NEOBIOTA 2024

13th International Conference on Biological Invasions

Lisbon, Portugal, 3-6 September 2024

NEOBIOTA 2024 European Group on Biological Invasions is organizing 13th International Conference on Biological Invasions, which will take place in Lisbon from 3 to 6 September, 2024

The planned 13th Conference continues NEOBIOTA tradition and covers a wide range of topics on biological invasion, both from a fundamental as well as a more practical perspective and also aims at educating the public and consulting with policy makers.

NEOBIOTA is the European Group on Biological Invasions which was founded in 1999 in Berlin as a consortium of scientists and environmental managers aiming to enhance integration of invasion research and strengthen approaches to counteract negative effects of introduced organisms on biodiversity, ecosystem services and human health.

Main tasks of NEOBIOTA

Enhance communication and contact between scientists from different (sub-) communities working on theoretical and applied aspects of biological invasions.

Stimulate research on non-native species, their traits, their distribution and impacts. Identify information deficits and co-ordinate efforts to fill them.

Disseminate information on causes, mechanisms, and impacts of biological invasions and on management approaches.

Local organizing committee of the 13th Сonference

Pedro M. Anastácio, Associate Professor with Agregação (Department of Landscape, Environment and Planning of the University of Évora, Évora, Portugal), email: < anast@uevora.pt >

Paula M. Chainho, Dr.Ph (Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Faculty of Sciences of Lisbon University, Lisbon, Portugal), email: <pmchainho@ciencias.ulisboa.pt>

Filipe M. Ribeiro, Dr. Ph (Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Faculty of Sciences of Lisbon University, Lisbon, Portugal), email: fmvribeiro@gmail.com

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