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{"title":"Enhancing One Health outcomes using decision science and negotiation","authors":"Jonathan D Cook,&nbsp;Evan H Campbell Grant,&nbsp;Howard S Ginsberg,&nbsp;Diann J Prosser,&nbsp;Michael C Runge","doi":"10.1002/fee.2827","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.2827","url":null,"abstract":"<p>One Health initiatives have advanced zoonotic disease management by recognizing the interconnectedness of three sectors of governance (human, ecosystem, and animal) and by identifying options that can improve full-system health. Although One Health has had many successes, its full realization may be inhibited by a lack of strategies to overcome simultaneous impediments in decision making and governance. Decision impediments that hinder management may include uncertainty, risk, resource limitations, and trade-offs among objectives. Governance impediments arise from disparities in costs and benefits of disease management among sectors. Tools and strategies developed from decision science, collaboration, and negotiation theory can help articulate and overcome coinciding decision and governance impediments and enhance multisectoral One Health initiatives. In cases where collaboration and negotiation are insufficient to address disparities in cross-sector costs and benefits, altering incentive structures might improve disease-specific outcomes and improve the realization of One Health.</p>","PeriodicalId":171,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment","volume":"23 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":10.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/fee.2827","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143901027","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Harnessing trait–environment interactions to predict ecosystem functions","authors":"Manuel Blouin,&nbsp;Florence Dubs,&nbsp;Jean-François Ponge","doi":"10.1002/fee.2826","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.2826","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In a changing world, predicting ecosystem functions is essential to ensuring human well-being and survival. However, commonly used trait-based predictive approaches frequently lack predictive power. Statistical and conceptual attempts to better incorporate environmental factors into trait-based predictions have done so by integrating indirect, trait-mediated effects therein. Here, we define ecosystem functions as changes in the state, position, or nature of energy or matter within an ecosystem, and then illustrate how environmental factors can directly affect ecosystem functions. Given that the effects of organismal traits and environmental factors are not necessarily additive, we also propose that interactions between organismal traits and environmental factors (hereafter, trait–environment interactions) have explanatory power. We propose a conceptual framework in which organismal traits, environmental factors, and trait–environment interactions, together with the environment's effects on traits (plasticity) and traits’ effects on the environment (ecosystem engineering), can explain ecosystem functions. We conclude by discussing the importance of considering trait–environment interactions and identifying future avenues of exploration.</p>","PeriodicalId":171,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment","volume":"23 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":10.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143901011","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Habitat-mediated soundscape conservation in marine ecosystems","authors":"Kieran D Cox,&nbsp;Hailey L Davies,&nbsp;Audrey Looby,&nbsp;Kelsie A Murchy,&nbsp;Francis Juanes,&nbsp;Isabelle M Côté","doi":"10.1002/fee.2824","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.2824","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The nexus between changing habitats, faunal communities, and anthropogenic stressors represents an enduring conservation challenge. We propose that habitat-mediated soundscape conservation—the ability of biogenic habitats to attenuate anthropogenic noise—plays an unrecognized role in mitigating underwater noise pollution, a pervasive disturbance that disrupts the ability of species to perceive acoustic cues and communicate. We hypothesize that noise attenuation depends on the composition and physical complexity of biogenic habitats, and severe habitat degradation can cause acoustic conditions to exceed ecological tipping points, resulting in the emergence of alternative acoustic states. We examine this concept in coral reefs and kelp forests, given that the global decline of both ecosystems provides the requisite conditions to investigate our hypothesis. We then explore why anthropogenic structures fail to provide acoustic refugia. Finally, we assess whether habitat restoration or acoustic enrichment can reestablish natural soundscapes. Our review underscores the importance of considering habitat degradation when evaluating the risk that pollutants pose to ecosystems.</p>","PeriodicalId":171,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment","volume":"23 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":10.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/fee.2824","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143530790","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Invasion risk posed by the pet trade","authors":"Luke J Evans,&nbsp;J Alex Baecher,&nbsp;Brett R Scheffers","doi":"10.1002/fee.2825","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.2825","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The legal trade in exotic pets is linked to the establishment of nonnative species and climate change compounds the risk of invasion, overwhelming management efforts. We characterized the world's largest market for exotic pets—the US—by providing a real-time snapshot of species with invasion potential, and assessed the current and future risk posed to native systems. We found a diverse marketplace of 1178 terrestrial vertebrates, predominantly tropical species. Using 2818 brick-and-mortar pet stores, we developed spatial models of propagule risk, from which it was determined that future climate change may increase climate suitability by 194%, which in turn equates to 83% of total land area in the contiguous US becoming suitable for invasion by 2080. Rapid growth in the exotic pet trade industry is expected to exacerbate current findings, especially at southernmost latitudes. The real-time nature of this study provides more actionable management information than outdated import data.</p>","PeriodicalId":171,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment","volume":"23 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":10.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143741287","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Can AI interpretation increase inclusivity?","authors":"Heather Fair,&nbsp;Osmary A Medina-Báez,&nbsp;Barbara J Spiecker,&nbsp;Qingyu Gan,&nbsp;Yan Yin “Jenny” Cheung,&nbsp;Elvira D'Bastiani,&nbsp;Gregory R Goldsmith","doi":"10.1002/fee.2821","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.2821","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;p&gt;This was expressed by a speaker at the 2024 Ecological Society of America's (ESA's) Annual Meeting, where we conducted an experimental special session (&lt;i&gt;SS 31 - Towards Equity in the Communication of Science: Harnessing the Power of AI for an Inclusive Tomorrow&lt;/i&gt;) to evaluate artificial intelligence (AI) interpretation of scientific talks by native speakers of Cantonese, Mandarin Chinese, Portuguese, and Spanish into real-time running English captions.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;One fundamental value of the ESA is to “[provide] the community of ecologists of diverse backgrounds, heritage, and career paths with a supportive home that advances their aspirations”. Currently, the lingua franca at international science meetings is English, which certainly discourages or prevents many talented scientists from sharing their science, networking with colleagues, and otherwise fully participating in international conferences. Indeed, many avoid attending annual conferences altogether due to language barriers. Emerging AI technologies may soon make it possible to attract a diversity of new voices into science. ESA members are from all over the world: representing 88 countries as of 2023. By giving individuals the option to deliver presentations in the language they are most comfortable with through real-time AI interpretation, we might honor our collective ancestral voices and diversify the messages of science.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To assess the quality of AI interpretation through real-time subtitles for spoken content, we used a common presentation software and a paid AI interpretation service, in which we paired an Asian language with a Latin language of similar interpretation difficulty. After the talks, we conducted a survey and held an audience discussion assessing our experiences with the AI interpretation. Attendees of the session spoke several languages, and most were early-career individuals, both of which may not be reflective of ESA membership as a whole.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There was much to be excited about. Of the attendees who completed the survey, 84% (27/32) indicated they were likely to attend future sessions with interpretation subtitles, 84% (27/32) rated the continued exploration of AI interpretation as important, and 97% (29/30) agreed that “AI interpretation technologies make scientific conferences more inclusive for non-native English speakers”. These results demonstrate support for AI interpretation as a means to enhance inclusion at scientific conferences, but there is more work to do to ensure that adequate consideration is given to how diverse individuals obtain and communicate information.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;From our collective experience and discussion, we learned that AI interpretation is advancing rapidly, but is still not ready for widespread implementation: (1) The audience experienced cognitive overload with the lines of scrolling subtitles, which moved too quickly even with rehearsed pauses by the speakers; (2) As AI switched the grammatical structure from Asian languages to ","PeriodicalId":171,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment","volume":"22 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":10.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/fee.2821","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142762472","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Rethinking the undergraduate textbook as a tool to build a diverse community of ecologists","authors":"Jeannine H Richards,&nbsp;Katherine T Charton,&nbsp;Stephanie L McFarlane,&nbsp;Abigail F Widell,&nbsp;Nick M Haddad,&nbsp;Mary B Wyer,&nbsp;Ellen I Damschen","doi":"10.1002/fee.2819","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.2819","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Recruitment and retention of a diverse scientific workforce depends on a more inclusive culture of science. Textbooks introduce prospective scientists to their chosen field and convey its cultural norms. We use ecology textbook data spanning two decades and document little change in representation of scientists during that time. Despite decades of multifaceted efforts to increase diversity in ecology, 91% of founders/innovators and 76% of working scientists introduced in textbooks were white men, poorly matching the demographics of scientists currently publishing in ecology. Textbook images depicted white men working as scientists, while women and people of color were frequently shown as nonscientists. Moreover, textbooks lack discussion of how science and society shape each other. Pathways to increase retention and sense of belonging for individuals from historically excluded groups include updating textbooks to accurately represent the scientists active in the field, contextualizing historical constraints on participation, and revealing how culture shapes scientific investigations.</p>","PeriodicalId":171,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment","volume":"23 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":10.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/fee.2819","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143741234","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Evaluating and elevating the role of wildlife road crossings in climate adaptation","authors":"Caitlin E Littlefield,&nbsp;Justin P Suraci,&nbsp;Julia Kintsch,&nbsp;Renee Callahan,&nbsp;Patricia Cramer,&nbsp;Molly S Cross,&nbsp;Brett G Dickson,&nbsp;Leslie Ann Duncan,&nbsp;Jonathan RB Fisher,&nbsp;Patrick T Freeman,&nbsp;Renee Seidler,&nbsp;Anna Wearn,&nbsp;Kimberly M Andrews,&nbsp;Marta Brocki,&nbsp;Norris Dodd,&nbsp;Jeff Gagnon,&nbsp;Aran Johnson,&nbsp;Meade Krosby,&nbsp;Matt Skroch,&nbsp;Ron Sutherland","doi":"10.1002/fee.2816","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.2816","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Beyond the well-established benefits of wildlife road crossings and associated infrastructure—improving driver safety, reducing animal mortality, reconnecting habitats—there is another important but often underappreciated benefit: supporting wildlife and ecosystems in adapting to climate change. We explore this potential by (1) synthesizing the literature surrounding climate adaptation and wildlife crossings, (2) presenting a case study on how crossings support shifting animal migrations, and (3) describing key considerations for incorporating climate information into crossing prioritizations. Among other climate-adaptive benefits, research suggests crossings can support species range shifts and protect access to resources even as drought and human development compromise that access. Our case study outlines an approach for prioritizing crossing locations most likely to support animal migration both today and into the future. By accounting for such dynamics, wildlife crossings can be a cost-effective tool that protects wildlife as well as motorists and enhances the resilience of infrastructure and ecosystems in a changing world.</p>","PeriodicalId":171,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":10.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/fee.2816","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143117183","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"When avifauna collide: the case for lethal control of barred owls in western North America","authors":"John P Dumbacher,&nbsp;Alan B Franklin","doi":"10.1002/fee.2817","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.2817","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Forest avifauna in eastern North America have expanded their range across the Great Plains to the West, likely due to anthropogenic changes. The barred owl (<i>Strix varia</i>) is a focal example of the negative effects that these intracontinental range expansions can have, with this invasive species becoming a major threat to the northern spotted owl (<i>Strix occidentalis caurina</i>) and potentially larger biological communities. If barred owl populations are not managed immediately, northern spotted owl populations will likely be extirpated from large parts of their range and, ultimately, may become extinct. Of available management options, lethal control of barred owls has the greatest potential to rapidly benefit spotted owls and other impacted species. We argue that immediate action is necessary to buy time while other management options are explored and developed and that lethal control is an ethical management option. The barred owl conundrum exemplifies the challenges of managing native invasive species.</p>","PeriodicalId":171,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment","volume":"23 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":10.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143741134","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The role of contaminant risk landscapes in the Anthropocene","authors":"Jacqueline R Gerson","doi":"10.1002/fee.2818","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.2818","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Across the planet, human mobilization of chemical pollution and widespread land-cover changes are key markers of the Anthropocene. However, because they occur at different spatial scales, contaminant mobilization and land-cover changes are generally studied as separate issues. Landscapes differ in how contaminants are processed and risk manifests. The way that landscapes are altered plays a critical role in the likelihood that any particular place will capture, sequester, and transform contaminants, ultimately impacting bioavailability to people and wildlife. This article introduces a conceptual framework—the “contaminant risk landscape”, which merges perspectives from geochemistry, landscape ecology, and ecotoxicology—to improve understanding of the transport, fate, and impact of toxic contaminants in the natural world. Successful management and mitigation of contaminant toxicity requires a merging of these diverse perspectives and traditions to achieve environmentally just solutions.</p>","PeriodicalId":171,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment","volume":"23 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":10.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/fee.2818","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143741135","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Forecasting range shifts using abundance distributions along environmental gradients","authors":"Peter D Billman,&nbsp;Kathleen A Carroll,&nbsp;Derek J Schleicher,&nbsp;Benjamin G Freeman","doi":"10.1002/fee.2820","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.2820","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Globally, many species’ distributions are shifting in response to contemporary climate change. However, the direction and rate of shifts remain difficult to predict, impeding managers’ abilities to optimize resource allocation. Here, we developed a new approach for forecasting species range-limit shifts that requires only abundance data along environmental (for example, elevational) gradients. We posited that the distribution of species’ abundances could offer insights into the potential for future range-limit shifts. We then tested this prediction using data from several transect studies that compared historical and contemporary distributions. Consistent with our prediction, we found that strong asymmetry in abundance distributions (that is, “leaning” distributions) indeed preceded species’ lower-limit range shifts. Accordingly, surveying abundances along environmental gradients may represent a promising, cost-effective method for forecasting local shifts. Ideally, this approach will be incorporated by practitioners into species-specific management planning and will inform on-the-ground conservation efforts.</p>","PeriodicalId":171,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment","volume":"23 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":10.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143900932","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}