Shifting baseline syndrome: causes, consequences, and implications
With ongoing environmental degradation at local, regional, and global scales, people's
accepted thresholds for environmental conditions are continually being lowered. In the …
accepted thresholds for environmental conditions are continually being lowered. In the …
Pesticides and pollinators: A socioecological synthesis
The relationship between pesticides and pollinators, while attracting no shortage of attention
from scientists, regulators, and the public, has proven resistant to scientific synthesis and …
from scientists, regulators, and the public, has proven resistant to scientific synthesis and …
FUNGuild: an open annotation tool for parsing fungal community datasets by ecological guild
Fungi typically live in highly diverse communities composed of multiple ecological guilds.
Although high-throughput sequencing has greatly increased the ability to quantify the …
Although high-throughput sequencing has greatly increased the ability to quantify the …
Impacts of the COVID‐19 pandemic on field instruction and remote teaching alternatives: Results from a survey of instructors
DC Barton - Ecology and evolution, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Education in ecology and evolution often utilizes field instruction to teach key learning
outcomes. Remote teaching of learning outcomes that have been traditionally taught in the …
outcomes. Remote teaching of learning outcomes that have been traditionally taught in the …
The extended specimen network: A strategy to enhance US biodiversity collections, promote research and education
J Lendemer, B Thiers, AK Monfils, J Zaspel… - …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
For more than two centuries, biodiversity collections have served as the foundation for
scientific investigation of and education about life on Earth (Melber and Abraham 2002 …
scientific investigation of and education about life on Earth (Melber and Abraham 2002 …
[HTML][HTML] Why birds matter: from economic ornithology to ecosystem services
Birds are conspicuous in many habitats, occur worldwide, are ecologically diverse, and are
better known than other vertebrate groups. Birds devour pests, pollinate flowers, disperse …
better known than other vertebrate groups. Birds devour pests, pollinate flowers, disperse …
What determines spatial bias in citizen science? Exploring four recording schemes with different proficiency requirements
J Geldmann, J Heilmann‐Clausen… - Diversity and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To understand how the integration of contextual spatial data on land cover and human
infrastructure can help reduce spatial bias in sampling effort, and improve the utilization of …
infrastructure can help reduce spatial bias in sampling effort, and improve the utilization of …
Moving on from the insect apocalypse narrative: engaging with evidence-based insect conservation
ME Saunders, JK Janes, JC O'Hanlon - BioScience, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Recent studies showing temporal changes in local and regional insect populations received
exaggerated global media coverage. Confusing and inaccurate science communication on …
exaggerated global media coverage. Confusing and inaccurate science communication on …
Trends in ecology and conservation over eight decades
The fields of ecology and conservation have evolved rapidly over the past century.
Synthesizing larger trends in these disciplines remains a challenge yet is critical to bridging …
Synthesizing larger trends in these disciplines remains a challenge yet is critical to bridging …
Environmental DNA (eDNA) detection probability is influenced by seasonal activity of organisms
LS De Souza, JC Godwin, MA Renshaw, E Larson - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Environmental DNA (eDNA) holds great promise for conservation applications like the
monitoring of invasive or imperiled species, yet this emerging technique requires ongoing …
monitoring of invasive or imperiled species, yet this emerging technique requires ongoing …