Ecology May 2020 PMID 31994172

Ecosystem effects of the world's largest invasive animal.

Jonathan B Shurin, Nelson Aranguren-Riaño, Daniel Duque Negro, David Echeverri Lopez, Natalie T Jones, Oscar Laverde-R, Alexander Neu, Adriana Pedroza Ramos

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What people are saying

Several discussions unpack the article's findings about hippos in Colombia, highlighting their role as ecosystem engineers and the implications for local ecology. Phrases such as 'interesting ecological story' and 'must pay attention to the impacts' suggest that participants see the study as crucial. At the same time, comments like 'the science is still emerging' reflect a mix of enthusiasm and caution about the research, demonstrating the varied opinions and depth of engagement in the discussions.

AgreementModerate agreement

Many discussions acknowledge the existence of ecological impacts caused by hippos in Colombia, though some express skepticism about the extent of these effects.

InterestHigh interest

There is significant curiosity surrounding the hippos' role as invasive species, with many participants emphasizing the intriguing nature of the study.

EngagementModerate engagement

While some posts engage deeply with specific aspects of the research, a few are more dismissive, merely commenting on the situation without exploring details.

ImpactHigh impact

The majority of participants perceive the publication's findings as offering substantial insights into ecological dynamics, particularly concerning water quality.

Abstract in brief

  • The introduction of hippos in Colombia, which have been present for about 25 years, is affecting local aquatic ecosystems by acting as ecosystem engineers similar to their native role in Africa.
  • Hippos contribute to nutrient cycling by grazing on land and releasing waste into water, leading to changes in carbon sources and increased ecosystem metabolism in lakes.
  • Their presence has shifted phytoplankton communities towards cyanobacteria dominance, while other aquatic life forms showed similar diversity regardless of hippo presence, indicating complex ecological impacts as the hippos expand their range.

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Andy McKay
@KorimakoEcology · X

This is crazy! The common hippopotamus is now an invasive species in Colombia. It was first imported by the drug lord Pablo Escobar for his private zoo. After his death in 1993 they escaped & are now estimated to number between 65 and 80 in the wild. https://t.co/T7UK70Vixu

Feb 4, 2020 · 29 likes · 6 shares · 3,526 followers View post →
Anthony Ricciardi
@EcoInvasions · X

'Cocaine hippos' as an invasive species in Colombia. For an ecosystem impact assessment, see this paper by Shurin et al: https://t.co/cweDBFrtV7 https://t.co/CsRRPcta0N

Feb 7, 2022 · 27 likes · 11 shares · 4,568 followers View post →
深野 祐也
@Alien_Evolve · X

外来種としてのカバのインパクト https://t.co/7OKhkXGvGp Ecology (2020) コロンビアの麻薬王が私設動物園で飼育していたカバ4頭が野生化。カバが生息する水域では富栄養化しシアノバクテリアが増加するなど、生態系エンジニアとして在来生態系に影響を与えている。

May 9, 2020 · 19 likes · 8 shares · 13,453 followers View post →
Jorge W. Moreno-Bernal
@jwmorenob · X

@sararmend @nicolasp_l @Bermoracadavid @danax2007 @ELTIEMPO @sararmend, en el estudio del dr. Shurin no dice en ninguna parte que el impacto sea "despreciable", ni se hace ese tipo de comparaciones con la ganadería. https://t.co/ibmbwy8g2w

Mar 24, 2021 · 18 likes · 2 shares · 2,378 followers View post →
Skjold Alsted Søndergaard
@skjoldsoendergaard.bsky.social · Bluesky

Check your baseline! It’s reasonable to assume that hippos in Colombia is a problem but studies don’t find the expected eco-catastrophe (doi: 10.1002/ECY.2991) Is it due to previous degradation from agriculture or a yet-small population? www.facebook.com/100001523860...

Dec 12, 2024 · 16 likes · 10 shares View post →
Ecology
@ESAEcology · X

#New in @ESAEcology #Ecosystem effects of the world’s largest #invasive animal #hippopotamus #eutrophication #NSFfunded @NSF https://t.co/DsO4xeNUe5 https://t.co/TuiAT0UeEY

Jan 30, 2020 · 12 likes · 14 shares · 15,124 followers View post →

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Impact of Hippos on Colombia's Aquatic Ecosystems

The introduction of hippos in Colombia has affected local aquatic ecosystems. Vanessa and I have differing opinions on the issue. Discover how hippos, acting as ecosystem engineers, contribute to nutrient cycling and…

SchlauGeier · Mar 10, 2022 168 views
Skjold Alsted Søndergaard
@skjoldsoendergaard.bsky.social · Bluesky

Check your baseline! It’s reasonable to assume that hippos in Colombia is a problem but studies don’t find the expected eco-catastrophe (doi: 10.1002/ECY.2991) Is it due to previous degradation from agriculture or a yet-small population? www.facebook.com/100001523860...

Dec 12, 2024 · 16 likes · 10 shares View post →
Naoto HANDA
@Nao_hnd · X

RT @akasikadeer: 外来種のカバが生態系エンジニアとしての役割を果たす。 #論文紹介 https://t.co/9apCQm6E5G

Aug 15, 2024 · 1 share · 1,374 followers View post →
Ryo Akashi
@akasikadeer · X

外来種のカバが生態系エンジニアとしての役割を果たす。 #論文紹介 https://t.co/9apCQm6E5G

Aug 15, 2024 · 2 likes · 1 share · 234 followers View post →
David
@davidbautistaqf · X

La introducción de este artículo está interesante. https://t.co/NngMdKtEaV https://t.co/mWWACiW3rh

Aug 12, 2023 · 4 likes · 11,047 followers View post →
Jaime Culebras
@Jaime_Culebras · X

@JohnnyGonzaalez Puedes leer aquí un poco sobre los impactos de los hipopótamos en áreas fuera de su rango nativo (como Colombia) debido a que son ingenieros de ecosistemas https://t.co/iO2d4XGhRp

Apr 17, 2023 · 5 likes · 3,924 followers View post →
Ángel M. Sánchez
@Angel_M_Sanchez · X

La #Megafauna aún exótica, puede tener efectos beneficiosos sobre ciertos ecosistemas: “Ecosystem effects of the world’s largest invasive animal” https://t.co/H8IUqWUEJE No hemos hecho más que empezar a comprender los servicios ecosistémicos que aportan algunas de estas especies https://t.co/elHRSBEtqC

Mar 24, 2022 · 3 likes · 3,369 followers View post →
Forrest Fleischman
@ForrestFleisch1 · X

@vasabjit_b Its a pretty fascinating ecological story - i.e. see https://t.co/lvgMsjm29x

Feb 13, 2022 · 1 like · 8,354 followers View post →
Juan
@ZapatamJuan · X

@ginaterremoto @domingoanimal y acá mientes, primero por que hay propuestas aunque los estudios son muy pocos, la ciencia no son dos artículos o un informe necesita mas para ser falseado, habías revisado este estudio https://t.co/9UH7y3DfK1

Feb 10, 2022 · 11 followers View post →
Ileana Herrera
@IleanaHerrera1 · X

RT @EcoInvasions: 'Cocaine hippos' as an invasive species in Colombia. For an ecosystem impact assessment, see this paper by Shurin et al:…

Feb 9, 2022 · 11 shares · 306 followers View post →
Mthokozisi Moyo
@Mtho_Moyo · X

RT @EcoInvasions: 'Cocaine hippos' as an invasive species in Colombia. For an ecosystem impact assessment, see this paper by Shurin et al:…

Feb 8, 2022 · 11 shares · 1,215 followers View post →
José Mello
@eujosemello · X

RT @EcoInvasions: 'Cocaine hippos' as an invasive species in Colombia. For an ecosystem impact assessment, see this paper by Shurin et al:…

Feb 8, 2022 · 11 shares · 142 followers View post →
Richard Hay
@HarvestOfHay · X

RT @EcoInvasions: 'Cocaine hippos' as an invasive species in Colombia. For an ecosystem impact assessment, see this paper by Shurin et al:…

Feb 8, 2022 · 11 shares · 1,450 followers View post →
Shin-Ichiro (Ichiro) Matsuzaki
@Lake_sIchiro · X

RT @EcoInvasions: 'Cocaine hippos' as an invasive species in Colombia. For an ecosystem impact assessment, see this paper by Shurin et al:…

Feb 8, 2022 · 11 shares · 1,116 followers View post →
Ismael Kimirei
@IKimirei · X

RT @EcoInvasions: 'Cocaine hippos' as an invasive species in Colombia. For an ecosystem impact assessment, see this paper by Shurin et al:…

Feb 8, 2022 · 11 shares · 1,314 followers View post →
Olivia Tabares
@succuliv · X

RT @EcoInvasions: 'Cocaine hippos' as an invasive species in Colombia. For an ecosystem impact assessment, see this paper by Shurin et al:…

Feb 7, 2022 · 11 shares · 343 followers View post →
Jorge W. Moreno-Bernal
@jwmorenob · X

RT @EcoInvasions: 'Cocaine hippos' as an invasive species in Colombia. For an ecosystem impact assessment, see this paper by Shurin et al:…

Feb 7, 2022 · 11 shares · 2,378 followers View post →
Justine Shaw
@justine_d_shaw · X

RT @EcoInvasions: 'Cocaine hippos' as an invasive species in Colombia. For an ecosystem impact assessment, see this paper by Shurin et al:…

Feb 7, 2022 · 11 shares · 2,172 followers View post →
T Karney
@pecunium · X

RT @EcoInvasions: 'Cocaine hippos' as an invasive species in Colombia. For an ecosystem impact assessment, see this paper by Shurin et al:…

Feb 7, 2022 · 11 shares · 3,313 followers View post →
Ecology
@ESAEcology · X

RT @EcoInvasions: 'Cocaine hippos' as an invasive species in Colombia. For an ecosystem impact assessment, see this paper by Shurin et al:…

Feb 7, 2022 · 11 shares · 15,124 followers View post →
Anthony Ricciardi
@EcoInvasions · X

'Cocaine hippos' as an invasive species in Colombia. For an ecosystem impact assessment, see this paper by Shurin et al: https://t.co/cweDBFrtV7 https://t.co/CsRRPcta0N

Feb 7, 2022 · 27 likes · 11 shares · 4,568 followers View post →
Nataly Castelblanco
@N_CastelblancoM · X

El estudio completo lo puede leer acá, pero aquí hay algunos apartes interesantes: https://t.co/bzF7RHniwE https://t.co/LD6dnsrjpw

Oct 16, 2021 · 5 likes · 18,679 followers View post →
@dtabb73@scicomm.xyz
@dtabb73 · X

@snakeymama This paper from Shurin seems like a good point of entry on his research. https://t.co/j9pEATmArF

Apr 6, 2021 · 1 like · 2,291 followers View post →
Blueandtanit
@blueandtanit · X

RT @jwmorenob: @sararmend @nicolasp_l @Bermoracadavid @danax2007 @ELTIEMPO @sararmend, en el estudio del dr. Shurin no dice en ninguna part…

Mar 24, 2021 · 2 shares · 1,756 followers View post →
Maruchingas
@maruchingas · X

RT @jwmorenob: @sararmend @nicolasp_l @Bermoracadavid @danax2007 @ELTIEMPO @sararmend, en el estudio del dr. Shurin no dice en ninguna part…

Mar 24, 2021 · 2 shares · 56 followers View post →
Jorge W. Moreno-Bernal
@jwmorenob · X

@sararmend @nicolasp_l @Bermoracadavid @danax2007 @ELTIEMPO @sararmend, en el estudio del dr. Shurin no dice en ninguna parte que el impacto sea "despreciable", ni se hace ese tipo de comparaciones con la ganadería. https://t.co/ibmbwy8g2w

Mar 24, 2021 · 18 likes · 2 shares · 2,378 followers View post →
P-Andrea EG.
@espinalg_pau · X

Ecosystem effects of the world’s largest invasive animal https://t.co/SEPHxmLnCq

Feb 20, 2021 · 258 followers View post →
Nataly Castelblanco
@N_CastelblancoM · X

@MissMermeladas El trabajo de Shurin es bastante interesante, porque es el primero que muestra indicios de afectaciones a la calidad del agua debido a los hipos. PERO aún falta evaluar el impacto que tendría sobre agua de consumo, que por supuesto no es cosa menor. https://t.co/bzF7RHniwE

Feb 15, 2021 · 1 like · 18,679 followers View post →
jvitor_fonseca1
@jvitor_fonseca1 · X

Esse artigo avaliou o impacto da introdução de populações de hipopótamos em ecossistemas aquáticos da Colômbia. https://t.co/GRUjngQvmd Detalhe, quem introduziu os bichos lá foi o Pablo Escobar hahaha

Feb 1, 2021 · 250 followers View post →
Natalia Botero
@Greenheart777 · X

RT @zarigueya_la: Efectos es de la presencia de los hipopótamos en la calidad del agua https://t.co/kgYjvP2Iaa

Jan 21, 2021 · 1 share · 194 followers View post →
La Zarigüeya Lectora
@zarigueya_la · X

Efectos es de la presencia de los hipopótamos en la calidad del agua https://t.co/kgYjvP2Iaa

Jan 21, 2021 · 10 likes · 1 share · 4,360 followers View post →
Anthony Ricciardi
@EcoInvasions · X

@pstoett @NatGeo @AnibalPauchard @UKLadybirds https://t.co/rfmRiyxQo9

Jul 18, 2020 · 4,568 followers View post →
Juan Loaiza Piedrahita
@juanlp0914 · X

En este artículo se exponen algunas de las tantas amenazas que conlleva mantener un grupo de hipopótamos en el Magdalena medio, y porque la esterilización, fuera de inviable, no es una solución.... https://t.co/yTrnVPbFJp

May 19, 2020 · 1 like · 69 followers View post →
Juan Felipe Blanco-Libreros
@Mangle_Blanco · X

Otro artículo reciente en la principal revista internacional de ecología vincula presencia de los hipopótamos con cambios en las ciénagas que van desde incrementos de cianobacterias hasta alteración de los ciclos de nutrientes https://t.co/4SdIfZmDD0 https://t.co/2RG4aPVAI5

May 18, 2020 · 1,354 followers View post →
Dr. BioBlogo
@DrBioblogo · X

@paolaamedinam @Brigittelgb Yo no le veo ningún sentido. En África se estima que hay más de 100.000 hipopótamos, en gran cantidad de localidades a lo largo de muchos países. En Colombia ya se han hecho análisis de la situación, y no apuntan hacia nada bueno: https://t.co/rNopDn1Ldt

May 18, 2020 · 1 like · 1 share · 67,147 followers View post →
daniel cadena
@cdanielcadena · X

@Brigittelgb ¿cuánto tiempo vive un hipopótamo? esterilizarlos no resolvería el problema de los impactos ecosistémicos que ya están teniendo. ej: https://t.co/yQwUXLxwWc

May 17, 2020 · 3 likes · 4,777 followers View post →
Ann Marie Gawel
@anngawel · X

Hot off the press! Folks went and studied the effects of hippos that Pablo Escobar introduced to Colombia and then went wild, and I am so here for this study! https://t.co/Mbqq0AwHpG

May 14, 2020 · 2 likes · 525 followers View post →
絵描きすと
@AILLIS1128 · X

RT @Alien_Evolve: 外来種としてのカバのインパクト https://t.co/7OKhkXGvGp Ecology (2020) コロンビアの麻薬王が私設動物園で飼育していたカバ4頭が野生化。カバが生息する水域では富栄養化しシアノバクテリアが増加するなど、生態系…

May 11, 2020 · 8 shares · 108 followers View post →
原 拓史
@haltaq · X

RT @Alien_Evolve: 外来種としてのカバのインパクト https://t.co/7OKhkXGvGp Ecology (2020) コロンビアの麻薬王が私設動物園で飼育していたカバ4頭が野生化。カバが生息する水域では富栄養化しシアノバクテリアが増加するなど、生態系…

May 10, 2020 · 8 shares · 3,483 followers View post →
nido
@Nidoranking · X

RT @Alien_Evolve: 外来種としてのカバのインパクト https://t.co/7OKhkXGvGp Ecology (2020) コロンビアの麻薬王が私設動物園で飼育していたカバ4頭が野生化。カバが生息する水域では富栄養化しシアノバクテリアが増加するなど、生態系…

May 10, 2020 · 8 shares · 35 followers View post →
Harano T
@tharano34 · X

RT @Alien_Evolve: 外来種としてのカバのインパクト https://t.co/7OKhkXGvGp Ecology (2020) コロンビアの麻薬王が私設動物園で飼育していたカバ4頭が野生化。カバが生息する水域では富栄養化しシアノバクテリアが増加するなど、生態系…

May 10, 2020 · 8 shares · 962 followers View post →
こずま
@cos_ · X

RT @Alien_Evolve: 外来種としてのカバのインパクト https://t.co/7OKhkXGvGp Ecology (2020) コロンビアの麻薬王が私設動物園で飼育していたカバ4頭が野生化。カバが生息する水域では富栄養化しシアノバクテリアが増加するなど、生態系…

May 9, 2020 · 8 shares · 427 followers View post →
covthapapa
@ArisatoMINAMI · X

RT @Alien_Evolve: 外来種としてのカバのインパクト https://t.co/7OKhkXGvGp Ecology (2020) コロンビアの麻薬王が私設動物園で飼育していたカバ4頭が野生化。カバが生息する水域では富栄養化しシアノバクテリアが増加するなど、生態系…

May 9, 2020 · 8 shares · 401 followers View post →
深野 祐也
@Alien_Evolve · X

外来種としてのカバのインパクト https://t.co/7OKhkXGvGp Ecology (2020) コロンビアの麻薬王が私設動物園で飼育していたカバ4頭が野生化。カバが生息する水域では富栄養化しシアノバクテリアが増加するなど、生態系エンジニアとして在来生態系に影響を与えている。

May 9, 2020 · 19 likes · 8 shares · 13,453 followers View post →
Fabiana Barbosa
@fabibarbos · X

RT @BInvasiones: Artículo científico sobre los hipopótamos invasores en Colombia https://t.co/cjuF7gSEaT

Apr 29, 2020 · 5 shares · 89 followers View post →
victoria.gomez
@mvgomezr · X

RT @BInvasiones: Artículo científico sobre los hipopótamos invasores en Colombia https://t.co/cjuF7gSEaT

Apr 28, 2020 · 5 shares · 219 followers View post →
Novoa
@Novoa_Sp · X

RT @BInvasiones: Artículo científico sobre los hipopótamos invasores en Colombia https://t.co/cjuF7gSEaT

Apr 28, 2020 · 5 shares · 758 followers View post →
BES Invasion Science
@BESInvasionSci · X

RT @BInvasiones: Artículo científico sobre los hipopótamos invasores en Colombia https://t.co/cjuF7gSEaT

Apr 28, 2020 · 5 shares · 2,256 followers View post →
BioInvasiones
@BInvasiones · X

@AnibalPauchard https://t.co/naNrEw5Mpe

Apr 27, 2020 · 138 followers View post →
BioInvasiones
@BInvasiones · X

Artículo científico sobre los hipopótamos invasores en Colombia https://t.co/cjuF7gSEaT

Apr 27, 2020 · 9 likes · 5 shares · 138 followers View post →
Nick Schurch
@nickschurch · X

RT @ESAEcology: #New in @ESAEcology #Ecosystem effects of the world’s largest #invasive animal #hippopotamus #eutrophication #NSFfunded @…

Apr 15, 2020 · 14 shares · 606 followers View post →
Diego J. Lizcano
@dlizcano · X

@RobertGebelhoff Interesting opinion. However, you are ignoring scientific evidence such as https://t.co/FtG8TmtvBP

Apr 1, 2020 · 1,764 followers View post →
CrawfordAJ
@CrawfordAJ · X

@jkdelgadog @Brigittelgb @guardian @Forbes @WebConserva En su paper de 28 enero https://t.co/UsGDI49iaN Shurin &l dicen que “hippos are a novel functional group in the New World with no Pleistocene analog” y basado en datos del campo: “increasing aquatic ecosystem productivity through fertilization by

Mar 29, 2020 · 1 like · 4,080 followers View post →
Nataly Castelblanco
@N_CastelblancoM · X

@alegnacamargo29 @RGrPe @rata_charlatana De acuerdo. Ya hay dos papers indicando los efectos, el de Shurin 2020 es el más detallado donde estudia los impactos en la calidad del agua. https://t.co/bzF7RHniwE

Mar 29, 2020 · 1 like · 18,679 followers View post →
Anthony Ricciardi
@EcoInvasions · X

Ignoring 12,000 yrs of natural history since the Pleistocene. Quote: “While hippos don’t perfectly replace any one extinct species, they restore parts of important ecologies.” In fact, they alter "important ecologies": https://t.co/7ruNcHw2fL. https://t.co/dGMyQeGMvb

Mar 25, 2020 · 3 likes · 4,568 followers View post →
FG2
@Oreoderby · X

RT @cdanielcadena: ok, con ya dos estudios científicos parece claro que hay que hacer algo para controlar las poblaciones de hipopótamos po…

Mar 7, 2020 · 22 shares · 81 followers View post →
Nataly Castelblanco
@N_CastelblancoM · X

RT @ESAEcology: #New in @ESAEcology #Ecosystem effects of the world’s largest #invasive animal #hippopotamus #eutrophication #NSFfunded @…

Mar 1, 2020 · 14 shares · 18,679 followers View post →
Germán Ignacio ANDRADE
@GIAndradeP · X

RT @_eritrocito: @RicardoDiazAl @juvelas @GIAndradeP @UNJairCastro Ojalá se indignaran así con la pérdida de biodiversidad causada por los…

Feb 19, 2020 · 1 share · 19,373 followers View post →
E.
@_eritrocito · X

@RicardoDiazAl @juvelas @GIAndradeP @UNJairCastro Ojalá se indignaran así con la pérdida de biodiversidad causada por los hipopótamos en Colombia, pero ahí sí calladitos. https://t.co/SPB6hBAlns https://t.co/ttP8iBeoZb

Feb 19, 2020 · 1 like · 1 share · 5,905 followers View post →
Sofia Ronderos
@sofia_ronderos · X

RT @_eritrocito: @andreanimalidad @ludogomezm https://t.co/SPB6hBAlns

Feb 17, 2020 · 1 share · 386 followers View post →
E.
@_eritrocito · X

@andreanimalidad @ludogomezm https://t.co/SPB6hBAlns

Feb 16, 2020 · 2 likes · 1 share · 5,905 followers View post →
LITERATURA CRISTOCEN
@librosjesus · X

RT @cdanielcadena: ok, con ya dos estudios científicos parece claro que hay que hacer algo para controlar las poblaciones de hipopótamos po…

Feb 16, 2020 · 22 shares · 1,149 followers View post →
(((Dan Graur))) ダン דן גראור
@DanGraur · X

The largest invasive species: In 1980s, a drug lord built an exotic animal zoo in Colombia. In the 1990s, most animals were relocated to zoos—except for 4 hippos. These 4 have since multiplied to 80, and they wreak havoc on aquatic ecosystems in Colombia. https://t.co/UZZxa8OwN2

Feb 16, 2020 · 1 like · 3,361 followers View post →
Loreta Rosselli
@loretarosselli · X

RT @cdanielcadena: ok, con ya dos estudios científicos parece claro que hay que hacer algo para controlar las poblaciones de hipopótamos po…

Feb 12, 2020 · 22 shares · 1,444 followers View post →
Lurdes
@lurdesclavijo · X

https://t.co/ZbetW70xk9

Feb 6, 2020 · 56 followers View post →
Amanda Subalusky
@AmandaSubalusky · X

RT @gkalinkat: @SCJaehnig @SZ @FengzhiHe thanks for tagging! I knew that two papers came out recently on the Escobar hippos - one by @Amand…

Feb 5, 2020 · 1 share · 1,572 followers View post →
Joanna Bagniewska
@JMBagniewska · X

A study on how hippos affect lake systems in... Colombia. These animals are a population descended from 4 individuals from Pablo Escobar's zoo. Drug lords, hippo poo and invasive species ecology: this paper has it all.

Feb 5, 2020 · 6 likes · 1 share · 2,675 followers View post →
The New Kalliphorne
@kalliphorne · X

RT @KorimakoEcology: This is crazy! The common hippopotamus is now an invasive species in Colombia. It was first imported by the drug lor…

Feb 4, 2020 · 6 shares · 19 followers View post →
ornitologíajaveriana
@AvesGjo · X

RT @cdanielcadena: ok, con ya dos estudios científicos parece claro que hay que hacer algo para controlar las poblaciones de hipopótamos po…

Feb 4, 2020 · 22 shares · 1,275 followers View post →
Alberto Torrente P.
@TorrenteAlberto · X

RT @cdanielcadena: ok, con ya dos estudios científicos parece claro que hay que hacer algo para controlar las poblaciones de hipopótamos po…

Feb 4, 2020 · 22 shares · 151 followers View post →
Gregor Kalinkat @gkalinkat@det.social
@gkalinkat · X

@SCJaehnig @SZ @FengzhiHe thanks for tagging! I knew that two papers came out recently on the Escobar hippos - one by @AmandaSubalusky et al https://t.co/KCuBqkMBwL and one by Jon Shurin et al https://t.co/3cLd9xRBXX

Feb 4, 2020 · 1 like · 1 share · 2,626 followers View post →
Peter Banjac Toš
@bostjanp · X

RT @KorimakoEcology: This is crazy! The common hippopotamus is now an invasive species in Colombia. It was first imported by the drug lor…

Feb 4, 2020 · 6 shares · 245 followers View post →
ConradKnauer
@ConradKnauer · X

RT @KorimakoEcology: This is crazy! The common hippopotamus is now an invasive species in Colombia. It was first imported by the drug lor…

Feb 4, 2020 · 6 shares · 1,242 followers View post →
Luis Apiolaza
@zentree · X

RT @KorimakoEcology: This is crazy! The common hippopotamus is now an invasive species in Colombia. It was first imported by the drug lor…

Feb 4, 2020 · 6 shares · 1,673 followers View post →
Jules Jones
@bookfetishist · X

RT @KorimakoEcology: This is crazy! The common hippopotamus is now an invasive species in Colombia. It was first imported by the drug lor…

Feb 4, 2020 · 6 shares · 299 followers View post →
Andy McKay
@KorimakoEcology · X

This is crazy! The common hippopotamus is now an invasive species in Colombia. It was first imported by the drug lord Pablo Escobar for his private zoo. After his death in 1993 they escaped & are now estimated to number between 65 and 80 in the wild. https://t.co/T7UK70Vixu

Feb 4, 2020 · 29 likes · 6 shares · 3,526 followers View post →
Sandra
@mamacocolas · X

RT @cdanielcadena: ok, con ya dos estudios científicos parece claro que hay que hacer algo para controlar las poblaciones de hipopótamos po…

Feb 3, 2020 · 22 shares · 758 followers View post →
Diego J. Lizcano
@dlizcano · X

RT @CrawfordAJ:

Feb 3, 2020 · 24 shares · 1,764 followers View post →
Diego J. Lizcano
@dlizcano · X

RT @cdanielcadena: ok, con ya dos estudios científicos parece claro que hay que hacer algo para controlar las poblaciones de hipopótamos po…

Feb 3, 2020 · 22 shares · 1,764 followers View post →
Sociedad Colombiana de Mastozoología - SCMas
@SCMas2 · X

RT @cdanielcadena: ok, con ya dos estudios científicos parece claro que hay que hacer algo para controlar las poblaciones de hipopótamos po…

Feb 3, 2020 · 22 shares · 1,323 followers View post →
Sociedad Colombiana de Mastozoología - SCMas
@SCMas2 · X

RT @CrawfordAJ:

Feb 3, 2020 · 24 shares · 1,323 followers View post →
The Ricciardians
@RicciardiLab · X

RT @ESAEcology: #New in @ESAEcology #Ecosystem effects of the world’s largest #invasive animal #hippopotamus #eutrophication #NSFfunded @…

Feb 3, 2020 · 14 shares · 1,349 followers View post →
Mason J Ryan
@mjryan42frogs · X

RT @CrawfordAJ:

Feb 3, 2020 · 24 shares · 1,015 followers View post →
Jonathan Derbridge
@JJDerbridge · X

What's the world's largest #invasivespecies? Answer:

Feb 3, 2020 · 4 likes · 96 followers View post →
Kanzi M. Tomita
@bearcicada · X

外来のカバが湖沼生態系に与える影響。 外来生物が生態系機能を変えるっている研究は多いが、陸域から水域に養分を運び湖沼を養分リッチにする、「デカい(Mega-herbivore)」という点は特徴的かも。在来の地域のカバの役割とどう違うんだろうか。 https://t.co/no35gGchmP

Feb 1, 2020 · 1 like · 710 followers View post →
Geostrategic Economics
@DrHeynenEcon · X

https://t.co/wSYw24Gmyt

Jan 31, 2020 · 1 like · 813 followers View post →
Natalia Lamprea
@NLamprea · X

RT @ESAEcology: #New in @ESAEcology #Ecosystem effects of the world’s largest #invasive animal #hippopotamus #eutrophication #NSFfunded @…

Jan 31, 2020 · 14 shares · 880 followers View post →
Oswaldo GómezSocorro
@OswaldoGomezS · X

oikossokio: RT ESAEcology: #New in ESAEcology #Ecosystem effects of the world’s largest #invasive animal #hippopotamus #eutrophication #NSFfunded NSF https://t.co/5vhjXvzTWx https://t.co/FBCIRCwyRs

Jan 31, 2020 · 567 followers View post →
Prof. Dr. Carlos López
@oikossokio · X

RT @ESAEcology: #New in @ESAEcology #Ecosystem effects of the world’s largest #invasive animal #hippopotamus #eutrophication #NSFfunded @…

Jan 31, 2020 · 14 shares · 4,987 followers View post →
Juan David Carrillo
@juand_carrill0 · X

RT @ESAEcology: #New in @ESAEcology #Ecosystem effects of the world’s largest #invasive animal #hippopotamus #eutrophication #NSFfunded @…

Jan 31, 2020 · 14 shares · 340 followers View post →
Iliana Medina
@medinailiana · X

RT @ESAEcology: #New in @ESAEcology #Ecosystem effects of the world’s largest #invasive animal #hippopotamus #eutrophication #NSFfunded @…

Jan 31, 2020 · 14 shares · 609 followers View post →
Deep Blue
@DkRFran · X

RT @ESAEcology: #New in @ESAEcology #Ecosystem effects of the world’s largest #invasive animal #hippopotamus #eutrophication #NSFfunded @…

Jan 30, 2020 · 14 shares · 772 followers View post →
Diego Griffon
@AgroEcoVen · X

RT @ESAEcology: #New in @ESAEcology #Ecosystem effects of the world’s largest #invasive animal #hippopotamus #eutrophication #NSFfunded @…

Jan 30, 2020 · 14 shares · 5,010 followers View post →
Roger Latour FCD
@ROGERLATOUR · X

Ecosystem Effects of the World’s Largest Invasive Animal (le hippopotames en Colombie...) https://t.co/nPnUpuCJmv #Invasive #ecology https://t.co/5MFNCglQ0f

Jan 30, 2020 · 715 followers View post →
Fabián Velandia
@Don_Fabiancho · X

RT @ESAEcology: #New in @ESAEcology #Ecosystem effects of the world’s largest #invasive animal #hippopotamus #eutrophication #NSFfunded @…

Jan 30, 2020 · 14 shares · 505 followers View post →
Hannah Mossman
@H_Mossman · X

RT @ESAEcology: #New in @ESAEcology #Ecosystem effects of the world’s largest #invasive animal #hippopotamus #eutrophication #NSFfunded @…

Jan 30, 2020 · 14 shares · 1,026 followers View post →
James Bevan
@warrigalspinach · X

#hippos https://t.co/Yv0ehWK73h

Jan 30, 2020 · 252 followers View post →
Ecological Society
@ESA_org · X

RT @ESAEcology: #New in @ESAEcology #Ecosystem effects of the world’s largest #invasive animal #hippopotamus #eutrophication #NSFfunded @…

Jan 30, 2020 · 14 shares · 42,420 followers View post →
Andy Wilson
@AndyWGettysburg · X

RT @ESAEcology: #New in @ESAEcology #Ecosystem effects of the world’s largest #invasive animal #hippopotamus #eutrophication #NSFfunded @…

Jan 30, 2020 · 14 shares · 881 followers View post →
Ecology
@ESAEcology · X

#New in @ESAEcology #Ecosystem effects of the world’s largest #invasive animal #hippopotamus #eutrophication #NSFfunded @NSF https://t.co/DsO4xeNUe5 https://t.co/TuiAT0UeEY

Jan 30, 2020 · 12 likes · 14 shares · 15,124 followers View post →
Earth Soldier Lifestyle
@imagine_garden · X

RT @ROGERLATOUR: Ecosystem Effects of the World’s Largest Invasive Animal (le hippopotames en Colombie...) https://t.co/nPnUpuCJmv #Invas…

Jan 30, 2020 · 1 share · 6,624 followers View post →
Roger Latour FCD
@ROGERLATOUR · X

Ecosystem Effects of the World’s Largest Invasive Animal (le hippopotames en Colombie...) https://t.co/nPnUpuCJmv #Invasive #ecology https://t.co/QBjmYwbfyE

Jan 30, 2020 · 1 like · 1 share · 715 followers View post →
Eric Vidal
@Vidal_Eric_isld · X

Ecosystem effects of the world’s largest invasive animal https://t.co/LH3H9uIttr

Jan 29, 2020 · 1 like · 1,666 followers View post →