcology workshop had a snowy twist ❄️

Meet #iSnowman ☃️

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?

🗨️ "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

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

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

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 🙂

Have you seen this fish? Important contribution of stakeholder observations in documenting the distribution and spread of an alien fish species in Iceland To address the increasing global issue of biological invasions adequate long-term monitoring data is crucial. Due to substantial resource requirements such continuous monitoring remains largely underd...

Recreational fishers in Iceland play a key role in tracking the spread of the alien European flounder - local knowledge and social media can play a key role in invasive species monitoring.

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