#nonnative — Public Fediverse posts

Are Colorado Moose Invasive? New Research Says NO
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https://www.colorado.edu/asmagazine/2026/06/18/are-colorado-moose-invasive-new-research-says-no <-- shared technical article
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https://youtu.be/orpLT22YnKQ?si=aThWWjMhKOUELwuv <-- shared overview video
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https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.70279 <-- shared paper
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“The modern Colorado moose is often considered just that: modern - brought to the state by wildlife officials in the late 1970s, preceded by very occasional reports of moose sightings in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Since being translocated to Colorado, these charismatic megafauna have been a source of both fascination and concern. In Rocky Mountain National Park [RMNP], where moose populations have thrived, ecosystems have been changing, and moose-associated impacts have sparked renewed conversations about managing an animal labeled “non-native.”
However, newly published research [link above] by an interdisciplinary team of scientists, archivists and Tribal cultural heritage leaders shows that the “non-native” label is inaccurate. They present evidence demonstrating that moose have been in Colorado for at least centuries and likely longer.
The researchers analyzed newspaper archives, archaeological site reports, scientific journals, museum collections and photo archives to understand where and when moose were present in Colorado prior to the mid-1900s. Perhaps most importantly, notes lead author William Taylor, a University of Colorado Boulder associate professor of anthropology and CU Museum curator of archaeology, the scholars sought Indigenous histories, and in doing so found evidence of moose being well known and deeply integrated into traditional knowledge of Native people in the southern Rockies.
Crystal C’Bearing, a study co-author and Northern Arapaho Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, notes that among the Northern Arapaho, "the moose is considered a valued commodity among the Tribe.” She adds that societies within the Northern Arapaho "utilize many animals, including moose, in their clothing, society items and regalia. This tradition continues today."
The scholarly approach of joining Indigenous knowledge with historical accounts, archaeology and paleontology, "shows the power of multiple independent lines of evidence converging on the conclusion that moose were part of southern Rocky Mountain ecosystems long before modern reintroductions," says study co-author Jonathan Dombrosky of Crow Canyon Archaeological Center and the University of Alabama. "More broadly, the study demonstrates how historical sciences can help us better understand the origins of modern ecosystems and make more informed decisions about their future…"
#moose #populations #Colorado #USA #native #invasive #introduced #nonnative #translocated #megafauna #herbivore #ungulate #impacts #ecosystems #environment #vegetation #native #indigenous #tribal #FirstNation #archaeology #paleontology #symbology #reporting #historicalscience #history #RockyMountain #Rockies #regional #prehistory #Holocene #biogeography #archaeozoological #modern #premodern #management #archivists

Are Colorado Moose Invasive? New Research Says NO
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https://www.colorado.edu/asmagazine/2026/06/18/are-colorado-moose-invasive-new-research-says-no <-- shared technical article
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https://youtu.be/orpLT22YnKQ?si=aThWWjMhKOUELwuv <-- shared overview video
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https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.70279 <-- shared paper
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“The modern Colorado moose is often considered just that: modern - brought to the state by wildlife officials in the late 1970s, preceded by very occasional reports of moose sightings in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Since being translocated to Colorado, these charismatic megafauna have been a source of both fascination and concern. In Rocky Mountain National Park [RMNP], where moose populations have thrived, ecosystems have been changing, and moose-associated impacts have sparked renewed conversations about managing an animal labeled “non-native.”
However, newly published research [link above] by an interdisciplinary team of scientists, archivists and Tribal cultural heritage leaders shows that the “non-native” label is inaccurate. They present evidence demonstrating that moose have been in Colorado for at least centuries and likely longer.
The researchers analyzed newspaper archives, archaeological site reports, scientific journals, museum collections and photo archives to understand where and when moose were present in Colorado prior to the mid-1900s. Perhaps most importantly, notes lead author William Taylor, a University of Colorado Boulder associate professor of anthropology and CU Museum curator of archaeology, the scholars sought Indigenous histories, and in doing so found evidence of moose being well known and deeply integrated into traditional knowledge of Native people in the southern Rockies.
Crystal C’Bearing, a study co-author and Northern Arapaho Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, notes that among the Northern Arapaho, "the moose is considered a valued commodity among the Tribe.” She adds that societies within the Northern Arapaho "utilize many animals, including moose, in their clothing, society items and regalia. This tradition continues today."
The scholarly approach of joining Indigenous knowledge with historical accounts, archaeology and paleontology, "shows the power of multiple independent lines of evidence converging on the conclusion that moose were part of southern Rocky Mountain ecosystems long before modern reintroductions," says study co-author Jonathan Dombrosky of Crow Canyon Archaeological Center and the University of Alabama. "More broadly, the study demonstrates how historical sciences can help us better understand the origins of modern ecosystems and make more informed decisions about their future…"
#moose #populations #Colorado #USA #native #invasive #introduced #nonnative #translocated #megafauna #herbivore #ungulate #impacts #ecosystems #environment #vegetation #native #indigenous #tribal #FirstNation #archaeology #paleontology #symbology #reporting #historicalscience #history #RockyMountain #Rockies #regional #prehistory #Holocene #biogeography #archaeozoological #modern #premodern #management #archivists

Calling All Hikers: You Can Be an Eco-Hero! Blue Ridge PRISM of #Virginia presents a webinar on the latest #nonnative #invasive plant threats, and how hikers can help by spotting and reporting them. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/calling-all-hikers-you-can-be-an-eco-hero-tickets-1681118252949

Last evening in #Berlin, I found a #beetle on my bicycle, a #scarab, which I thought is #nonnative. Rightly so, as #Mimela #junii is a #neozoan in Central Europe, native mainly to southern France/north Italy,. Adults feed on leaves, larvae on roots/decaying material in sandy soil. Thomaes, A. et al. (2022) demonstrate, using Belgium, that it's spread to Central/WesternEurope was likely due to #humantransport. #globalwarming.
© #StefanFWirth 2025

Ref
https://pureportal.inbo.be/files/81797098/Bull_158_T1_2022_THOMAES_SCHEERS_VAN_KEER.pdf

Photos
© S. F. Wirth

Last evening in #Berlin, I found a #beetle on my bicycle, a #scarab, which I thought is #nonnative. Rightly so, as #Mimela #junii is a #neozoan in Central Europe, native mainly to southern France/north Italy,. Adults feed on leaves, larvae on roots/decaying material in sandy soil. Thomaes, A. et al. (2022) demonstrate, using Belgium, that it's spread to Central/WesternEurope was likely due to #humantransport. #globalwarming.
© #StefanFWirth 2025

Ref
https://pureportal.inbo.be/files/81797098/Bull_158_T1_2022_THOMAES_SCHEERS_VAN_KEER.pdf

Photos
© S. F. Wirth

Edges of Hobler Park

Hobler Park’s quiet edges tell a story—of teasel, tangled growth, and wild resilience reclaiming forgotten ground.

https://islandinthenet.com/edges-of-hobler-park/

Don’t Move A Mussel - The Role Of Key Environmental Drivers And Management Scale In Assessing Spatial Variation In Dreissenid Spread Risk In The Missouri River Basin
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2024.112526 <-- shared paper (Missouri River Basin)
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https://www.usgs.gov/centers/western-fisheries-research-center/news/assessing-risk-invasive-mussels-spreading-throughout <-- shared technical article (Columbia River Basin)
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https://rconnect.usgs.gov/webDR/ <-- shared link to webDR: Dreissenid Risk (Missouri River Basin)
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #fedscience #dreissenids #invasive #invasivespecies #management #mitigation #risk #hazard #riskindexing #webtool #nonnative #ecology #economics #cost #humanimpact #state #basin #water #freshwater #hydrology #basin #watershed #mussel #zebramussel #infested #infestation #watercraft #boating #leisure #pleasure #NorthAmerica #waterbody #decontamination #program #planning #policy #regulations #relativeriskindex #model #modeling #geostatistics #parameters #MissouriRiverBasin #ColumbiaRiverBasin
@USGS

Don’t Move A Mussel - The Role Of Key Environmental Drivers And Management Scale In Assessing Spatial Variation In Dreissenid Spread Risk In The Missouri River Basin
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2024.112526 <-- shared paper (Missouri River Basin)
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https://www.usgs.gov/centers/western-fisheries-research-center/news/assessing-risk-invasive-mussels-spreading-throughout <-- shared technical article (Columbia River Basin)
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https://rconnect.usgs.gov/webDR/ <-- shared link to webDR: Dreissenid Risk (Missouri River Basin)
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #fedscience #dreissenids #invasive #invasivespecies #management #mitigation #risk #hazard #riskindexing #webtool #nonnative #ecology #economics #cost #humanimpact #state #basin #water #freshwater #hydrology #basin #watershed #mussel #zebramussel #infested #infestation #watercraft #boating #leisure #pleasure #NorthAmerica #waterbody #decontamination #program #planning #policy #regulations #relativeriskindex #model #modeling #geostatistics #parameters #MissouriRiverBasin #ColumbiaRiverBasin
@USGS

Sometimes _goodenought_ is what we need to make things happen!

#nonnative #English #speakers #writing #launching

Sometimes _goodenought_ is what we need to make things happen!

#nonnative #English #speakers #writing #launching

If it weren't for the fact that american mink are a non-native invasive species destroying the local wildlife, I'd find them rather elegant and fuzzy...

First time of seeing one in the wild myself. Impressed at just how close we got (about 15' across a water channel).

#mink #americanmink #perthshire #highland #scotland #video #nonnative #invasivespecies #zoology #ecology #biodiversity

If it weren't for the fact that american mink are a non-native invasive species destroying the local wildlife, I'd find them rather elegant and fuzzy...

First time of seeing one in the wild myself. Impressed at just how close we got (about 15' across a water channel).

#mink #americanmink #perthshire #highland #scotland #video #nonnative #invasivespecies #zoology #ecology #biodiversity

There is no doubt that teaching in a second (third…) language uses unexplored parts of my brain! 🧠 It really gives me insight into the fatigue faced by so many of my non-native-speaker colleagues face each & every day in scientific conferences or teaching. Those moments when I set off on odd paraphrases because of the one crucial missing word…. #languages #teaching #nonnative speaker

There is no doubt that teaching in a second (third…) language uses unexplored parts of my brain! 🧠 It really gives me insight into the fatigue faced by so many of my non-native-speaker colleagues face each & every day in scientific conferences or teaching. Those moments when I set off on odd paraphrases because of the one crucial missing word…. #languages #teaching #nonnative speaker

Time to show my #eBike a little love.
This time of year the #nonNative #goatHeadThistle, Tribulus terrestris, is going to seed.
I had over a dozen in the front tire, with the heads worn down. I had to use an x-knife to fish them out. I did stop as soon as I heard the change in tire sound and pulled as many as I saw but some were broken off already.

Time to show my #eBike a little love.
This time of year the #nonNative #goatHeadThistle, Tribulus terrestris, is going to seed.
I had over a dozen in the front tire, with the heads worn down. I had to use an x-knife to fish them out. I did stop as soon as I heard the change in tire sound and pulled as many as I saw but some were broken off already.

It would be lovely if there was a system that converted images to image ids for those like me who can't write descriptions in this realm of such

#images #imagedescriptions #nonnative

Tatsuya Amano and colleagues surveyed nearly a thousand environmental researchers from different countries and compared the amount of effort they put into conducting their research in English:

:doi: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3002184

As expected, it turned out that non-native English speakers, especially at the beginning of their careers, spend significantly more effort than native English speakers.

#science #nonnative #English #speakers #survey

Tatsuya Amano and colleagues surveyed nearly a thousand environmental researchers from different countries and compared the amount of effort they put into conducting their research in English:

:doi: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3002184

As expected, it turned out that non-native English speakers, especially at the beginning of their careers, spend significantly more effort than native English speakers.

#science #nonnative #English #speakers #survey

A wee update for my work on photographing the (mainly) #flowering #plants in our #CommunityWoodland . I have now summarised the #species and, as at 30 June, I had photographed:
53 #native species
18 #alien (#NonNative) plants
Giving a total of 71 species

Plus 6 species of #fungi and #lichen

There are masses of #grasses, fungi, lichen and #trees which are NOT included in this. Perhaps work for future projects?

#biodiversity

Western honey bee distracted from blueberry inflorescence by sunflower. #HoneyBee #ApisMellifera #IntroducedSpecies #NonNative #BeeKeeping #bees #blueberry #vaccinium #pollination #npr #entomology #bees

[Blueberry flowers courtesy CC image by JaneDoughnut on Flickr.]

Western honey bee distracted from blueberry inflorescence by sunflower. #HoneyBee #ApisMellifera #IntroducedSpecies #NonNative #BeeKeeping #bees #blueberry #vaccinium #pollination #npr #entomology #bees

[Blueberry flowers courtesy CC image by JaneDoughnut on Flickr.]

Furthermore, Western honey bees quickly lose interest in blueberries when other types of plants are in flower (cue the Distracted Boyfriend meme). Here's a quote from Suzanne Batra: "... honey bees do not prefer blueberry flowers, and they may depart for more favored hosts, within their foraging range." #HoneyBee #ApisMellifera #IntroducedSpecies #NonNative #BeeKeeping #bees #blueberry #vaccinium #pollination #npr #entomology #bees

Batra, S.W.T. 1997. Solitary bees for Vaccinium pollination. Acta Horticulturae 446:71-76. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/332522669_Solitary_bees_for_vaccinium_pollination

Furthermore, Western honey bees quickly lose interest in blueberries when other types of plants are in flower (cue the Distracted Boyfriend meme). Here's a quote from Suzanne Batra: "... honey bees do not prefer blueberry flowers, and they may depart for more favored hosts, within their foraging range." #HoneyBee #ApisMellifera #IntroducedSpecies #NonNative #BeeKeeping #bees #blueberry #vaccinium #pollination #npr #entomology #bees

Batra, S.W.T. 1997. Solitary bees for Vaccinium pollination. Acta Horticulturae 446:71-76. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/332522669_Solitary_bees_for_vaccinium_pollination

National Public Radio aired a segment on July 3rd that implied blueberries are completely reliant on Western honey bees. That is false. Blueberries are native to North America and are pollinated quite well, thank you, by native bumble bees and solitary bees. And growers who pack their fields with hives of (non-native) Western honey bees likely contribute to the decline of these indigenous pollinators. #HoneyBee #ApisMellifera #IntroducedSpecies #NonNative #BeeKeeping #bees #blueberry #vaccinium #pollination #npr #entomology #bees

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/07/03/1185391513/honeybee-deaths-rose-last-year-heres-why-farmers-would-go-bust-without-bees

National Public Radio aired a segment on July 3rd that implied blueberries are completely reliant on Western honey bees. That is false. Blueberries are native to North America and are pollinated quite well, thank you, by native bumble bees and solitary bees. And growers who pack their fields with hives of (non-native) Western honey bees likely contribute to the decline of these indigenous pollinators. #HoneyBee #ApisMellifera #IntroducedSpecies #NonNative #BeeKeeping #bees #blueberry #vaccinium #pollination #npr #entomology #bees

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/07/03/1185391513/honeybee-deaths-rose-last-year-heres-why-farmers-would-go-bust-without-bees

A new look at decades of data from #MuseumCollections & #surveys of #LeafLitter #ants in #Florida #reveals a steady #decline in #NativeAnts , #simultaneous #increase in #nonNative ants—even in #protected natural areas of the state, researchers report.
#Reported in the journal Current #Biology , the findings point to a potential future devoid of native ants, the #researchers said.

https://www.labmanager.com/news/in-florida-study-non-native-leaf-litter-ants-are-replacing-native-ants-30091

#entomology #insects #biodiversity #AtRisk #ecology #environment

gifted @washingtonpost article about the importance of #nativePlants in the #homeGarden - or at least, the importance of getting rid of #invasives and leaving the #nonNative #nonInvasives as "decorations". And yes, minimizing "#lawn" to encourage #nativeSpecies to flourish.

https://wapo.st/3UihwjK

I thoroughly agree with #editor Sameen Siddiqui about who’s #proficient with #English. Time to get rid of #stereotypes about #nonnative English speakers. https://outside-the-book.com/2022/11/29/sameen-siddiqui/ #Bookstodon

I thoroughly agree with #editor Sameen Siddiqui about who’s #proficient with #English. Time to get rid of #stereotypes about #nonnative English speakers. https://outside-the-book.com/2022/11/29/sameen-siddiqui/ #Bookstodon