Passive acoustic monitoring provides a fresh perspective on fundamental ecological questions

SRPJ Ross, DP O'Connell, JL Deichmann… - Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) has emerged as a transformative tool for applied
ecology, conservation and biodiversity monitoring, but its potential contribution to …

What is conservation paleobiology? Tracking 20 years of research and development

EM Dillon, JQ Pier, JA Smith, NB Raja… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Conservation paleobiology has coalesced over the last two decades since its formal coining,
united by the goal of applying geohistorical records to inform the conservation …

What do you mean,'megafire'?

GD Linley, CJ Jolly, TS Doherty… - Global Ecology and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background 'Megafire'is an emerging concept commonly used to describe fires that are
extreme in terms of size, behaviour, and/or impacts, but the term's meaning remains …

Colonial history and global economics distort our understanding of deep-time biodiversity

NB Raja, EM Dunne, A Matiwane, TM Khan… - Nature ecology & …, 2022 - nature.com
Sampling biases in the fossil record distort estimates of past biodiversity. However, these
biases not only reflect the geological and spatial aspects of the fossil record, but also the …

Microclimate, an important part of ecology and biogeography

J Kemppinen, JJ Lembrechts… - Global Ecology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Brief introduction: What are microclimates and why are they important? Microclimate science
has developed into a global discipline. Microclimate science is increasingly used to …

Global patterns in the predator satiation effect of masting: A meta-analysis

R Zwolak, P Celebias, M Bogdziewicz - Proceedings of the National …, 2022 - pnas.org
Predator satiation is the most commonly tested hypothesis that explains the evolutionary
advantages of masting. It proposes that masting benefits plant reproduction by reducing the …

Making forest data fair and open

RAF de Lima, OL Phillips, A Duque, JS Tello… - Nature Ecology & …, 2022 - nature.com
Data on tropical forests are in high demand. But ground forest measurements are hard to
sustain and the people who make them are extremely disadvantaged compared to those …

Growth of non‐English‐language literature on biodiversity conservation

S Chowdhury, K Gonzalez, MÇK Aytekin… - Conservation …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract English is widely recognized as the language of science, and English‐language
publications (ELPs) are rapidly increasing. It is often assumed that the number of non‐ELPs …

A solution for breaking the language barrier

R Khelifa, T Amano, MA Nuñez - Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2022 - cell.com
Global problems require global scientific solutions, but the dominance of the English
language creates a large barrier for many non-English-proficient researchers to make their …

Inequalities in the production and dissemination of biodiversity conservation knowledge on Tanzania: A 50-year bibliometric analysis

MB Mabele, H Nnko, I Mwanyoka, WA Kiwango… - Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Tanzania is a popular keyword in biodiversity conservation publications, but, trends in
research collaborations, scientific knowledge production and authors' productivity remain …