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Cooke SJ, Hultine KR, Rummer JL, Fangue NA, Seebacher F, Eliason EJ, MacMillan HA, Fuller A, Franklin CE. Elevating the impact of conservation physiology by building a community devoted to excellence, transparency, ethics, integrity and mutual respect. CONSERVATION PHYSIOLOGY 2022; 10:coac015. [PMID: 35492405 PMCID: PMC9040284 DOI: 10.1093/conphys/coac015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2022] [Accepted: 03/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Steven J Cooke
- Corresponding author: Fish Ecology and Conservation Physiology Laboratory, Department of Biology and Institute of Environmental and Interdisciplinary Science, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Dr., Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 5B6, Canada.
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- Department of Research, Conservation and Collections, Desert Botanical Garden, 1201 N Galvin Parkway, Phoenix, AZ 85008, USA
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- College of Science and Engineering and ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, 4810, Australia
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- Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology, University of California Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, NSW, 2016, Australia
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- Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
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- Department of Biology and Institute of Biochemistry, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Dr., Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 5B6, Canada
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- Brain Function Research Group, School of Physiology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2000, South Africa
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland , 4072, Australia
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Provencher JF, Covernton GA, Moore RC, Horn DA, Conkle JL, Lusher AL. Proceed with caution: The need to raise the publication bar for microplastics research. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 748:141426. [PMID: 32814297 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2020] [Revised: 07/31/2020] [Accepted: 07/31/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
Plastic is a ubiquitous contaminant of the Anthropocene. The highly diverse nature of microplastic pollution means it is not a single contaminant, but a suite of chemicals that include a range of polymers, particle sizes, colors, morphologies, and associated contaminants. Microplastics research has rapidly expanded in recent years and has led to an overwhelming consideration in the peer-reviewed literature. While there have been multiple calls for standardization and harmonization of the research methods used to study microplastics in the environment, the complexities of this emerging field have led to an exploration of many methods and tools. While different research questions require different methods, making standardization often impractical, it remains import to harmonize the outputs of these various methodologies. We argue here that in addition to harmonized methods and quality assurance practices, journals, editors and reviewers must also be more proactive in ensuring that scientific papers have clear, repeatable methods, and contribute to a constructive and factual discourse on plastic pollution. This includes carefully considering the quality of the manuscript submissions and how they fit into the larger field of research. While comparability and reproducibility is critical in all fields, we argue that this is of utmost importance in microplastics research as policy around plastic pollution is being developed in real time alongside this evolving scientific field, necessitating the need for rigorous examination of the science being published.
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- Jennifer F Provencher
- Science and Technology Branch, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
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- Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
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- Environmental Science and Management, Portland State University, OR, United States of America
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- Department of Physical & Environmental Sciences, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX, United States of America
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- Norwegian Institute for Water Research, Oslo, Norway
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Sutherland WJ, Alvarez-Castañeda ST, Amano T, Ambrosini R, Atkinson P, Baxter JM, Bond AL, Boon PJ, Buchanan KL, Barlow J, Bogliani G, Bragg OM, Burgman M, Cadotte MW, Calver M, Cooke SJ, Corlett RT, Devictor V, Ewen JG, Fisher M, Freeman G, Game E, Godley BJ, Gortázar C, Hartley IR, Hawksworth DL, Hobson KA, Lu ML, Martín-López B, Ma K, Machado A, Maes D, Mangiacotti M, McCafferty DJ, Melfi V, Molur S, Moore AJ, Murphy SD, Norris D, van Oudenhoven APE, Powers J, Rees EC, Schwartz MW, Storch I, Wordley C. Ensuring tests of conservation interventions build on existing literature. CONSERVATION BIOLOGY : THE JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR CONSERVATION BIOLOGY 2020; 34:781-783. [PMID: 32779884 DOI: 10.1111/cobi.13555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2019] [Revised: 02/07/2020] [Accepted: 02/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- William J Sutherland
- Conservation Evidence, Conservation Science Group, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, David Attenborough Building, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ, U.K
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, 4072, Australia
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- Avocetta - Journal of Ornithology, and Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of Milan, Via Celoria 26, Milan, I-20133, Italy
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- Bird Conservation International, British Trust for Ornithology, The Nunnery, Thetford, Norfolk, IP24 2PU, U.K
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- Aquatic Conservation, School of Biology, Scottish Oceans Institute, East Sands, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 8LB, Scotland
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- Avian Conservation and Ecology, Natural History Museum at Tring, The Walter Rothschild Building, Akeman St, Tring, HP23 6AP, U.K
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- Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, The Freshwater Biological Association, The Ferry Landing, Far Sawrey, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 0LP, U.K
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- Emu - Austral Ornithology, Kate Buchanan School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Engineering & Built Environment, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, 3220, Australia
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- Journal of Applied Ecology, Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, LA1 4YQ, U.K
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- Rivista italiana di Ornitologia-Research in Ornithology, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences. University of Pavia, Via Adolfo Ferrata 9, Pavia, 27100, Italy
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- Mires and Peat, Geography, University of Dundee, Dundee, DD1 4HN, U.K
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- Conservation Biology, Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College, London Weeks Building, 16-18 Princes Gardens, London, SW7 1NE, U.K
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- Ecological Solutions and Evidence, University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto, ON, M1C 1A4, Canada
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- Pacific Conservation Biology, Environmental and Conservation Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia
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- Conservation Physiology, Department of Biology and Institute of Environmental and Interdisciplinary Science, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6, Canada
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- Global Ecology and Conservation, Center for Integrative Conservation, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Menglun, Mengla, Yunnan, Kunming, 666303, China
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- Biological Conservation, ISEM, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, EPHE, IRD, Montpellier, France
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- Animal Conservation, Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regents Park, London, NW1 4RY, U.K
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- Oryx, Fauna & Flora International, The David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ, U.K
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- Conservation Land Management, NHBS Ltd, 1-6 The Stables, Ford Road, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 5LE, U.K
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- Conservation Letters, The Nature Conservancy, Brisbane, Australia
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- Endangered Species Research, Centre for Ecology and Conservation University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Cornwall, TR10 9FE, U.K
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- European Journal of Wildlife Research, Ronda de Toledo 12, Ciudad Real, 13005, Spain
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- Bird Study, Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, LA1 4YQ, U.K
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- Biodiversity and Conservation, Comparative Plant and Fungal Biology, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Surrey, TW9 3DS, U.K
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- Avian Conservation and Ecology, Dept. Biology and Environment and Climate Change Canada, University of Western Ontario, Room 2025 BGS Building,1151 Richmond St. N., London, Ontario, N6A 5B7, Canada
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- Taiwan Journal of Biodiversity, Division of Management, Taiwan Endemic Species Research Institute, Nantou
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- Ecosystems and People, Faculty of Sustainability, Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Lüneburg, 21335, Germany
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- Biodiversity Science, 20 Nanxincun, Xiangshan, Haidian District, Beijing, 100093
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- Journal for Nature Conservation, Chopin 1, 38208 La Laguna, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
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- Journal of Insect Conservation, Species Diversity Group, Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO), Brussels, Belgium
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- Acta Herpetologica, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Via Taramelli 24, Pavia, 27100, Italy
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- IBIS, International Journal of Avian Science, British Ornithologists' Union, P.O. Box 417, Peterborough, PE7 3FX, U.K
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- Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research, Hartpury University, Gloucester, GL19 3BE, U.K
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- Journal of Threatened Taxa, 12 Thiruvannamalai Nagar, Kalapatti-Saravanampatti Road, Saravanampatti, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641035, India
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- Ecology and Evolution, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, The University of Georgia, 109 Conner Hall, Georgia, U.S.A
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- Restoration Ecology, School of Environment, Resources & Sustainability, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
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- Tropical Conservation Science, School of Environmental Sciences, Federal University of Amapá, Macapá, AP, 68903-419, Brazil
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- Ecosystems and People, Institute of Environmental Sciences CML, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 2, Leiden, 2333 CC, The Netherlands
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- Biotropica, College of Biological Sciences, University of Minnesota, 1987 Upper Buford Circle, St. Paul, MN, 55108, U.S.A
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- Wildfowl, WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre, Fish Lane, Burscough, Lancashire, L40 0TA, U.K
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- Conservation Science and Practice, Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of California, Davis, CA, 95616, U.S.A
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- Wildlife Biology, Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, D-79085, Germany
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- Conservation Science Group, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, David Attenborough Building, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ, U.K
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