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tag-air-travel tag-australia tag-dogs tag-invasive-alien-species tag-tasmania"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://blog.pensoft.net/2025/02/13/airport-dogs-can-stop-invasive-pests/" rel="bookmark">Airport dogs can prevent invasive pests from entering new territories</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Biosecurity inspectors and detector dogs are an effective combination in combatting the spread of invasive species.</p> </div> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://blog.pensoft.net/2025/02/13/airport-dogs-can-stop-invasive-pests/" aria-hidden="true"> <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/image-from-rawpixel-id-3261755-jpeg-1-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Airport dogs can prevent invasive pests from entering new territories" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/image-from-rawpixel-id-3261755-jpeg-1-scaled.jpg?w=2560&ssl=1 2560w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/image-from-rawpixel-id-3261755-jpeg-1-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/image-from-rawpixel-id-3261755-jpeg-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/image-from-rawpixel-id-3261755-jpeg-1-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/image-from-rawpixel-id-3261755-jpeg-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/image-from-rawpixel-id-3261755-jpeg-1-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1152&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/image-from-rawpixel-id-3261755-jpeg-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/image-from-rawpixel-id-3261755-jpeg-1-scaled.jpg?w=1680 1680w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 60vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" /> </a> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="twitter-share"><a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.pensoft.net%2F2025%2F02%2F13%2Fairport-dogs-can-stop-invasive-pests%2F&via=Pensoft" class="twitter-share-button" data-size="large">Tweet</a></div> <p>Researchers at the <a href="https://cebra.unimelb.edu.au/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">University of Melbourne’s Centre of Excellence for Biosecurity Risk Analysis (CEBRA</a>) have highlighted biosecurity risks posed by air passengers and emphasised the value of border interventions such as detector dogs in mitigating these threats.</p> <p>Published in the open-access journal <a href="https://neobiota.pensoft.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title=""><em>NeoBiota</em></a>, the study focused on domestic air travel into Tasmania, Australia, an island state with an especially low pest presence due to its geographic isolation.</p> <figure class="wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20230518_090920-scaled.jpg?ssl=1"><img decoding="async" width="840" height="630" data-id="13989" src="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20230518_090920-1024x768.jpg?resize=840%2C630&ssl=1" alt="Airport sign reading 'biosecurity Tasmania'" class="wp-image-13989" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20230518_090920-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20230518_090920-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20230518_090920-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20230518_090920-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20230518_090920-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20230518_090920-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20230518_090920-scaled.jpg?w=1680 1680w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20230518_090920-scaled.jpg?w=2520 2520w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" data-recalc-dims="1" /></a></figure> </figure> <p>Researchers utilised an extensive database of more than 66,000 biosecurity risk interceptions from over 6 million passengers entering Tasmania from mainland Australia. With this, they applied advanced statistical modelling tools to assess how effective different interventions are at catching risky material at the border.  </p> <p>Their analysis found that air passengers pose a significant biosecurity risk, with pests potentially introduced via items like fruits, vegetables, and animal products carried in luggage.</p> <p>To combat this risk, border interventions using biosecurity inspectors and detector dogs were found to be effective, both by encouraging voluntary declarations by passengers and detecting risk items that passengers failed to declare.</p> <p>While biosecurity inspectors play a significant role, detector dogs are especially effective, detecting a higher rate of risky items and targeting undeclared materials that might otherwise go unnoticed. The presence of detector dogs substantially increased interception rates, including for items linked to the spread of the invasive fruit fly.</p> <figure class="wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20230518_090911-scaled.jpg?ssl=1"><img decoding="async" width="840" height="630" data-id="13990" src="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20230518_090911-1024x768.jpg?resize=840%2C630&ssl=1" alt="Airport sign reading 'Help protect out beautiful island - biosecurity acheckpoint'" class="wp-image-13990" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20230518_090911-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20230518_090911-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20230518_090911-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20230518_090911-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20230518_090911-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20230518_090911-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20230518_090911-scaled.jpg?w=1680 1680w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20230518_090911-scaled.jpg?w=2520 2520w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" data-recalc-dims="1" /></a></figure> </figure> <p>Lead author Dr Nicholas Moran said: “Dogs being great at sniffing things out might seem obvious, but measuring precisely how effective different interventions are, what they capture, and how, is incredibly valuable information for biosecurity operations.</p> <p>“Fruit flies are a serious risk to Tasmania, and many parts of the world. So, this work is about knowing what biosecurity interventions to deploy, and where is best to deploy them to reduce the risk of outbreaks.”</p> <p>The study is a part of the “Risk Analysis of Tasmanian Border Inspection Approaches and Procedures” project, conducted by CEBRA with <a href="https://nre.tas.gov.au/biosecurity-tasmania" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">Biosecurity Tasmania</a>. The two-phase project investigated the invasive risk of five pest species that are common across Australia’s mainland but are not currently found in Tasmania.</p> <p><strong>Original study</strong></p> <p>Moran NP, Hanea AM, Robinson AP (2025) Border biosecurity interceptions for air passengers – assessing intervention methods and analytic tools. 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rel="tag">Tasmania</a></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-13980" class="post-13980 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-partnering-scientific-projects tag-data-management tag-ecology tag-eu-project tag-fauna tag-horizon-europe tag-invasion-ecology tag-invasive tag-invasive-species tag-onestop tag-project-outcomes tag-scholarly-publishing tag-species tag-terrestrial"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://blog.pensoft.net/2025/02/13/pensoft-joins-new-horizon-europe-project-to-help-tackle-terrestrial-invasive-alien-species/" rel="bookmark">Pensoft joins new Horizon Europe project to help tackle terrestrial invasive alien species</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Pensoft will play a vital role in public awareness, engagement and promoting effective strategies for monitoring and managing IAS.</p> </div> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://blog.pensoft.net/2025/02/13/pensoft-joins-new-horizon-europe-project-to-help-tackle-terrestrial-invasive-alien-species/" aria-hidden="true"> <img width="900" height="506" src="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/onestop-cover-image-1.png?fit=900%2C506&ssl=1" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Pensoft joins new Horizon Europe project to help tackle terrestrial invasive alien species" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/onestop-cover-image-1.png?w=900&ssl=1 900w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/onestop-cover-image-1.png?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/onestop-cover-image-1.png?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 60vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" /> </a> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="twitter-share"><a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.pensoft.net%2F2025%2F02%2F13%2Fpensoft-joins-new-horizon-europe-project-to-help-tackle-terrestrial-invasive-alien-species%2F&via=Pensoft" class="twitter-share-button" data-size="large">Tweet</a></div> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/onestop-cover-image-2.png?ssl=1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="840" height="472" src="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/onestop-cover-image-2.png?resize=840%2C472&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-14006" style="width:630px;height:auto" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/onestop-cover-image-2.png?w=900&ssl=1 900w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/onestop-cover-image-2.png?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/onestop-cover-image-2.png?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" data-recalc-dims="1" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><em>The Chinese muntjac</em> <em>(Muntiacus reevesi)</em> <em>is an invasive alien species for Europe with established populations across the western part of the continent</em>. <em>Photo by Mario Shimbov (Pensoft).</em></figcaption></figure> <p class="has-background" style="background-color:#b4e9aa"><em>As one of the partners in charge of maximising the project’s impact, <strong>Pensoft</strong> will work on OneSTOP’s <strong>visual branding</strong>, <strong>communication</strong>, <strong>dissemination</strong> and <strong>exploitation</strong>, and the development of a <strong>data management plan</strong> for the project. </em></p> <p>Invasive alien species (IAS) pose one of the most significant threats to global biodiversity, contributing to species extinctions, ecosystem degradation, and economic losses exceeding <a href="https://www.ipbes.net/IASmediarelease">$400 billion annually</a>. </p> <p>To tackle this, the EU enforces <em>Regulation (EU) 1143/2014</em> and the <em>Biodiversity Strategy for 2030</em>, aiming to prevent IAS introduction, enhance early detection, and manage their spread. Member States coordinate efforts with scientific support and citizen engagement to minimise their impact and protect Europe’s biodiversity. Addressing this urgent challenge, the EU Horizon project OneSTOP has officially launched as part of a coordinated European effort to combat biological invasions in terrestrial environments.</p> <h5 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Comprehensive Approach to Tackling Invasive Alien Species</strong></h5> <p>OneSTOP is one of two ambitious projects funded under the Horizon Europe programme, the other being <a href="https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101181413">GuardIAS</a>, which focuses on marine and freshwater habitats. The two collaborative initiatives held their joint official kick-off meeting in January at the Joint Research Centre in Ispra, Italy. Together, these projects aim to develop innovative solutions for detecting, preventing, and managing invasive alien species across all ecosystem realms.</p> <p>Coordinated by <a href="https://www.plantentuinmeise.be/nl/pQ0bziM/quentin-groom">Dr Quentin Groom</a> from <a href="https://www.plantentuinmeise.be/">Meise Botanic Garden</a>, Belgium, and <a href="https://www.ceh.ac.uk/staff/helen-roy">Prof Helen Roy </a>from the <a href="https://www.ceh.ac.uk">UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology,</a> OneSTOP will integrate advanced scientific research, cutting-edge detection technologies, and policy-driven strategies to enhance biosecurity across Europe. </p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/onestop.jpg?ssl=1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="840" height="472" src="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/onestop.jpg?resize=840%2C472&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-13984" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/onestop.jpg?w=900&ssl=1 900w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/onestop.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/onestop.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" data-recalc-dims="1" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><em>The ОneSTOP project consortium at the project’s kick-off meeting held on 20-24 January 2025 in Ispra, Italy.</em></figcaption></figure> <h5 class="wp-block-heading">The project is structured around four key objectives:</h5> <ol> <li><strong>Improve species detection and response time </strong>by incorporating computer vision, environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis and citizen science initiatives.</li> <li><strong>Facilitate swift action against invasive species threats</strong> by openly sharing data in international standards for biodiversity data with stakeholders who need it.</li> <li><strong>Support policy-makers in making informed decisions</strong> about where and how to allocate resources for invasive species management by developing data-driven systems.</li> <li><strong>Ensure stakeholder collaboration and knowledge exchange </strong>by implementing Living Labs at the regional level and an international policy forum, thereby encouraging socio-political action.</li> </ol> <p>OneSTOP aligns with the European Alien Species Information Network (<a href="https://ias.eea.europa.eu/">EASIN</a>) mission to protect EU biodiversity by improving IAS management through advanced biosecurity technologies and enhanced data integration. By fostering collaboration with the Joint Research Centre (JRC) and supporting Member States with innovative tools, the project strengthens the EU’s capacity to detect, respond to, and mitigate IAS threats in line with existing regulations.</p> <h5 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Pensoft’s role in OneSTOP</strong></h5> <p class="has-background" style="background-color:#b4e9aa">As the leader of Work Package 1, <strong>Pensoft is responsible for shaping OneSTOP’s visual identity</strong> and developing a comprehensive <strong>strategy for communication</strong>, <strong>dissemination</strong>, <strong>and impact</strong>. This includes crafting a data and knowledge management plan to ensure the project’s findings are effectively shared and utilised. By fostering collaboration with key biosecurity networks, these efforts will strengthen OneSTOP’s long-term influence.</p> <p>A key part of this work is to raise awareness about invasive alien species (IAS) and their pathways, ensuring that policymakers, researchers, and the public understand their impact and the importance of prevention. Pensoft will contribute to translating complex scientific findings into accessible content—including infographics, policy briefs, and interactive visualisations—to engage policymakers, researchers, and the public. These efforts will ensure that IAS knowledge is effectively shared, fostering collaboration and informed decision-making across sectors. Knowledge transfer materials will be shared through various channels, including OneSTOP’s five Living Labs across Europe, where stakeholders will be actively engaged in outreach and citizen science initiatives.</p> <figure class="wp-block-pullquote"><blockquote><p>Pensoft will play a vital role in strengthening public awareness, fostering engagement, and promoting effective strategies for monitoring and managing IAS.</p></blockquote></figure> <h5 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>International Consortium</strong></h5> <p>The project brings together twenty international partners from fifteen countries operating in various sectors, ultimately contributing with diverse expertise:</p> <ol> <li><a href="https://www.plantentuinmeise.be/">Meise Botanic Garden</a> – Belgium</li> <li><a href="https://www.au.dk/">Aarhus University</a> – Denmark</li> <li><a href="https://www.ceh.ac.uk/">UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology </a>– United Kingdom</li> <li><a href="https://www.biopolis.pt/en/">Biopolis</a> – Portugal</li> <li><a href="https://www.coventry.ac.uk/">Coventry University</a> – United Kingdom</li> <li><a href="https://www.cyi.ac.cy/">The Cyprus Institute</a> – Cyprus</li> <li><a href="https://pureportal.inbo.be/nl/organisations/own-capital-inbo">Research Institute for Nature and Forest</a> – Belgium</li> <li><a href="https://www.ibot.cas.cz/cs/">Institute of Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences</a> – Czech Republic</li> <li><a href="https://www.lincoln.ac.nz/">Lincoln University</a> – New Zealand</li> <li><a href="https://platformkinetics.com/">Platform Kinetics</a> – United Kingdom</li> <li><a href="https://pensoft.net/home_page.php?">Pensoft Publishers</a> – Bulgaria</li> <li><a href="https://www.sun.ac.za/Home.aspx">Stellenbosch University</a> – South Africa</li> <li><a href="https://www.exeter.ac.uk/">University of Exeter</a> – United Kingdom</li> <li><a href="https://www.univie.ac.at/en/">University of Vienna</a> – Austria</li> <li><a href="https://greenformation.net/">Greenformation</a> – Hungary</li> <li><a href="https://www.ufz.de/">Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research</a> – Germany</li> <li><a href="https://admission.univ-ovidius.ro/v2/">Ovidius University of Constanta</a> – Romania</li> <li><a href="https://www.luke.fi/en">Natural Resources Institute Finland</a> – Finland</li> <li><a href="https://www.nnit.com/">The Binary Forest</a> – Belgium</li> <li><a href="https://www.csic.es/es">Spanish National Research Council</a> – Spain</li> </ol> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/> <p><strong><em>The OneSTOP project website is coming soon!</em></strong></p> <p><em><strong>For more information visit the OneSTOP project <a href="https://onestop-project.eu/">website</a>, and make sure to follow the project’s progress via our social media channels on <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/onestop-project.eu">BlueSky</a> and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/onebiosecurity-systems-and-technology-for-people-places-and-pathways/">LinkedIn</a>.</strong></em></p> <div class="twitter-share"><a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.pensoft.net%2F2025%2F02%2F13%2Fpensoft-joins-new-horizon-europe-project-to-help-tackle-terrestrial-invasive-alien-species%2F&via=Pensoft" class="twitter-share-button" data-size="large">Tweet</a></div> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span> <a class="url fn n" href="https://blog.pensoft.net/author/iva/">Iva Kostadinova</a></span></span><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><a href="https://blog.pensoft.net/2025/02/13/pensoft-joins-new-horizon-europe-project-to-help-tackle-terrestrial-invasive-alien-species/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-02-13T16:12:05+02:00">February 13, 2025</time><time 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species</a>, <a href="https://blog.pensoft.net/tag/onestop/" rel="tag">OneSTOP</a>, <a href="https://blog.pensoft.net/tag/project-outcomes/" rel="tag">project outcomes</a>, <a href="https://blog.pensoft.net/tag/scholarly-publishing/" rel="tag">scholarly publishing</a>, <a href="https://blog.pensoft.net/tag/species/" rel="tag">species</a>, <a href="https://blog.pensoft.net/tag/terrestrial/" rel="tag">terrestrial</a></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-13924" class="post-13924 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-zookeys tag-china tag-fish tag-new-species tag-studio-ghibli tag-taxonomy tag-tilefish"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://blog.pensoft.net/2025/02/11/ghibli-fish-new-species-named-after-princess-mononoke/" rel="bookmark">The Ghibli fish: new ‘painted’ species named after Princess Mononoke</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>The deepwater tilefish was first spotted by researchers on an online seafood market.</p> </div> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://blog.pensoft.net/2025/02/11/ghibli-fish-new-species-named-after-princess-mononoke/" aria-hidden="true"> <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Ghibli-fish.png?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="The Ghibli fish: new ‘painted’ species named after Princess Mononoke" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Ghibli-fish.png?w=1920&ssl=1 1920w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Ghibli-fish.png?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Ghibli-fish.png?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Ghibli-fish.png?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Ghibli-fish.png?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Ghibli-fish.png?resize=1200%2C675&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Ghibli-fish.png?w=1680 1680w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 60vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" /> </a> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="twitter-share"><a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.pensoft.net%2F2025%2F02%2F11%2Fghibli-fish-new-species-named-after-princess-mononoke%2F&via=Pensoft" class="twitter-share-button" data-size="large">Tweet</a></div> <p><strong>Picture in your mind the discovery of a new species.</strong></p> <p>What do you see? Researchers cutting through dense, untouched rainforests? Perhaps a submarine plunging into a deep-sea trench, illuminating a new world?</p> <p>Well, it’s not always quite so dramatic. In fact, researchers in China discovered <em>Branchiostegus sanae</em> when they were scrolling through online seafood markets and noticed some deepwater tilefish with unique cheek patterns.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Ghiblifish3.png?ssl=1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="840" height="426" src="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Ghiblifish3-1024x519.png?resize=840%2C426&ssl=1" alt="A tilefish with red and white facial markings." class="wp-image-13931" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Ghiblifish3.png?resize=1024%2C519&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Ghiblifish3.png?resize=300%2C152&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Ghiblifish3.png?resize=768%2C389&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Ghiblifish3.png?resize=1200%2C608&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Ghiblifish3.png?w=1206&ssl=1 1206w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" data-recalc-dims="1" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><em>Branchiostegus sanae</em>. Credit: Huang et al.</figcaption></figure> <p>These red-and-white facial markings reminded the research team of the Studio Ghibli character San from <em>Princess Mononoke</em>, whom they chose to honour in their naming of the species.</p> <p>Published in the open-access journal <a href="https://zookeys.pensoft.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title=""><em>ZooKeys</em></a>, <em>Branchiostegus sanae</em> is a deepwater tilefish belonging to the family Branchiostegidae. Researchers confirmed its new-species status using genetic analysis, and chose “sanae” as the specific epithet (that’s the part that differentiates species within a genus), in a nod to Hayao Miyazaki’s animated creation.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/gbf1.jpg?ssl=1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="602" height="451" src="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/gbf1.jpg?resize=602%2C451&ssl=1" alt="Tilefish with red and white facial markings for sale at a seafood market." class="wp-image-13932" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/gbf1.jpg?w=602&ssl=1 602w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/gbf1.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px" data-recalc-dims="1" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><em>Branchiostegus sanae </em>at a seafood market. Credit: Jiangyuan Chen.</figcaption></figure> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow"> <p>“Finding a new species in this group is a rare and fortunate event, especially one as distinctive as <em>Branchiostegus sanae</em>.</p> <p>“In Princess Mononoke, San is a young woman raised by wolves after being abandoned by her human parents. She sees herself as a part of the forest and fights to protect it. The film delves into the complex relationship between humans and nature, promoting a message of harmonious coexistence between the two: something we hope to echo through this naming.”</p> <cite>Lead author, Haochen Huang.</cite></blockquote> <p>The Chinese fishermen who sell the new-to-science species call it the“鬼马头鱼” (ghost horsehead fish), and this also contributed to the species name because, fittingly, “Mononoke” (もののけ) refers to supernatural spirits in Japanese folklore.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/mononoke035.jpg?ssl=1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="840" height="454" src="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/mononoke035-1024x554.jpg?resize=840%2C454&ssl=1" alt="San, a warrior princess, from the animated film Princess Mononoke holding a spear." class="wp-image-13933" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/mononoke035.jpg?resize=1024%2C554&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/mononoke035.jpg?resize=300%2C162&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/mononoke035.jpg?resize=768%2C415&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/mononoke035.jpg?resize=1536%2C830&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/mononoke035.jpg?resize=1200%2C649&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/mononoke035.jpg?w=1920&ssl=1 1920w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/mononoke035.jpg?w=1680 1680w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" data-recalc-dims="1" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">San from <em>Princess Mononoke</em>. Credit: © 1997 Hayao Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli, ND.</figcaption></figure> <p>As their name suggests, deepwater tilefish are found at great depths, with some species found 600 m below the surface. They are important food fish, commonly found in seafood markets in East and Southeast Asia.</p> <p><em>Branchiostegus sanae</em> is far from the only new species discovered at a seafood market. Indeed, a new giant isopod was recently dicovered in the same way – and also recieved a pop-culture inspired name. Check it out below!</p> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-blog wp-block-embed-blog"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> <blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="QPGXs7h3rw"><a href="https://blog.pensoft.net/2025/01/14/the-dark-side-of-the-ocean-new-giant-sea-bug-species-named-after-darth-vader/">The Dark Side of the ocean: New giant sea bug species named after Darth Vader</a></blockquote><iframe class="wp-embedded-content" sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" style="position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);" title="“The Dark Side of the ocean: New giant sea bug species named after Darth Vader” — Blog" src="https://blog.pensoft.net/2025/01/14/the-dark-side-of-the-ocean-new-giant-sea-bug-species-named-after-darth-vader/embed/#?secret=IO7kXJE1jz#?secret=QPGXs7h3rw" data-secret="QPGXs7h3rw" width="600" height="338" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> </div></figure> <p>So far only 31 species are described in the family Branchiostegidae, and 19 species in the genus Branchiostegus. From 1990 to 2024, only three new species of Branchiostegus have been described.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/ghiblifish2.png?ssl=1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="840" height="486" src="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/ghiblifish2-1024x592.png?resize=840%2C486&ssl=1" alt="Five tilefish species in a grid." class="wp-image-13934" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/ghiblifish2.png?resize=1024%2C592&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/ghiblifish2.png?resize=300%2C173&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/ghiblifish2.png?resize=768%2C444&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/ghiblifish2.png?resize=1200%2C694&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/ghiblifish2.png?w=1268&ssl=1 1268w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" data-recalc-dims="1" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Other species of the genus <em>Branchiostegus</em> found in Chinese waters. Credit: Huang et al.</figcaption></figure> <p>The study, led by researchers from the South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Science, Zhejiang University and Ocean University of China, involved a combination of morphological analysis and genetic sequencing. Specimens were deposited in prestigious marine biological collections in China to facilitate future research.</p> <p><strong>Original study</strong></p> <p>Huang H, Chen J, Ke Z, Zhang C (2025) Branchiostegus sanae, a new species of deepwater tilefish (Eupercaria, Branchiostegidae) from the South China Sea. ZooKeys 1227: 129–142. <a href="https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1227.130512" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1227.130512</a></p> <p><em>Follow </em>ZooKeys<em> on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ZooKeysJournal/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/ZooKeys_Journal" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">X</a>.</em></p> <div class="twitter-share"><a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.pensoft.net%2F2025%2F02%2F11%2Fghibli-fish-new-species-named-after-princess-mononoke%2F&via=Pensoft" class="twitter-share-button" data-size="large">Tweet</a></div> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span> <a class="url fn n" href="https://blog.pensoft.net/author/pensoft/">Pensoft Editorial Team</a></span></span><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><a href="https://blog.pensoft.net/2025/02/11/ghibli-fish-new-species-named-after-princess-mononoke/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-02-11T18:41:16+02:00">February 11, 2025</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-02-11T18:41:18+02:00">February 11, 2025</time></a></span><span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://blog.pensoft.net/category/zookeys/" rel="category tag">Zookeys</a></span><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://blog.pensoft.net/tag/china/" rel="tag">China</a>, <a href="https://blog.pensoft.net/tag/fish/" rel="tag">fish</a>, <a href="https://blog.pensoft.net/tag/new-species/" rel="tag">new species</a>, <a href="https://blog.pensoft.net/tag/studio-ghibli/" rel="tag">Studio Ghibli</a>, <a href="https://blog.pensoft.net/tag/taxonomy/" rel="tag">taxonomy</a>, <a href="https://blog.pensoft.net/tag/tilefish/" rel="tag">Tilefish</a></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-13951" class="post-13951 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-one-ecosystem tag-biodiversity tag-ecology tag-solar-parks tag-sustainability tag-vegetation"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://blog.pensoft.net/2025/02/10/take-vegetation-succession-into-account-when-planning-solar-parks-otherwise-problems-can-grow-up/" rel="bookmark">Take vegetation succession into account when planning solar parks, otherwise problems can grow up</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>The planning and sustainable management of ground-mounted solar parks can be enhanced by the consideration of vegetation succession.</p> </div> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://blog.pensoft.net/2025/02/10/take-vegetation-succession-into-account-when-planning-solar-parks-otherwise-problems-can-grow-up/" aria-hidden="true"> <img width="754" height="424" src="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/cover-1.jpg?fit=754%2C424&ssl=1" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Take vegetation succession into account when planning solar parks, otherwise problems can grow up" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/cover-1.jpg?w=754&ssl=1 754w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/cover-1.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 60vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" /> </a> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="twitter-share"><a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.pensoft.net%2F2025%2F02%2F10%2Ftake-vegetation-succession-into-account-when-planning-solar-parks-otherwise-problems-can-grow-up%2F&via=Pensoft" class="twitter-share-button" data-size="large">Tweet</a></div> <p>Large-scale ground-mounted solar parks are relatively new phenomena. Over time, ideas have been put forward about how they can accommodate biodiversity, and some parks are indeed becoming more multifunctional, for example by providing habitats for plants, invertebrates and birds. From a background of studying <a href="https://www.b-tu.de/en/chicken-creek">idyllic ecosystems in dynamic change</a>, Dr. Markus Zaplata, research technician at Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, Germany, has come to appreciate the biology of solar parks, and has found evidence that they can support a wide range of biodiversity.</p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="alignleft size-full is-resized"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Picture1.jpg?ssl=1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="424" height="754" src="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Picture1.jpg?resize=424%2C754&ssl=1" alt="A photo of plants growing near a solar park." class="wp-image-13953" style="width:277px;height:auto" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Picture1.jpg?w=424&ssl=1 424w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Picture1.jpg?resize=169%2C300&ssl=1 169w" sizes="(max-width: 424px) 85vw, 424px" data-recalc-dims="1" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Biodiversity in solar parks is a given (here two <em>Mantis religiosa</em> nymphs) and, with the possible exception of self-seeded woody plants, is desirable. Photo by Dr Markus Zaplata</figcaption></figure></div> <p>His research, <a href="https://doi.org/10.3897/oneeco.10.e141583">published</a> in the open-access journal <em>One Ecosystem</em>, proves the previously overlooked fact that vegetation succession also takes place in solar parks, and that certain intrinsic technical structures can even help self-seeded woody plants live there. Vegetation succession refers to the directional development from easily spreading but low-competitive species such as herbs and grasses towards highly competitive species such as woody plants. Mowing alone is not enough to deal with woody plants, he argues. “The fact is that subsurface woody structures continue to grow after mowing, and may at some point massively interfere with the solar installations”, he says.</p> <p>With 18 years of experience in studying vegetation succession, Dr. Zaplata has supported a research project on biodiversity in solar parks since 2021.</p> <p>“I do the mowing myself, so I experience the very things I write about in this paper”, he says.</p> <p>Mowing can also be expensive and labour-intensive, he adds, suggesting that other construction methods and grazing could provide a more sustainable alternative.</p> <p>Including insights from succession research can make global solar energy landscapes more sustainable, he argues. “The universal and unstoppable ecological process of succession is here linked to a management recommendation that can bring society closer again, on the new or neutral territory of new energy landscapes. In fact, new and old professions are connected, for example solar park manager and livestock farmer.”</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Picture2.jpg?ssl=1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="754" height="502" src="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Picture2.jpg?resize=754%2C502&ssl=1" alt="A photo of willow tree stalks in a solar park." class="wp-image-13954" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Picture2.jpg?w=754&ssl=1 754w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Picture2.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px" data-recalc-dims="1" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Above-ground parts of a willow tree (<em>Salix</em> sp.) that have resisted a recent mowing campaign. Photo by Dr Markus Zaplata</figcaption></figure> <p>“Finally, and very importantly, my article points out that experts with in-depth predictive knowledge of dynamic vegetation processes must be consulted in the future on everything that has to do with the technical transformation of landscape units, including solar parks,” he says in conclusion.</p> <p><strong><em>Original source</em></strong></p> <p>Zaplata M (2025) Management and sustainability of ground-mounted solar parks requires consideration of vegetation succession as an omnipresent process. One Ecosystem 10: e141583. <a href="https://doi.org/10.3897/oneeco.10.e141583" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.3897/oneeco.10.e141583</a></p> <div class="twitter-share"><a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.pensoft.net%2F2025%2F02%2F10%2Ftake-vegetation-succession-into-account-when-planning-solar-parks-otherwise-problems-can-grow-up%2F&via=Pensoft" class="twitter-share-button" data-size="large">Tweet</a></div> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span> <a class="url fn n" href="https://blog.pensoft.net/author/pensoft/">Pensoft Editorial Team</a></span></span><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><a href="https://blog.pensoft.net/2025/02/10/take-vegetation-succession-into-account-when-planning-solar-parks-otherwise-problems-can-grow-up/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-02-10T18:05:03+02:00">February 10, 2025</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-02-10T18:07:04+02:00">February 10, 2025</time></a></span><span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://blog.pensoft.net/category/one-ecosystem/" rel="category tag">One Ecosystem</a></span><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://blog.pensoft.net/tag/biodiversity/" rel="tag">biodiversity</a>, <a href="https://blog.pensoft.net/tag/ecology/" rel="tag">ecology</a>, <a href="https://blog.pensoft.net/tag/solar-parks/" rel="tag">solar parks</a>, <a href="https://blog.pensoft.net/tag/sustainability/" rel="tag">Sustainability</a>, <a href="https://blog.pensoft.net/tag/vegetation/" rel="tag">vegetation</a></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-13914" class="post-13914 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-neobiota tag-alien-fish tag-biological-invasions tag-fish tag-fisheries tag-invasive-species"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://blog.pensoft.net/2025/02/06/the-human-dimensions-of-biological-invasions-involving-stakeholders-in-addressing-invasive-species/" rel="bookmark">The human dimensions of biological invasions – involving stakeholders in addressing invasive species</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Can the knowledge and experience of recreational anglers in Iceland help us understand how far the invasive flounder has spread in the country?</p> </div> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://blog.pensoft.net/2025/02/06/the-human-dimensions-of-biological-invasions-involving-stakeholders-in-addressing-invasive-species/" aria-hidden="true"> <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/cover-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="The human dimensions of biological invasions – involving stakeholders in addressing invasive species" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/cover-scaled.jpg?w=2560&ssl=1 2560w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/cover-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/cover-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/cover-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/cover-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/cover-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1152&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/cover-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/cover-scaled.jpg?w=1680 1680w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 60vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" /> </a> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="twitter-share"><a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.pensoft.net%2F2025%2F02%2F06%2Fthe-human-dimensions-of-biological-invasions-involving-stakeholders-in-addressing-invasive-species%2F&via=Pensoft" class="twitter-share-button" data-size="large">Tweet</a></div> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><em>Guest blog post by Theresa Henke</em></h3> <p>For centuries, all kinds of species have been transported by humans around the globe, allowing them to cross the boundaries of their native range and settle in new ecosystems. Over the past decades the numbers of these introduced species and the impacts they cause have been continuously increasing. Biological invasions nowadays represent one of the biggest threats to biodiversity worldwide.</p> <p>Humans are and have always been an essential part of biological invasions and in order to fully understand the issue and how to tackle it, we need to understand and include the human dimensions in our research.</p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="alignleft size-large is-resized"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/illustration.jpg?ssl=1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="840" height="706" src="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/illustration-1024x861.jpg?resize=840%2C706&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-13916" style="width:289px;height:auto" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/illustration.jpg?resize=1024%2C861&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/illustration.jpg?resize=300%2C252&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/illustration.jpg?resize=768%2C646&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/illustration.jpg?w=1178&ssl=1 1178w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" data-recalc-dims="1" /></a></figure></div> <p>My research on European flounder in Iceland began in 2017 when I was writing my Master’s thesis. The flounder is a flatfish species that had been officially documented in the country since 1999 but <a href="https://www.ruv.is/frettir/innlent/2021-10-25-flundran-illa-lidin-en-god-a-bragdid">not much was known on its impacts</a>. In my thesis I looked at the flounder through ecological lenses, trying to identify how the presence of the flounder affects other species. Living in a small community in the Westfjords of Iceland during this time, I got to meet many local people who shared their personal stories, experiences and knowledge with me in every-day conversations. I truly enjoyed these conversations and learning about the species I study from different perspectives beyond the academic settings. These exchanges sparked my interest in exploring the human dimensions of biological invasions and, looking back, have really shaped my academic path going forward.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/a-scaled.jpg?ssl=1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="840" height="628" src="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/a-1024x766.jpg?resize=840%2C628&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-13917" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/a-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C766&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/a-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C224&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/a-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C575&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/a-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1149&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/a-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1532&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/a-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C898&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/a-scaled.jpg?w=1680 1680w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/a-scaled.jpg?w=2520 2520w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" data-recalc-dims="1" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Theresa Henke holding a flounder.</figcaption></figure> <p>In our recently published <em>NeoBiota </em>study “<a href="https://doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.97.132365">Have you seen this fish? – Important contribution of stakeholder observations in documenting the distribution and spread of an alien fish species in Iceland</a>” we wanted to explore how the knowledge and experience of recreational anglers in Iceland can help us understand how far the flounder has spread in Iceland. The flounder in Iceland had only received little scientific interest before and the available information was limited and scattered between different institutions and scientists. Recreational anglers, on the other hand, who chase after native salmon, trout, and char in the Icelandic rivers and lakes, often encounter the flounder.</p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="alignleft size-large is-resized"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/a-net-full-of-flounder-scaled.jpg?ssl=1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="768" height="1024" src="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/a-net-full-of-flounder-768x1024.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-13918" style="width:312px;height:auto" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/a-net-full-of-flounder-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/a-net-full-of-flounder-scaled.jpg?resize=225%2C300&ssl=1 225w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/a-net-full-of-flounder-scaled.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&ssl=1 1152w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/a-net-full-of-flounder-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/a-net-full-of-flounder-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C1600&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/a-net-full-of-flounder-scaled.jpg?w=1920&ssl=1 1920w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/a-net-full-of-flounder-scaled.jpg?w=1680 1680w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px" data-recalc-dims="1" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A net full of flounder.</figcaption></figure></div> <p>In 2019, we asked anglers in Iceland to take part in an online survey, where we asked them different questions about the flounder, including where in Iceland they have seen or caught it. We then compared locations named by anglers to the locations that were available from different databases of the Marine and Freshwater Research Institute of Iceland. The locations we received included data collected during scientific surveys and research projects done by the institute as well as observations that were reported to the institute by the public (mostly recreational anglers and commercial fishermen).</p> <p>Our goal was to evaluate whether observations made by stakeholders, in this case the recreational angling community in Iceland, could be a good source of additional information for monitoring of an alien fish species. Collecting information on the distribution and spread of an alien species is a very important step in addressing biological invasions but is often underdeveloped because not enough resources (i.e. money, time, scientists…) are made available.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/43-cm-flounder-in-eyjafjФrdur-scaled.jpg?ssl=1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="766" height="1024" src="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/43-cm-flounder-in-eyjafjФrdur-766x1024.jpg?resize=766%2C1024&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-13919" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/43-cm-flounder-in-eyjafjФrdur-scaled.jpg?resize=766%2C1024&ssl=1 766w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/43-cm-flounder-in-eyjafjФrdur-scaled.jpg?resize=224%2C300&ssl=1 224w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/43-cm-flounder-in-eyjafjФrdur-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1026&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/43-cm-flounder-in-eyjafjФrdur-scaled.jpg?resize=1149%2C1536&ssl=1 1149w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/43-cm-flounder-in-eyjafjФrdur-scaled.jpg?resize=1532%2C2048&ssl=1 1532w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/43-cm-flounder-in-eyjafjФrdur-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C1604&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/43-cm-flounder-in-eyjafjФrdur-scaled.jpg?w=1916&ssl=1 1916w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/43-cm-flounder-in-eyjafjФrdur-scaled.jpg?w=1680 1680w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px" data-recalc-dims="1" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Theresa Henke holding a 43-cm flounder in Eyjafjörður.</figcaption></figure> <p>We have shown that neither source offers a perfect solution to the monitoring of the flounder in Iceland. But we show that each of the sources has their own advantages and disadvantages and by combining them, we are able to get a much clearer picture of where in Iceland the flounder currently occurs and how fast it spread in the early years. Information that was shared by stakeholders, whether it was in our study or to the databases of the Marine and Freshwater Research Institute, played a big role in better understanding the flounder in Iceland.  </p> <p>The interactions with the recreational angling community in Iceland during my PhD have taught me a lot about the flounder in Iceland but even more about my own approach to science. I think as scientists, we should more often take a step outside of our academic bubble and take a look at the issue we are studying from the perspectives of the public and other stakeholders. 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.</p> <p><strong>Research article:</strong></p> <p>Henke T, Bárðarson H, Thorlacius M, Ólafsdóttir GA (2025) Have you seen this fish? Important contribution of stakeholder observations in documenting the distribution and spread of an alien fish species in Iceland. NeoBiota 97: 67-90. <a href="https://doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.97.132365" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.97.132365</a></p> <div class="twitter-share"><a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.pensoft.net%2F2025%2F02%2F06%2Fthe-human-dimensions-of-biological-invasions-involving-stakeholders-in-addressing-invasive-species%2F&via=Pensoft" class="twitter-share-button" data-size="large">Tweet</a></div> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span> <a class="url fn n" href="https://blog.pensoft.net/author/d-gicheva/">Desislava Gicheva</a></span></span><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><a href="https://blog.pensoft.net/2025/02/06/the-human-dimensions-of-biological-invasions-involving-stakeholders-in-addressing-invasive-species/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-02-06T12:14:16+02:00">February 6, 2025</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-02-06T12:14:19+02:00">February 6, 2025</time></a></span><span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://blog.pensoft.net/category/neobiota/" rel="category tag">Neobiota</a></span><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://blog.pensoft.net/tag/alien-fish/" rel="tag">alien fish</a>, <a href="https://blog.pensoft.net/tag/biological-invasions/" rel="tag">biological invasions</a>, <a href="https://blog.pensoft.net/tag/fish/" rel="tag">fish</a>, <a href="https://blog.pensoft.net/tag/fisheries/" rel="tag">fisheries</a>, <a href="https://blog.pensoft.net/tag/invasive-species/" rel="tag">invasive species</a></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-13906" class="post-13906 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-pharmacia tag-cancer-research tag-melanoma tag-pharmacia tag-pharmacology tag-pharmacy"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://blog.pensoft.net/2025/02/04/anti-melanoma-activity-found-in-green-produced-nanosilver-chlorhexidine-complex/" rel="bookmark">Anti-melanoma activity found in green-produced nanosilver-chlorhexidine complex</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>A trustful concentration range was established in which the active agent was effective against the cancer cells but remained non-toxic to the normal cells.</p> </div> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://blog.pensoft.net/2025/02/04/anti-melanoma-activity-found-in-green-produced-nanosilver-chlorhexidine-complex/" aria-hidden="true"> <img width="1200" height="560" src="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Picture1.png?fit=1200%2C560&ssl=1" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Anti-melanoma activity found in green-produced nanosilver-chlorhexidine complex" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Picture1.png?w=1474&ssl=1 1474w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Picture1.png?resize=300%2C140&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Picture1.png?resize=1024%2C478&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Picture1.png?resize=768%2C358&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Picture1.png?resize=1200%2C560&ssl=1 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 60vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" /> </a> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="twitter-share"><a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.pensoft.net%2F2025%2F02%2F04%2Fanti-melanoma-activity-found-in-green-produced-nanosilver-chlorhexidine-complex%2F&via=Pensoft" class="twitter-share-button" data-size="large">Tweet</a></div> <p>Melanoma is a fast-progressing skin cancer characterized by a high mortality rate after metastasis. Local chemotherapy could be considered a therapeutic approach only in stage 0 of progression (in situ melanoma) and in the postoperative phase after surgical removal of suspected skin lesions. For this purpose, drugs such as Imiquimod, 5-Fluorouracil, Dacarbazine, and Doxorubicin have been tested and shown positive effects. Recently, metal nanoparticles as separate therapeutic units or drug carriers have also fallen into the research focus.</p> <p>Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs), in particular, are widely recognized as multifunctional tools in nanomedicine, drug delivery, and theranostics. They exert wide-spectrum antimicrobial and anti-tumor properties but their pharmacological effects are in a tight bond with the so-called “surface functionality”. For example, negatively charged and spherical particles are proven less toxic than positively charged particles, especially irregularly shaped (e.g., rods, wires, etc.). Still, because of this, the former are less potent anti-cancer agents.</p> <p>Contemporary pharmaceutical development relies very much on eco-friendly technologies (often referred to as “green” technologies) that avoid the use of toxic solvents and reagents. This research has implemented one such method based on Camellia sinensis (green tea leaves) as a natural reducer of silver ions. To achieve enhanced antimicrobial and anti-tumor activity, the thus obtained AgNPs were further conjugated to chlorhexidine (Cx+) — a broad-spectrum antimicrobial agent and a cationic surfactant. Indeed, the AgNP-Cx+ complexes have shown highly increased antimicrobial properties, about 18-fold stronger anti-melanoma activity, and 3 times better tumor selectivity compared to the non-functionalized AgNPs.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Picture1.png?ssl=1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="840" height="392" src="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Picture1-1024x478.png?resize=840%2C392&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-13907" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Picture1.png?resize=1024%2C478&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Picture1.png?resize=300%2C140&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Picture1.png?resize=768%2C358&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Picture1.png?resize=1200%2C560&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Picture1.png?w=1474&ssl=1 1474w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" data-recalc-dims="1" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><strong><small>Anti-tumor activity of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) and chlorhexidine-silver nanoparticles conjugates (AgNP-Cx+) against melanoma. Legend: ζ-zeta potential – characterizes the charge of the silver nanoparticles; d<sub>H</sub> hydrodynamic diameter – the size that the particles acquire in an aqueous dispersion; HaCaT – normal cells, human keratinocytes; SH-4 – tumor cells, human melanoma; IC<sub>50</sub> – the concentration that inhibits cell proliferation at 50%; SD – standard deviation of the values based on six repetitions of the experiment; ppm – part per million; Selectivity Index – an index that is calculated as the quotient of IC<sub>50</sub> on normal cells and IC<sub>50</sub> on tumor cells; the greater its value, the more selective the agent against the cancer cells; p-value – statistical indicator; the lower the value the greater the statistical significance between the results obtained with the different samples; a borderline for significance is normally set at p<0.05; n/a – not applicable.</small></strong></figcaption></figure> <p>The most valuable outcome of this new <a href="https://doi.org/10.3897/pharmacia.72.e143419">study</a>, published in the journal <em><a href="https://pharmacia.pensoft.net/">Pharmacia</a></em>, was the establishment of an adhesive patch prototype as a topical dosage form for the AgNP-Cx+ complex. The used polymers, Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose and Eudragit<sup>®</sup> RS, demonstrated a lack of negative interference with the antiproliferative action of the active agent but also ensured twice as high activity and even better selectivity against the tumor cells.</p> <p><strong>Original source:</strong></p> <p>Ivanova NA (2025) Anti-melanoma activity of green-produced nanosilver-chlorhexidine complex. Pharmacia 72: 1-7. <a href="https://doi.org/10.3897/pharmacia.72.e143419" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.3897/pharmacia.72.e143419</a></p> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-blog wp-block-embed-blog"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> <blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="rXjrkYrN05"><a href="https://blog.pensoft.net/2019/06/17/bulgarian-pharmaceutical-scientific-societys-journal-moves-to-high-tech-arpha-platform/">Bulgarian Pharmaceutical Scientific Society’s journal moves to high-tech ARPHA platform</a></blockquote><iframe class="wp-embedded-content" sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" style="position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);" title="“Bulgarian Pharmaceutical Scientific Society’s journal moves to high-tech ARPHA platform” — Blog" 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href="https://blog.pensoft.net/2025/02/04/anti-melanoma-activity-found-in-green-produced-nanosilver-chlorhexidine-complex/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-02-04T18:17:13+02:00">February 4, 2025</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-02-04T18:17:15+02:00">February 4, 2025</time></a></span><span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://blog.pensoft.net/category/pharmacia/" rel="category tag">Pharmacia</a></span><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://blog.pensoft.net/tag/cancer-research/" rel="tag">cancer research</a>, <a href="https://blog.pensoft.net/tag/melanoma/" rel="tag">melanoma</a>, <a href="https://blog.pensoft.net/tag/pharmacia/" rel="tag">Pharmacia</a>, <a href="https://blog.pensoft.net/tag/pharmacology/" rel="tag">pharmacology</a>, <a href="https://blog.pensoft.net/tag/pharmacy/" rel="tag">pharmacy</a></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-13893" class="post-13893 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-partnering-scientific-projects tag-carbon tag-carbon-cycle tag-communication tag-consortium tag-european tag-horizon tag-horizon-europe tag-open-science tag-project tag-publishing tag-research tag-scholarly tag-scicomm tag-science tag-science-communication tag-scientific"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://blog.pensoft.net/2025/02/03/advancing-carbon-cycle-understanding-pensoft-joins-the-concerto-project/" rel="bookmark">Advancing carbon cycle understanding: Pensoft joins the CONCERTO project</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Combining expertise in project branding and stakeholder engagement, Pensoft will support the collaborative mission to enhance understanding and modelling of the terrestrial carbon cycle</p> </div> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://blog.pensoft.net/2025/02/03/advancing-carbon-cycle-understanding-pensoft-joins-the-concerto-project/" aria-hidden="true"> <img width="900" height="506" src="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Cover_Blog_Image2-1.png?fit=900%2C506&ssl=1" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Advancing carbon cycle understanding: Pensoft joins the CONCERTO project" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Cover_Blog_Image2-1.png?w=900&ssl=1 900w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Cover_Blog_Image2-1.png?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Cover_Blog_Image2-1.png?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 60vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" /> </a> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="twitter-share"><a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.pensoft.net%2F2025%2F02%2F03%2Fadvancing-carbon-cycle-understanding-pensoft-joins-the-concerto-project%2F&via=Pensoft" class="twitter-share-button" data-size="large">Tweet</a></div> <p class="has-background" style="background-color:#9df08d"><strong>Pensoft</strong> takes on a fundamental part in the newly launched EU-funded project: <strong>Improved CarbOn cycle represeNtation through multi-sCale models and Earth obseRvation for Terrestrial ecOsystems </strong>(<strong>CONCERTO</strong>) as a leader of Work Package 7: <strong>Communication, dissemination and synergies </strong>of project results and sustainability.</p> <p>Officially started on 1<sup>st </sup>January 2025, the kick-off meeting for CONCERTO was held in Milan, Italy, on 21-22 January 2025. Over 35 participants attended the meeting in person, while several other colleagues joined online to shape the vision of CONCERTO’s aim to strengthen the European research ecosystem by creating an innovative scientific collaborative framework that enhances our understanding, monitoring, and modelling of the terrestrial cycle, and leads to reduced uncertainty and Earth system models convergence.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/DSC_0710-1-scaled.jpg?ssl=1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="840" height="560" src="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/DSC_0710-1-1024x683.jpg?resize=840%2C560&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-13899" style="width:766px;height:auto" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/DSC_0710-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/DSC_0710-1-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/DSC_0710-1-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/DSC_0710-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/DSC_0710-1-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/DSC_0710-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/DSC_0710-1-scaled.jpg?w=1680 1680w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/DSC_0710-1-scaled.jpg?w=2520 2520w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" data-recalc-dims="1" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><em>CONCERTO project’s kick-off meeting was held on 21-22 January 2025 in Milan, Italy.</em> <em>The meeting also welcomed project members remotely.</em></figcaption></figure> <h5 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>The Project</strong></h5> <p>The key objectives of the CONCERTO project are:</p> <p><strong>To enhance the understanding, monitoring, and modelling of the terrestrial carbon cycle</strong>, while reducing uncertainty, and enabling Earth System Model convergence.</p> <p><strong>To utilise novel Earth Observation data to advance research</strong> and improve the representation of land cover, leaf area index, and management intensity through high-resolution maps.</p> <p><strong>To integrate advanced Data Assimilation and Machine Learning</strong> <strong>into modelling</strong> to deliver more accurate and reliable insights.</p> <p><strong>To prepare for the incorporation of FLEX data into land surface models</strong> and leverage data to improve understanding of biogenic volatile organic compound emissions.</p> <h5 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Pensoft’s role in CONCERTO</strong></h5> <p class="has-background" style="background-color:#9df08d">As the leader of Work Package 7, <strong>Pensoft will focus on disseminating the science behind the project</strong> by ensuring effective communication and engagement strategies. A distinctive brand identity will be established through the creation of a project logo, branding guidelines, promotional materials, and a dedicated website. This website will act as a central hub for project content and updates, providing stakeholders and the public with easy access to relevant information.</p> <p>To maximize the project’s impact, Pensoft will develop a comprehensive communication and dissemination strategy to share project results with key stakeholders and target audiences. Additionally, stakeholder engagement efforts will produce high-quality content such as videos, press releases, and newsletters. These materials will communicate the project’s progress and results, reaching a wide audience and fostering greater understanding and awareness of the project’s scientific objectives.</p> <h5 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>International Consortium</strong></h5> <p>The project brings together thirteen international partners from seven countries operating in various sectors, ultimately contributing with diverse expertise:</p> <ol> <li><a href="https://www.cmcc.it/"><strong>FONDAZIONE CENTRO EURO-MEDITERRANEOSUI CAMBIAMENTI CLIMATICI</strong></a>, Italy</li> <li><a href="https://www.meeo.it/"><strong>METEOROLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH OBSERVATION SRL</strong></a>, Italy</li> <li><a href="https://www.sistema.at/"><strong>SISTEMA GMBH</strong></a>, Austria</li> <li><a href="https://www.ecmwf.int/"><strong>EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM-RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS</strong></a>, United Kingdom</li> <li><a href="https://www.bsc.es/"><strong>BARCELONA SUPERCOMPUTING CENTER CENTRO NACIONAL DE SUPERCOMPUTACION</strong></a>, Spain</li> <li><a href="https://www.uantwerpen.be/en/"><strong>UNIVERSITEIT ANTWERPEN</strong></a>, Belgium</li> <li><a href="https://www.creaf.cat/en"><strong>CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION ECOLOGICA Y APLICACIONES FORESTALES</strong></a>, Spain</li> <li><a href="https://www.utwente.nl/en/"><strong>UNIVERSITEIT TWENTE</strong></a>, Netherlands</li> <li><a href="https://www.aeronomie.be/en"><strong>INSTITUT ROYAL D’AERONOMIE SPATIALEDE BELGIQUE</strong></a>, Belgium</li> <li><a href="https://www.polito.it/en"><strong>POLITECNICO DI TORINO</strong></a>, Italy</li> <li><a href="https://pensoft.net/"><strong>PENSOFT PUBLISHERS</strong></a>, Bulgaria</li> <li><a href="https://www.reading.ac.uk/world/?utm_source=google&utm_campaign=hl_ug25&utm_medium=ppc&utm_content=brand&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAneK8BhAVEiwAoy2HYYzRupbzERSwD4AVRUzRSO6NrS_GYmr0wfO7qUOUKlvg_An3aplmzxoCWtUQAvD_BwE"><strong>THE UNIVERSITY OF READING</strong></a>, United Kingdom</li> <li><a href="https://www.imperial.ac.uk/"><strong>IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE</strong></a>, United Kingdom.</li> </ol> <p class="has-background" style="background-color:#9df08d">Over the coming months, the <strong>CONCERTO</strong> project <strong>will focus on</strong> <strong>creating innovative resources</strong> to support professionals in improving <strong>multi-scale models and Earth observation</strong> for terrestrial ecosystems.</p> <p><strong><em>The CONCERTO project website is coming soon!</em></strong></p> <p><strong><em>In the meantime, make sure to follow the project’s progress by following our social media channels on </em></strong><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/projectconcerto.eu"><strong><em>BlueSky</em></strong></a><strong><em> and </em></strong><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/concerto-project-horizon-europe/?viewAsMember=true"><strong><em>LinkedIn</em></strong></a><strong><em>.</em></strong></p> <div class="twitter-share"><a 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<a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://blog.pensoft.net/2025/01/30/life-cycle-and-climate-adaptability-of-south-africas-cape-autumn-widow-butterfly/" aria-hidden="true"> <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Dira-clytus-clytus.png?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Life cycle and climate adaptability of South Africa’s Cape autumn widow butterfly" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Dira-clytus-clytus.png?w=1920&ssl=1 1920w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Dira-clytus-clytus.png?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Dira-clytus-clytus.png?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Dira-clytus-clytus.png?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Dira-clytus-clytus.png?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Dira-clytus-clytus.png?resize=1200%2C675&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Dira-clytus-clytus.png?w=1680 1680w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 60vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" /> </a> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="twitter-share"><a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.pensoft.net%2F2025%2F01%2F30%2Flife-cycle-and-climate-adaptability-of-south-africas-cape-autumn-widow-butterfly%2F&via=Pensoft" class="twitter-share-button" data-size="large">Tweet</a></div> <p>A recent <a href="https://doi.org/10.3897/AfrInvertebr.66.138082" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">study</a> published in the open-access journal <a href="https://africaninvertebrates.pensoft.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title=""><em>African Invertebrates</em></a> provides insights into the life history and behaviour of the endemic Cape autumn widow butterfly (<em>Dira clytus</em>), a species endemic to South Africa. </p> <p>In the study, Silvia Mecenero of the <a href="https://www.lepsocafrica.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">Lepidopterists’ Society of Africa</a> and Stephen Kirkman of <a href="https://www.mandela.ac.za/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">Nelson Mandela University</a> examine the species’ developmental stages and responses to environmental conditions, with implications for conservation efforts. </p> <p>By rearing the subspecies <em>Dira clytus clytus</em> in controlled conditions, the researchers documented the butterfly’s complete life cycle, from egg to adult.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/oo_1234791-1.jpg?ssl=1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="840" height="559" src="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/oo_1234791-1-1024x681.jpg?resize=840%2C559&ssl=1" alt="Image showing the various life stages of a butterfly, from egg to caterpillar to pupa to butterfly." class="wp-image-13883" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/oo_1234791-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/oo_1234791-1.jpg?resize=300%2C199&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/oo_1234791-1.jpg?resize=768%2C511&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/oo_1234791-1.jpg?resize=1536%2C1021&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/oo_1234791-1.jpg?resize=1200%2C798&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/oo_1234791-1.jpg?w=1975&ssl=1 1975w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/oo_1234791-1.jpg?w=1680 1680w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" data-recalc-dims="1" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Photographs of the life stages of <em><em>Dira</em> <em>clytus</em> <em>clytus</em></em> <strong>a</strong> adult <strong>b</strong> eggs <strong>c, d</strong> newly hatched larva <strong>e</strong> first instar larva (three days old) <strong>f</strong> first instar larva preparing to moult (nine days old) <strong>g, h</strong> second instar larva <strong>i</strong> third instar larva <strong>j</strong> fourth instar larva <strong>k, l</strong> fifth instar larva <strong>m</strong> fifth instar larvae huddling together in a big group <strong>n</strong> pre-pupal form <strong>o, p</strong> pupa.</figcaption></figure> <p> Two distinct pupation and adult emergence phases were identified over a period of a few months, influenced by cold temperatures, suggesting that environmental cues play a role in triggering these developmental events. The fact that two broods were found in a matter of months is interesting, because in the wild this species breeds only once a year.</p> <p>The findings indicate that <em>Dira clytus clytus</em> could show some phenological plasticity in its response to climate change, by changing its timing of pupation and the number of broods within a year. </p> <p>Such flexibility may not always be beneficial to butterflies, as shifts in phenology could lead to mismatches with the availability of their host plants. However, <em>Dira clytus clytus </em>is a generalist that feeds on a variety of grasses and may therefore be more adaptable to changes in its phenology. </p> <p>The study was published as part of a commemorative <a href="https://doi.org/10.3897/afrinvertebr.coll.248" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">collection of articles</a> published in honour of the late ecologist Prof. Stefan H. Foord.</p> <p><strong>Original study</strong></p> <p>Mecenero S, Kirkman SP (2025) Life history and behavioural observations during the rearing of <em>Dira clytus clytus</em> (Linnaeus, 1764) (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae), with notes on implications for climate change adaptation. African Invertebrates 66(1): 65-72. <a href="https://doi.org/10.3897/AfrInvertebr.66.138082">https://doi.org/10.3897/AfrInvertebr.66.138082</a></p> <p><em><strong>Follow African Invertebrates on </strong></em><strong><em><a href="https://twitter.com/AI_Journal" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">X</a></em></strong><em><strong> and </strong></em><a href="https://www.facebook.com/AfricanInvertebrates" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title=""><strong><em>Facebook</em></strong></a><em><strong>.</strong></em></p> <div class="twitter-share"><a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.pensoft.net%2F2025%2F01%2F30%2Flife-cycle-and-climate-adaptability-of-south-africas-cape-autumn-widow-butterfly%2F&via=Pensoft" class="twitter-share-button" data-size="large">Tweet</a></div> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span> <a class="url fn n" href="https://blog.pensoft.net/author/pensoft/">Pensoft Editorial Team</a></span></span><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><a href="https://blog.pensoft.net/2025/01/30/life-cycle-and-climate-adaptability-of-south-africas-cape-autumn-widow-butterfly/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-01-30T11:20:47+02:00">January 30, 2025</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-01-30T11:20:49+02:00">January 30, 2025</time></a></span><span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://blog.pensoft.net/category/african-invertebrates/" rel="category tag">African Invertebrates</a></span><span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Tags </span><a href="https://blog.pensoft.net/tag/climate-change/" rel="tag">climate change</a>, <a href="https://blog.pensoft.net/tag/ecology/" rel="tag">ecology</a>, <a href="https://blog.pensoft.net/tag/lepidoptera/" rel="tag">Lepidoptera</a>, <a href="https://blog.pensoft.net/tag/south-africa/" rel="tag">South Africa</a></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-13795" class="post-13795 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-evolutionary-systematics category-herpetozoa category-zookeys category-zoosystematics-and-evolution tag-biodiversity tag-lunar-new-year tag-new-species tag-serpentes tag-snakes tag-taxonomy"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://blog.pensoft.net/2025/01/29/year-of-the-snake-lunar-new-year/" rel="bookmark">Year of the Snake: a serpent selection to celebrate Lunar New Year!</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Enjoy some of our favourite snake research from across our journals.</p> </div> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://blog.pensoft.net/2025/01/29/year-of-the-snake-lunar-new-year/" aria-hidden="true"> <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Year-of-the-Snake.png?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Year of the Snake: a serpent selection to celebrate Lunar New Year!" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Year-of-the-Snake.png?w=1920&ssl=1 1920w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Year-of-the-Snake.png?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Year-of-the-Snake.png?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Year-of-the-Snake.png?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Year-of-the-Snake.png?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Year-of-the-Snake.png?resize=1200%2C675&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Year-of-the-Snake.png?w=1680 1680w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 60vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" /> </a> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="twitter-share"><a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.pensoft.net%2F2025%2F01%2F29%2Fyear-of-the-snake-lunar-new-year%2F&via=Pensoft" class="twitter-share-button" data-size="large">Tweet</a></div> <p>Happy Lunar New Year! For more than a billion people worldwide, today is a day of gifts, dancing, celebration and – of course – plenty of delicious food. </p> <p>Coinciding with the first new moon of the lunar calendar, the 29th of January marks the beginning of a vibrant 15-day festival, which includes 7 days of holiday in China.</p> <p>As 2025 is the <strong>Year of the Snake</strong>, we have gathered some of favourite studies celebrating the the scaly world of serpents to celebrate the occasion!</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">The tug-of-war coral snakes</h2> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><em>A different kind of food fight.</em></p> <p>A study published in <a href="https://herpetozoa.pensoft.net/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>Herpetozoa</em></a> includes incredible footage of two red-tailed coral snakes (<em>Micrurus mipartitus</em>) engaging in a tug-of-war over a caecilian, a legless amphibian.</p> <p>Check out the video below.</p> <figure class="wp-block-video"><video controls src="https://blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Video-A1.mp4"></video><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Two <em><em>Micrurus</em> <em>mipartitus</em> </em>snakes tugging prey in opposite directions. Credit: Henrik Bringsøe and Niels Poul Dreyer.</figcaption></figure> <p>The event marked the first documented wild case of kleptoparasitism, or food theft, within the family Elapidae.</p> <p><strong>Read the full study here: <a href="https://doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.37.e112716" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">https://doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.37.e112716 </a></strong></p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">The Slytherin snake</h2> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><em>10 points to Slytherin!</em></p> <p>When naming a newly discovered green pit viper species from the Himalayas, researchers sought inspiration from the <em>Harry Potter</em> franchise. </p> <p>Fittingly, they settled on <em>Trimeresurus salazar</em>, a reference to Salazar Slytherin who founded the serpent-crested Hogwarts house bearing his name.  </p> <figure class="wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/oo_400555.jpg?ssl=1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="840" height="600" data-id="13838" src="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/oo_400555-1024x732.jpg?resize=840%2C600&ssl=1" alt="Green snake on a branch. " class="wp-image-13838" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/oo_400555.jpg?resize=1024%2C732&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/oo_400555.jpg?resize=300%2C214&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/oo_400555.jpg?resize=768%2C549&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/oo_400555.jpg?resize=1536%2C1097&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/oo_400555.jpg?resize=1200%2C857&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/oo_400555.jpg?w=1958&ssl=1 1958w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/oo_400555.jpg?w=1680 1680w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" data-recalc-dims="1" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><em>Trimeresurus salazar</em>. Credit: Mirza et al.</figcaption></figure> </figure> <p>The discovery was published in the open-access journal <a href="https://zse.pensoft.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title=""><em>Zoosystematics and Evolution</em></a>.</p> <p><strong>Read it here: <a href="https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.96.48431" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.96.48431 </a></strong></p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">The snake in a ski mask</h2> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><em>Slithering around in style.</em></p> <p><em>Rhynchocalamus hejazicus</em> is a recently discovered and secretive snake species from the Hejaz region of Saudi Arabia.</p> <p>Upon the species’ discovery, researchers dubbed the stylish serpent “the missing piece of the puzzle” as it fills a large distribution gap for its genus. </p> <figure class="wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Licata_BIODESERTS_Rhynchocalamus_normal2-scaled.jpg?ssl=1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="840" height="479" data-id="11752" src="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Licata_BIODESERTS_Rhynchocalamus_normal2-1024x584.jpg?resize=840%2C479&ssl=1" alt="Orange snake with a balck head on sand. " class="wp-image-11752" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Licata_BIODESERTS_Rhynchocalamus_normal2-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C584&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Licata_BIODESERTS_Rhynchocalamus_normal2-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C171&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Licata_BIODESERTS_Rhynchocalamus_normal2-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C438&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Licata_BIODESERTS_Rhynchocalamus_normal2-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C876&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Licata_BIODESERTS_Rhynchocalamus_normal2-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1168&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Licata_BIODESERTS_Rhynchocalamus_normal2-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C684&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Licata_BIODESERTS_Rhynchocalamus_normal2-scaled.jpg?w=1680 1680w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Licata_BIODESERTS_Rhynchocalamus_normal2-scaled.jpg?w=2520 2520w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" data-recalc-dims="1" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><em><em>Rhynchocalamus</em> <em>hejazicus</em>.</em> Credit: Fulvio Licata.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-05-30-112949.png?ssl=1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="840" height="559" data-id="11751" src="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-05-30-112949-1024x681.png?resize=840%2C559&ssl=1" alt="black snake. " class="wp-image-11751" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-05-30-112949.png?resize=1024%2C681&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-05-30-112949.png?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-05-30-112949.png?resize=768%2C511&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-05-30-112949.png?resize=1536%2C1022&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-05-30-112949.png?resize=1200%2C798&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-05-30-112949.png?w=1595&ssl=1 1595w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" data-recalc-dims="1" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption"><em><em>Rhynchocalamus</em> <em>hejazicus</em></em> (melanistic morphotype). Credit: Fulvio Licata.</figcaption></figure> </figure> <p>Published in <a href="https://zse.pensoft.net/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>Zoosystematics and Evolution</em></a>, the research also includes a completely black variation of of the species known as a ‘melanistic morphotype.’</p> <p><strong>Read the full study here: <a href="https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.100.123441" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.100.123441</a></strong></p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">The eyelash viper</h2> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><em>Separating snake species.</em></p> <p>An expedition into the jungles and cloud forests of Colombia and Ecuador revealed five dazzling new species of eyelash vipers, previously misidentified as one species.</p> <p>Published in <em><a href="https://evolsyst.pensoft.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">Evolutionary Systematics</a></em>, the study received global attention from publications such as <a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/eyelash-viper-species-discovery" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="National Geographic">National Geographic</a> thanks to the taxonomic importance and visual appeal of the research.</p> <figure class="wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/serpiente-bothriechis-nigroadspersus2_39298720_240215172732_1600x1068.jpg?ssl=1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="840" height="561" data-id="13796" src="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/serpiente-bothriechis-nigroadspersus2_39298720_240215172732_1600x1068-1024x684.jpg?resize=840%2C561&ssl=1" alt="Red snake on a branch." class="wp-image-13796" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/serpiente-bothriechis-nigroadspersus2_39298720_240215172732_1600x1068.jpg?resize=1024%2C684&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/serpiente-bothriechis-nigroadspersus2_39298720_240215172732_1600x1068.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/serpiente-bothriechis-nigroadspersus2_39298720_240215172732_1600x1068.jpg?resize=768%2C513&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/serpiente-bothriechis-nigroadspersus2_39298720_240215172732_1600x1068.jpg?resize=1536%2C1025&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/serpiente-bothriechis-nigroadspersus2_39298720_240215172732_1600x1068.jpg?resize=1200%2C801&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/serpiente-bothriechis-nigroadspersus2_39298720_240215172732_1600x1068.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" data-recalc-dims="1" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Red-wine morph of the Central American Eyelash-Pitviper<em> (Bothriechis nigroadspersus), </em>photographed in the Caribbean Island Escudo de Veraguas, off the coast of Panamá.<em> </em>Credit:<em> </em><a href="https://www.instagram.com/alejandroarteagath/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">Alejandro Arteaga</a>.</figcaption></figure> </figure> <p><strong>Check out the research paper here: <a href="https://doi.org/10.3897/evolsyst.8.114527" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">https://doi.org/10.3897/evolsyst.8.114527</a></strong></p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">The shovel snake</h2> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><em>Who ever said snakes can’t be cute?</em></p> <p>Two species of African shovel-snout snakes, <em>Prosymna confusa</em> and <em>Prosymna</em> <em>lisima</em>, were published as new species in <em><a href="https://zookeys.pensoft.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="ZooKeys">ZooKeys</a> </em>back in 2022.</p> <p>Endemic to Angola, the snakes have unique beak-like snouts that allow them to dig into sandy soils. They also have backward pointed lancet-shaped teeth that they use for cutting open lizard eggs. </p> <figure class="wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/cover-5.jpg?ssl=1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="840" height="473" data-id="7817" src="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/cover-5-1024x576.jpg?resize=840%2C473&ssl=1" alt="Yellow snake with black markings on sand. " class="wp-image-7817" style="object-fit:cover" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/cover-5.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/cover-5.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/cover-5.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/cover-5.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/cover-5.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/cover-5.jpg?w=1920&ssl=1 1920w, https://i0.wp.com/blog.pensoft.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/cover-5.jpg?w=1680 1680w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" data-recalc-dims="1" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Kalahari shovel-snout snake (<em><em>Prosymna lisima</em></em>) from southeastern Angola. Credit: Chad Keates.</figcaption></figure> </figure> <p>As they spend the majority of their time underground, these species were not the easiest to study, but they are certainly a treat for the eyes when they surface their wedge-shaped heads!</p> <p><strong>Read more here: <a href="https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1121.85693" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1121.85693</a></strong></p> <p>–</p> <p>The <a href="https://pensoft.net/browse-journals" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="Pensoft journal collection">Pensoft journal collection</a> contains innumerable snake studies, so we could go on forever sharing our favourites. Instead, we will wish you a happy and prosperous 2025 filled with plenty of safe snake encounters.</p> <p><strong>Happy Lunar New Year!</strong></p> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-blog wp-block-embed-blog"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> <blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="QgEF3a6l0Q"><a href="https://blog.pensoft.net/2024/06/10/pensoft-launches-official-weibo-account-to-expand-global-reach/">Pensoft launches official Weibo account to expand global reach</a></blockquote><iframe class="wp-embedded-content" sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" style="position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);" title="“Pensoft launches official Weibo account to expand global reach” — Blog" src="https://blog.pensoft.net/2024/06/10/pensoft-launches-official-weibo-account-to-expand-global-reach/embed/#?secret=yt6vHQhvor#?secret=QgEF3a6l0Q" data-secret="QgEF3a6l0Q" width="600" height="338" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" 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rel="tag">taxonomy</a></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-13816" class="post-13816 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-partnering-scientific-projects tag-biodiversity tag-conservation tag-ecology tag-eu-projects tag-horizon tag-horizon-europe tag-scholarly-publishing tag-scicomm tag-science tag-science-communication tag-science-communicator"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://blog.pensoft.net/2025/01/28/clear-open-and-engaged-pensofts-perspective-on-the-mission-of-a-science-communicator/" rel="bookmark">Clear, Open and Engaged: Pensoft’s perspective on the mission of a science communicator</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Teodor Metodiev, senior communications officer at Pensoft, offers his thoughts on why and how research should be publicised today.</p> </div> <a class="post-thumbnail" 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(max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" data-recalc-dims="1" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Teodor Metodiev, senior communications officer at Pensoft at the opening of “<strong><a href="https://www.nmnhs.com/23062901-news_en.html" title="">The pollinators we can’t live without</a></strong>” temporary exhibition at the National Museum of Natural History at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (Sofia, Bulgaria, 2023).</figcaption></figure> <p class="has-background" style="background-color:#cdfda3"><em>With more than three decades of experience in the domain of science communication, <strong>Pensoft has a rich perspective on what it takes to bring science into the spotlight</strong>. A testament to this is its growing projects department, where the public face of some of Europe’s most innovative research undertakings is being moulded by a cohort of experts. </em></p> <p><em>Among their ranks is Teodor Metodiev, a communicator with years of experience when it comes to bridging the gap between the scientific and the public. He recently sat down for an interview to share his observations on the significance, challenges and lessons of the job. </em></p> <p><em>Read below to find out <strong>how effective engagement can make today’s research tomorrow’s reality.</strong> </em></p> <p><strong>***</strong></p> <h5 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Why is science communication important and how can it influence the scope and impact of today’s research?</strong></h5> <p>I believe science communication is fundamental because it eliminates the gap between researchers and users of their work, be they policymakers, practitioners or other stakeholders. By combining novel and traditional communication methods, scientific knowledge, results and data are much more likely to be shared, understood, and applied. If not communicated effectively, scientific results and advances have no real impact and are simply lost in an avalanche of emerging new information.</p> <h5 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>What are the most common challenges you encounter as a science communicator?</strong></h5> <p>There are many diverse challenges one could encounter as a science communicator! I believe the most common one is the overall complexity of science, which is sometimes very difficult to communicate in a clear, visually appealing way. For me personally, one of the greater challenges is to delve into controversial topics such as climate change, vaccines, or genetic engineering, where emotions and ideologies may run high.</p> <h5 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>How can complex technical concepts be made accessible to non-science stakeholders and the general public?</strong></h5> <p>Making complex concepts accessible to the general public is among the main responsibilities of a science communicator. There are many different approaches to do that, but it ultimately depends on the audience you want to engage – for example, you would not necessarily want to interact with a farmer through policy briefs. In general, I would list three main ‘pillars’ that can be considered when dealing with complex scientific information:</p> <ul> <li>Simplify the language and avoid scientific jargon (i.e. by using short sentences with a clear structure)</li> <li>Always leverage visual aids, such as infographics, animations, videos or graphical abstracts</li> <li>Try to present the information in a narrative-like form – start with the background and problem, and then explain the solutions you are offering.</li> </ul> <p>By adhering to these simple steps, I believe most challenging scientific concepts can be easily translated into an understandable format for laypersons or other stakeholder groups!</p> <h5 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Which indicators do you consider crucial when assessing the success of a science communication campaign?</strong></h5> <p>In my view, the success of any science communication campaign should be measured beyond quantitative indicators. Sure, audience reach, number of impressions and demographic data are important, but real success should be assessed through active engagement (i.e. comments or questions towards the topic, participation in events or activities, feedback and criticism from evaluation surveys, etc). I believe that monitoring these qualitative indicators on an ongoing basis is instrumental for a long-term awareness and understanding of a given topic over time.</p> <h5 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>What has made Pensoft unique and effective in the field of science communication?</strong></h5> <p>I honestly believe the driving force behind Pensoft’s success in science communication is the motivated team behind it –  it has demonstrated that an openness to engage, combined with an urge to learn and expand your horizons, is ultimately the making of a successful science communicator. 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