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Project shows 10% of exotic species in Catalonia are invasive

The data base of the research project EXOCAT, commissioned by the Catalonian government and coordinated by CREAF, has more than 1,100 exotic species registered in Catalonia, 111 of which are considered as invasive. This data base is a benchmark tool for improving policy on biological invasions and their control.

Aedes albopictus @ca @en Asian hornet Biodiversity Catalonia Data base Department of territory and sustainability Exocat @en Exotic species Exotics Generalitat @en Invaders Invasions @en Invasive species Joan pino @en Vespa velutina @en Yellow sugarcane aphid

Peñuelas, awarded with Margalef Prize

In the prizes to the trajectory of a scientist, people say , the hardest is to begin, because after the first award, the winner can be pretty sure that others will come. Maybe, but there are different categories of prizes. Josep Peñuelas is starting to get the big ones, those that he deserves by his contributions to ecology, his dedication and his ability to empathize in order to establish fruitful relationships with scientists all around the world.

Award Climate change Ecology Generalitat @en Geu @en Global change Josep peñuelas @en Ramon margalef prize