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Gensch L, Jantke K, Rasche L, Schneider UA. Pesticide risk assessment in European agriculture: Distribution patterns, ban-substitution effects and regulatory implications. Environ Pollut 2024; 348:123836. [PMID: 38522603 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.123836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2023] [Revised: 03/19/2024] [Accepted: 03/20/2024] [Indexed: 03/26/2024]
Abstract
This study estimates the risks of agricultural pesticides on non-target organisms and the environment by combining detailed pesticide application data for 2015 with the Danish risk indicator Pesticide Load. We quantify and map the pesticide load of 59 pesticides on 28 crops and pastures in the EU. Furthermore, we investigate how recent bans on 14 pesticides in the EU could reduce pesticide use and load. Key findings show that the highest pesticide loads per hectare occur in Cyprus and the Netherlands due to high application rates and a high proportion of vegetable production. Chlorpyrifos caused the highest pesticide load per hectare on more than half of the assessed crops before its ban. The ban of 14 pesticides between 2018 and 2023 potentially reduced pesticide loads by 94%, but unobserved substitution effects could offset pesticide load reductions. Although bans on active substances are justified to control certain endpoint risks, our results highlight the potential weaknesses of bans that merely shift risks. These findings contribute to the ongoing scientific and societal discourse on efficiently mitigating pesticides' impacts on non-target organisms and the environment. However, to improve the evaluation of pesticide use, it is vital to enhance the reporting on detailed pesticide use for individual crop-pesticide combinations.
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- Luisa Gensch
- Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg, Germany; International Max Planck Research School on Earth System Modelling, Hamburg, Germany; Research Unit Sustainability and Climate Risks, University of Hamburg, Germany; Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability (CEN), University of Hamburg, Germany.
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- Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability (CEN), University of Hamburg, Germany
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- Research Unit Sustainability and Climate Risks, University of Hamburg, Germany; Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability (CEN), University of Hamburg, Germany; Land Use Economics, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Research Unit Sustainability and Climate Risks, University of Hamburg, Germany; Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability (CEN), University of Hamburg, Germany
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Chowdhury S, Gonzalez K, Aytekin MÇK, Baek S, Bełcik M, Bertolino S, Duijns S, Han Y, Jantke K, Katayose R, Lin M, Nourani E, Ramos DL, Rouyer M, Sidemo‐Holm W, Vozykova S, Zamora‐Gutierrez V, Amano T. Growth of non-English-language literature on biodiversity conservation. Conserv Biol 2022; 36:e13883. [PMID: 34981574 PMCID: PMC9539909 DOI: 10.1111/cobi.13883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Revised: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 12/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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 is decreasing. This assumption contributes to the underuse of non-ELPs in conservation science, practice, and policy, especially at the international level. However, the number of conservation articles published in different languages is poorly documented. Using local and international search systems, we searched for scientific articles on biodiversity conservation published from 1980 to 2018 in English and 15 non-English languages. We compared the growth rate in publications across languages. In 12 of the 15 non-English languages, published conservation articles significantly increased every year over the past 39 years, at a rate similar to English-language articles. The other three languages showed contrasting results, depending on the search system. Since the 1990s, conservation science articles in most languages increased exponentially. The variation in the number of non-English-language articles identified among the search systems differed markedly (e.g., for simplified Chinese, 11,148 articles returned with local search system and 803 with Scopus). Google Scholar and local literature search systems returned the most articles for 11 and 4 non-English languages, respectively. However, the proportion of peer-reviewed conservation articles published in non-English languages was highest in Scopus, followed by Web of Science and local search systems, and lowest in Google Scholar. About 20% of the sampled non-English-language articles provided no title or abstract in English; thus, in theory, they were undiscoverable with English keywords. Possible reasons for this include language barriers and the need to disseminate research in countries where English is not widely spoken. Given the known biases in statistical methods and study characteristics between English- and non-English-language studies, non-English-language articles will continue to play an important role in improving the understanding of biodiversity and its conservation.
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- Shawan Chowdhury
- School of Biological SciencesUniversity of QueenslandBrisbaneQueenslandAustralia
- Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, School of Biological SciencesUniversity of QueenslandBrisbaneQueenslandAustralia
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- School of Biological SciencesUniversity of QueenslandBrisbaneQueenslandAustralia
- Environmental Science and Resource ManagementCalifornia State University Channel IslandsCamarilloCaliforniaUSA
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- Graduate School of Agricultural ScienceTokyo University of Agriculture and TechnologyFuchuJapan
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- Institute of Nature Conservation, Polish Academy of SciencesKrakówPoland
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems BiologyUniversity of TurinTorinoItaly
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- Sovon Dutch Centre for Field OrnithologyNijmegenThe Netherlands
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, Department of Ecology/School of Life SciencesSun Yat‐sen UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Center for Earth System Research and SustainabilityUniversity of HamburgHamburgGermany
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- Graduate School of Agricultural ScienceTokyo University of Agriculture and TechnologyFuchuJapan
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- School of Environmental Science and EngineeringSouthern University of Science and TechnologyShenzhenChina
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- Department of MigrationMax Planck Institute of Animal BehaviorRadolfzellGermany
- Department of BiologyUniversity of KonstanzKonstanzGermany
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- Plant Technology and Environmental Monitoring LtdTechnological Park of São José dos CamposSão José dos CamposBrazil
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- Faculty of Energy and Ecotechnology (GreenTech)ITMO UniversitySt PetersburgRussia
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- CONACYT ‐ Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigación para el Desarrollo Integral Regional Unidad Durango (CIIDIR)Instituto Politécnico NacionalCiudad de MéxicoMéxico
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- School of Biological SciencesUniversity of QueenslandBrisbaneQueenslandAustralia
- Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, School of Biological SciencesUniversity of QueenslandBrisbaneQueenslandAustralia
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Amano T, Berdejo-Espinola V, Christie AP, Willott K, Akasaka M, Báldi A, Berthinussen A, Bertolino S, Bladon AJ, Chen M, Choi CY, Bou Dagher Kharrat M, de Oliveira LG, Farhat P, Golivets M, Hidalgo Aranzamendi N, Jantke K, Kajzer-Bonk J, Kemahlı Aytekin MÇ, Khorozyan I, Kito K, Konno K, Lin DL, Littlewood N, Liu Y, Liu Y, Loretto MC, Marconi V, Martin PA, Morgan WH, Narváez-Gómez JP, Negret PJ, Nourani E, Ochoa Quintero JM, Ockendon N, Oh RRY, Petrovan SO, Piovezan-Borges AC, Pollet IL, Ramos DL, Reboredo Segovia AL, Rivera-Villanueva AN, Rocha R, Rouyer MM, Sainsbury KA, Schuster R, Schwab D, Şekercioğlu ÇH, Seo HM, Shackelford G, Shinoda Y, Smith RK, Tao SD, Tsai MS, Tyler EHM, Vajna F, Valdebenito JO, Vozykova S, Waryszak P, Zamora-Gutierrez V, Zenni RD, Zhou W, Sutherland WJ. Tapping into non-English-language science for the conservation of global biodiversity. PLoS Biol 2021; 19:e3001296. [PMID: 34618803 DOI: 10.1101/2021.05.24.445520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2021] [Accepted: 08/25/2021] [Indexed: 05/26/2023] Open
Abstract
The widely held assumption that any important scientific information would be available in English underlies the underuse of non-English-language science across disciplines. However, non-English-language science is expected to bring unique and valuable scientific information, especially in disciplines where the evidence is patchy, and for emergent issues where synthesising available evidence is an urgent challenge. Yet such contribution of non-English-language science to scientific communities and the application of science is rarely quantified. Here, we show that non-English-language studies provide crucial evidence for informing global biodiversity conservation. By screening 419,679 peer-reviewed papers in 16 languages, we identified 1,234 non-English-language studies providing evidence on the effectiveness of biodiversity conservation interventions, compared to 4,412 English-language studies identified with the same criteria. Relevant non-English-language studies are being published at an increasing rate in 6 out of the 12 languages where there were a sufficient number of relevant studies. Incorporating non-English-language studies can expand the geographical coverage (i.e., the number of 2° × 2° grid cells with relevant studies) of English-language evidence by 12% to 25%, especially in biodiverse regions, and taxonomic coverage (i.e., the number of species covered by the relevant studies) by 5% to 32%, although they do tend to be based on less robust study designs. Our results show that synthesising non-English-language studies is key to overcoming the widespread lack of local, context-dependent evidence and facilitating evidence-based conservation globally. We urge wider disciplines to rigorously reassess the untapped potential of non-English-language science in informing decisions to address other global challenges. Please see the Supporting information files for Alternative Language Abstracts.
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Affiliation(s)
- Tatsuya Amano
- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Conservation Science Group, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- BioRISC, St. Catharine's College, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Conservation Science Group, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan
- Institute of Global Innovation Research, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan
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- Lendület Ecosystem Services Research Group, Institute of Ecology and Botany, Centre for Ecological Research, Vácrátót, Hungary
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Torino, Italy
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- Conservation Science Group, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- School of Life Sciences, Institute of Eco-Chongming (IEC), East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
- Yangtze Delta Estuarine Wetland Ecosystem Observation and Research Station, Ministry of Education & Shanghai Science and Technology Committee, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Agriculture, Forestry, and Bioresources, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratoire Biodiversité et Génomique Fonctionnelle, Faculté des Sciences, Université Saint-Joseph, Campus Sciences et Technologies, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Laboratoire Biodiversité et Génomique Fonctionnelle, Faculté des Sciences, Université Saint-Joseph, Campus Sciences et Technologies, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Community Ecology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, Halle, Germany
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- Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Nature Conservation, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków, Poland
- Department of Invertebrate Evolution, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Koç University, Rumelifeneri Yolu Sarıyer, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Conservation Biology, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Ecosystem Studies, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- School of Natural Sciences, Bangor University, Gwynedd, United Kingdom
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Endemic Species Research Institute, Jiji, Nantou, Taiwan
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- Conservation Science Group, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Department of Rural Land Use, SRUC, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Ecology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Migration, Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, Radolfzell, Germany
- Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
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- Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Life Sciences (Silwood Park), Imperial College London, Ascot, Berkshire, United Kingdom
- Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Conservation Science Group, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- BioRISC, St. Catharine's College, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Conservation Science Group, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Departamento de Botânica, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, Cidade Universitária, São Paulo, Brasil
- Forest Ecology and Conservation Group, Conservation Research Institute and Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Migration, Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, Radolfzell, Germany
- Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
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- Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Endangered Landscapes Programme, The Cambridge Conservation Initiative, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
- Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), Leipzig, Germany
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- Conservation Science Group, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Conservação, Instituto de Biociências (INBIO), Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
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- Plantem-Plant Technology and Environmental Monitoring Ltd., Sao Jose dos Campos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Earth and Environment, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigación para el Desarrollo Integral Regional Unidad Durango (CIIDIR), Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Durango, México
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- Conservation Science Group, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- CIBIO-InBIO, Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, University of Porto, Vairão, Portugal
- CIBIO-InBIO, Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, Institute of Agronomy, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Conservation Science Group, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Agroecology, Department of Crop Sciences, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Koç University, Rumelifeneri Yolu Sarıyer, Istanbul, Turkey
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
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- Department of Agriculture, Forestry, and Bioresources, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Conservation Science Group, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- BioRISC, St. Catharine's College, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan
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- Conservation Science Group, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Graduate School of Engineering and Science, University of the Ryukyus, Senbaru, Nishihara, Nakagami, Okinawa, Japan
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- Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Conservation Science Group, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Lendület Ecosystem Services Research Group, Institute of Ecology and Botany, Centre for Ecological Research, Vácrátót, Hungary
- Department of Ecology, Institute for Biology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest, Hungary
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- Milner Centre for Evolution, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
- Department of Evolutionary Zoology and Human Biology, University of Debrecen, Hungary
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- Faculty of Energy and Ecotechnology (GreenTech), ITMO University, St Petersburg, Russia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Centre for Integrative Ecology, Deakin University, Victoria, Australia
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- Cátedras CONACYT-Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigación para el Desarrollo Integral Regional Unidad Durango (CIIDIR), Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Durango, México
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- Departamento de Ecologia e Conservação, Instituto de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Campus Universitário, Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Ecology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Conservation Science Group, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- BioRISC, St. Catharine's College, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Amano T, Berdejo-Espinola V, Christie AP, Willott K, Akasaka M, Báldi A, Berthinussen A, Bertolino S, Bladon AJ, Chen M, Choi CY, Bou Dagher Kharrat M, de Oliveira LG, Farhat P, Golivets M, Hidalgo Aranzamendi N, Jantke K, Kajzer-Bonk J, Kemahlı Aytekin MÇ, Khorozyan I, Kito K, Konno K, Lin DL, Littlewood N, Liu Y, Liu Y, Loretto MC, Marconi V, Martin PA, Morgan WH, Narváez-Gómez JP, Negret PJ, Nourani E, Ochoa Quintero JM, Ockendon N, Oh RRY, Petrovan SO, Piovezan-Borges AC, Pollet IL, Ramos DL, Reboredo Segovia AL, Rivera-Villanueva AN, Rocha R, Rouyer MM, Sainsbury KA, Schuster R, Schwab D, Şekercioğlu ÇH, Seo HM, Shackelford G, Shinoda Y, Smith RK, Tao SD, Tsai MS, Tyler EHM, Vajna F, Valdebenito JO, Vozykova S, Waryszak P, Zamora-Gutierrez V, Zenni RD, Zhou W, Sutherland WJ. Tapping into non-English-language science for the conservation of global biodiversity. PLoS Biol 2021; 19:e3001296. [PMID: 34618803 PMCID: PMC8496809 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2021] [Accepted: 08/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
The widely held assumption that any important scientific information would be available in English underlies the underuse of non-English-language science across disciplines. However, non-English-language science is expected to bring unique and valuable scientific information, especially in disciplines where the evidence is patchy, and for emergent issues where synthesising available evidence is an urgent challenge. Yet such contribution of non-English-language science to scientific communities and the application of science is rarely quantified. Here, we show that non-English-language studies provide crucial evidence for informing global biodiversity conservation. By screening 419,679 peer-reviewed papers in 16 languages, we identified 1,234 non-English-language studies providing evidence on the effectiveness of biodiversity conservation interventions, compared to 4,412 English-language studies identified with the same criteria. Relevant non-English-language studies are being published at an increasing rate in 6 out of the 12 languages where there were a sufficient number of relevant studies. Incorporating non-English-language studies can expand the geographical coverage (i.e., the number of 2° × 2° grid cells with relevant studies) of English-language evidence by 12% to 25%, especially in biodiverse regions, and taxonomic coverage (i.e., the number of species covered by the relevant studies) by 5% to 32%, although they do tend to be based on less robust study designs. Our results show that synthesising non-English-language studies is key to overcoming the widespread lack of local, context-dependent evidence and facilitating evidence-based conservation globally. We urge wider disciplines to rigorously reassess the untapped potential of non-English-language science in informing decisions to address other global challenges. Please see the Supporting information files for Alternative Language Abstracts.
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Affiliation(s)
- Tatsuya Amano
- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Conservation Science Group, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- BioRISC, St. Catharine's College, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Conservation Science Group, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan
- Institute of Global Innovation Research, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan
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- Lendület Ecosystem Services Research Group, Institute of Ecology and Botany, Centre for Ecological Research, Vácrátót, Hungary
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Torino, Italy
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- Conservation Science Group, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- School of Life Sciences, Institute of Eco-Chongming (IEC), East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
- Yangtze Delta Estuarine Wetland Ecosystem Observation and Research Station, Ministry of Education & Shanghai Science and Technology Committee, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Agriculture, Forestry, and Bioresources, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratoire Biodiversité et Génomique Fonctionnelle, Faculté des Sciences, Université Saint-Joseph, Campus Sciences et Technologies, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Laboratoire Biodiversité et Génomique Fonctionnelle, Faculté des Sciences, Université Saint-Joseph, Campus Sciences et Technologies, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Community Ecology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, Halle, Germany
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- Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Nature Conservation, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków, Poland
- Department of Invertebrate Evolution, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Koç University, Rumelifeneri Yolu Sarıyer, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Conservation Biology, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Ecosystem Studies, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- School of Natural Sciences, Bangor University, Gwynedd, United Kingdom
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Endemic Species Research Institute, Jiji, Nantou, Taiwan
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- Conservation Science Group, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Department of Rural Land Use, SRUC, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Ecology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Migration, Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, Radolfzell, Germany
- Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
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- Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Life Sciences (Silwood Park), Imperial College London, Ascot, Berkshire, United Kingdom
- Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Conservation Science Group, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- BioRISC, St. Catharine's College, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Conservation Science Group, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Departamento de Botânica, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, Cidade Universitária, São Paulo, Brasil
- Forest Ecology and Conservation Group, Conservation Research Institute and Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Migration, Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, Radolfzell, Germany
- Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
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- Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Endangered Landscapes Programme, The Cambridge Conservation Initiative, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
- Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), Leipzig, Germany
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- Conservation Science Group, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Conservação, Instituto de Biociências (INBIO), Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
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- Plantem-Plant Technology and Environmental Monitoring Ltd., Sao Jose dos Campos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Earth and Environment, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigación para el Desarrollo Integral Regional Unidad Durango (CIIDIR), Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Durango, México
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- Conservation Science Group, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- CIBIO-InBIO, Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, University of Porto, Vairão, Portugal
- CIBIO-InBIO, Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, Institute of Agronomy, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Conservation Science Group, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Agroecology, Department of Crop Sciences, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Koç University, Rumelifeneri Yolu Sarıyer, Istanbul, Turkey
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
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- Department of Agriculture, Forestry, and Bioresources, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Conservation Science Group, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- BioRISC, St. Catharine's College, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan
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- Conservation Science Group, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Graduate School of Engineering and Science, University of the Ryukyus, Senbaru, Nishihara, Nakagami, Okinawa, Japan
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- Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Conservation Science Group, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Lendület Ecosystem Services Research Group, Institute of Ecology and Botany, Centre for Ecological Research, Vácrátót, Hungary
- Department of Ecology, Institute for Biology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest, Hungary
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- Milner Centre for Evolution, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
- Department of Evolutionary Zoology and Human Biology, University of Debrecen, Hungary
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- Faculty of Energy and Ecotechnology (GreenTech), ITMO University, St Petersburg, Russia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Centre for Integrative Ecology, Deakin University, Victoria, Australia
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- Cátedras CONACYT-Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigación para el Desarrollo Integral Regional Unidad Durango (CIIDIR), Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Durango, México
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- Departamento de Ecologia e Conservação, Instituto de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Campus Universitário, Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Ecology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Conservation Science Group, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- BioRISC, St. Catharine's College, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Müller A, Schneider UA, Jantke K. Evaluating and expanding the European Union's protected-area network toward potential post-2020 coverage targets. Conserv Biol 2020; 34:654-665. [PMID: 32022301 DOI: 10.1111/cobi.13479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2019] [Revised: 09/23/2019] [Accepted: 12/03/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
The Convention on Biological Diversity's (CBD) strategic plan will expire in 2020, but biodiversity loss is ongoing. Scientists call for more ambitious targets in the next agreement. The nature-needs-half movement, for example, has advocated conserving half of Earth to solve the biodiversity crisis, which has been translated to protecting 50% of each ecoregion. We evaluated current protection levels of ecoregions in the territory of one of the CBD's signatories, the European Union (EU). We also explored the possible enlargement of the Natura 2000 network to implement 30% or 50% ecoregion coverage in the EU member states' protected area (PA) network. Based on the most recent land-use data, we examined whether ecoregions have enough natural area left to reach such high coverage targets. We used a spatially explicit mixed integer programing model to estimate the least-cost expansion of the PA network based on 3 scenarios that put different emphasis on total conservation cost, ecological representation of ecosystems, or emphasize an equal share of the burden among member states. To realize 30% and 50% ecoregion coverage, the EU would need to add 6.6% and 24.2%, respectively, of its terrestrial area to its PA network. For all 3 scenarios, the EU would need to designate most recommended new PAs in seminatural forests and other semi- or natural ecosystems. Because 15 ecoregions did not have enough natural area left to implement the ecoregion-coverage targets, some member states would also need to establish new PAs on productive land, allocating the largest share to arable land. Thirty percent ecoregion coverage was met by protecting remaining natural areas in all ecoregions except 3, where productive land would also need to be included. Our results support discussions of higher ecoregions protection targets for post-2020 biodiversity frameworks.
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- Anke Müller
- Research Unit Sustainability and Global Change, Universität Hamburg, Grindelberg 5, Hamburg, 20144, Germany
- International Max Planck Research School on Earth System Modelling (IMPRS-ESM), Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Bundesstr. 53, Hamburg, 20146, Germany
- Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability (CEN), Universität Hamburg, Bundesstr. 53, Hamburg, 20146, Germany
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- Research Unit Sustainability and Global Change, Universität Hamburg, Grindelberg 5, Hamburg, 20144, Germany
- Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability (CEN), Universität Hamburg, Bundesstr. 53, Hamburg, 20146, Germany
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- Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability (CEN), Universität Hamburg, Bundesstr. 53, Hamburg, 20146, Germany
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Jantke K, Kuempel CD, McGowan J, Chauvenet ALM, Possingham HP. Metrics for evaluating representation target achievement in protected area networks. DIVERS DISTRIB 2018. [DOI: 10.1111/ddi.12853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Kerstin Jantke
- Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability Research Unit Sustainability and Global Change Universität Hamburg Hamburg Germany
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- Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science School of Biological Sciences The University of Queensland Brisbane Queensland Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions School of Biological Sciences The University of Queensland Brisbane Queensland Australia
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- Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science School of Biological Sciences The University of Queensland Brisbane Queensland Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions School of Biological Sciences The University of Queensland Brisbane Queensland Australia
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- Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science School of Biological Sciences The University of Queensland Brisbane Queensland Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions School of Biological Sciences The University of Queensland Brisbane Queensland Australia
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- Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science School of Biological Sciences The University of Queensland Brisbane Queensland Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions School of Biological Sciences The University of Queensland Brisbane Queensland Australia
- The Nature Conservancy Arlington Virginia
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Jantke K, Jones KR, Allan JR, Chauvenet AL, Watson JE, Possingham HP. Poor ecological representation by an expensive reserve system: Evaluating 35 years of marine protected area expansion. Conserv Lett 2018. [DOI: 10.1111/conl.12584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Kerstin Jantke
- Research Unit Sustainability and Global Change Universität Hamburg Hamburg Germany
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- School of Earth and Environmental Sciences The University of Queensland Brisbane Australia
- Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland Brisbane Australia
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- School of Earth and Environmental Sciences The University of Queensland Brisbane Australia
- Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland Brisbane Australia
- Global Conservation Program, Wildlife Conservation Society Bronx New York United States
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- Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland Brisbane Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland Brisbane Australia
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- School of Earth and Environmental Sciences The University of Queensland Brisbane Australia
- Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland Brisbane Australia
- Global Conservation Program, Wildlife Conservation Society Bronx New York United States
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- Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland Brisbane Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland Brisbane Australia
- The Nature Conservancy Arlington Virginia United States
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