Memory game
Enhance your memory and learn how to recognize some invading species… For the rainy days, this “two-in-one” is our starter for you hikes in nature. Choose: Large memory game: version for large...
View ArticleFlowering calendar
At this time of year in our landscape, the yellow flowers of acacia and sorrel dominate. But among the invasive plants we find flowers of other colors as well: see the “flowering calendar” which we are...
View ArticleInterview with David Richardson
David Richardson came to Coimbra for a lecture on Australian acacia throughout the world, and we took the opportunity for a brief interview. O post Interview with David Richardson aparece primeiro no...
View ArticleInvited guest: The pinewood nematode, the masked invader
We regularly invite other specialists to talk about biological invasions. The first article is from Sofia Costa, researcher at the Functional Ecology Centre of the Coimbra University and director of...
View ArticleA small fly with a great impact
A fly native to Australia (Dasineura rubiformis) is limiting the spread of black wattle (Acacia mearnsii) in South Africa, opening up prospects for the biological control of this invading species. At...
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Guest post: The physics, remote detection and control of invasive species
What can physics, plants and remote sensors have in common? This is a question I frequently hear and a question I asked myself at the beginning of my PhD. But right now I am finishing that PhD about...
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Projecto BRIGHT – proteger a Mata do Buçaco das Plantas Invasoras
A Fundação Mata do Bussaco tem a decorrer o Projecto Life+ - BRIGHT (Bussaco´s Recovery from Invasions Generating Habitat Threats). O objectivo é recuperar e proteger as várias áreas naturais da Mata,...
View ArticleVideo: invasive plants in Portugal
Elizabete Marchante was in the Algarve last March for a lecture at the Algarve Mediterranean Garden Society Spring Conference. The purpose was to alert the conference attendance, mostly foreign and...
View ArticleVideo: Dick Shaw talks about Biological Control
Dick Shaw, invasive species regional coordinator at CABI, spoke to us about the difficulties in the implementation of biological control and its benefits. Shaw applied this method in the UK against...
View ArticleEuropean legislation on invasive alien species
The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union recently published Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014 of 22 October 2014 that sets out rules to prevent, minimize and mitigate the adverse...
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