In our new Biological Conservation paper, we show the potential of social media in improving #invasive species #distribution. Incorporating social media data 🔍 identified new locality records, 🔍 expanded range size for 67% of species Link: doi.org/10.1016/j.bi... (1/6) @monashbiol.bsky.social

🔍 Invasive species threaten #biodiversity worldwide, but their distributions remain poorly documented in the tropics. 🔍 Here, we compiled species locality data from GBIF and Facebook to map #invasive #alien species in Bangladesh—and the distributions got much clearer. (2/6) doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...

🔍 We compiled 11,455 #occurrence records for 65 species. 🔍 While Facebook contributed only 6% of records, it outperformed GBIF data for ~2/3 of species and was the only distribution source for 23 species. (3/n) doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...

🔍 Facebook records also exhibited distinct environmental patterns: records were often clustered in urban / human-impacted areas. 🔍 Social media can fill critical data gaps and should be part of #invasive species #monitoring and #conservation #planning. (5/6) doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...