IF 9.5 1区生物学

BioScience Pub Date : 2026-08-24 eCollection Date: 2026-09-01 DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biag074

K Wolcott, J Hammock, K Schulz, T M Orrell

{"title":"Manage your image database with computer vision-Lessons learned at Encyclopedia of Life.","authors":"K Wolcott, J Hammock, K Schulz, T M Orrell","doi":"10.1093/biosci/biag074","DOIUrl":"10.1093/biosci/biag074","url":null,"abstract":"Natural history museums house invaluable biodiversity archives, but discoveries are often limited by the accessibility of collections data. As digitization of specimens and metadata accelerates, automated methods are needed to organize image databases and enable large-scale analyses. Beyond species identification, computer vision (CV) can automate image database management by standardizing gallery displays through intelligent cropping and extracting tags to improve search functionality. Encyclopedia of Life is a biodiversity database that aims to document all ∼2.2 million known species. Using EOL images and crowdsourced data, combined with pretrained and custom-trained models, we present 14 CV pipelines in three categories: Object Detection for Image Cropping, Object Detection for Image Tagging, and Classification for Image Tagging. Pipelines are open source, available on GitHub (https://github.com/EOL/computer-vision-with-EOL-images), and documented for nonexperts. We share models, datasets, and methodological insights demonstrating how CV can unlock novel information from over 1.5 million images.","PeriodicalId":9003,"journal":{"name":"BioScience","volume":"76 9","pages":"813-831"},"PeriodicalIF":9.5,"publicationDate":"2026-08-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13572879/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148966439","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Insecticide regulations need to consider impacts on conservation adoption. 杀虫剂法规需要考虑对保护性采用的影响。

IF 9.5 1区生物学

BioScience Pub Date : 2026-07-02 eCollection Date: 2026-07-01 DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biag062

Tristan A Barley, Lisa A Schulte, Amy L Toth, Matthew O'Neal, Adam G Dolezal

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Making sense of nature-based flood mitigation: A levers framework for conceptualizing and communicating natural flood management (NFM). 理解基于自然的洪水缓解：一个概念化和沟通自然洪水管理（NFM）的杠杆框架。

IF 9.5 1区生物学

BioScience Pub Date : 2026-06-29 eCollection Date: 2026-09-01 DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biag094

Kirstie Fryirs

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A practical framework for identifying genetic subpopulations and ESUs: Insights for IUCN assessments and broader management. 确定遗传亚群和esu的实用框架：对IUCN评估和更广泛管理的见解。

IF 9.5 1区生物学

BioScience Pub Date : 2026-06-22 eCollection Date: 2026-08-01 DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biag042

Julia C Geue, Laura D Bertola, Paulette Bloomer, Anna Brüniche-Olsen, Jessica M da Silva, J Andrew DeWoody, Ancuta Fedorca, José A Godoy, Catherine E Grueber, Margaret E Hunter, Christina Hvilsom, Evelyn L Jensen, Alexander Kopatz, Anna J MacDonald, Silvia Pérez-Espona, Antoinette J Piaggio, Jennifer Pierson, Isa-Rita M Russo, Helen Senn, Gernot Segelbacher, Paul Sunnucks, Cock van Oosterhout, Deborah M Leigh

{"title":"A practical framework for identifying genetic subpopulations and ESUs: Insights for IUCN assessments and broader management.","authors":"Julia C Geue, Laura D Bertola, Paulette Bloomer, Anna Brüniche-Olsen, Jessica M da Silva, J Andrew DeWoody, Ancuta Fedorca, José A Godoy, Catherine E Grueber, Margaret E Hunter, Christina Hvilsom, Evelyn L Jensen, Alexander Kopatz, Anna J MacDonald, Silvia Pérez-Espona, Antoinette J Piaggio, Jennifer Pierson, Isa-Rita M Russo, Helen Senn, Gernot Segelbacher, Paul Sunnucks, Cock van Oosterhout, Deborah M Leigh","doi":"10.1093/biosci/biag042","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biag042","url":null,"abstract":"Species conservation assessments evaluate extinction risk, and recovery potential, advancing species persistence through guiding resource prioritization and planning. Assessment frameworks, including the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List and Green Status of Species, typically focus on species as a whole. Importantly, they do not routinely account for genetically distinct units or do not have standardized methods of unit delineation. This limits the representation of genetically distinct components, including adaptive genetic diversity that underpins long-term resilience and recovery. Incorporating standardized within-species units like subpopulations and Evolutionarily Significant Units (ESUs) into species assessments could help address this oversight. However, identifying and delineating such units remain challenging, particularly when molecular data are limited. Here, we propose a flexible framework that integrates molecular and non-molecular evidence to identify both subpopulations and ESUs across taxa, providing a practical tool to incorporate within-species diversity into conservation assessments.","PeriodicalId":9003,"journal":{"name":"BioScience","volume":"76 8","pages":"714-730"},"PeriodicalIF":9.5,"publicationDate":"2026-06-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13485999/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148787985","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Towards nature-related risk disclosures in China. 中国的自然风险信息披露。

IF 9.5 1区生物学

BioScience Pub Date : 2026-06-18 eCollection Date: 2026-07-01 DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biag071

Carla L Archibald, Lei Gao, Michalis Hadjikakou, Cai Li, Jianguo Liu, Emily Nicholson, Weixin Ou, Qin Tao, Zhen Wang, Xiaoling Zhang, Chen Zeng, Brett A Bryan

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The Scientist Network for Advancing Policy (SNAP): building infrastructure for early-career scientists in policy and public engagement. 促进政策的科学家网络（SNAP）：为早期职业科学家在政策和公众参与方面建立基础设施。

IF 9.5 1区生物学

BioScience Pub Date : 2026-06-18 eCollection Date: 2026-08-01 DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biag053

Miles Arnett, Dimitris Boufidis, Cael Dant, Brendon Davis, Isako Di Tomassi, Kassandra Fernandez, Amanda Finn, J P Flores, Saul J Flores, Alex Lando, Erin Morrow, Disha Patel, Anna Rader Groves, David Ramotowski, Alex Rich, Emma Scales, Lani Tran

{"title":"The Scientist Network for Advancing Policy (SNAP): building infrastructure for early-career scientists in policy and public engagement.","authors":"Miles Arnett, Dimitris Boufidis, Cael Dant, Brendon Davis, Isako Di Tomassi, Kassandra Fernandez, Amanda Finn, J P Flores, Saul J Flores, Alex Lando, Erin Morrow, Disha Patel, Anna Rader Groves, David Ramotowski, Alex Rich, Emma Scales, Lani Tran","doi":"10.1093/biosci/biag053","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biag053","url":null,"abstract":"The Scientist Network for Advancing Policy (SNAP) is a trainee-led grassroots coalition founded to empower early-career researchers to engage meaningfully with science policy, advocacy, and public-facing science communication. Our mission is to equip scientists with the tools, networks, and confidence to translate their research and expertise in service of their communities. In this Special Report, we share how SNAP's initiatives, spanning from local community conversations to national policy debates, are reimagining and transforming the multifaceted role of scientists in communities. By investing in coalition-building and centering early-career voices, SNAP is creating scalable models for civic engagement and science advocacy to advance equity, democratize science policy, and strengthen the relationship between science and society.","PeriodicalId":9003,"journal":{"name":"BioScience","volume":"76 8","pages":"683-689"},"PeriodicalIF":9.5,"publicationDate":"2026-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13485995/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148787969","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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From policy to practice: field stations as engines of tropical conservation. 从政策到实践：作为热带保护引擎的野外站。

IF 9.5 1区生物学

BioScience Pub Date : 2026-06-08 eCollection Date: 2026-09-01 DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biag078

Jordan Karubian, Virginia Zaunbrecher, Ailin Blasco, Luis Carrasco, Fernando Castillo, Matthew Cassetta, Colin A Chapman, Jennifer Levine, Benneth Obitte, Brian O'Donnell, Gonzalo Rivas-Torres, Iroro Tanshi, Patricia Wright, Felipe Zapata, Thomas B Smith

{"title":"From policy to practice: field stations as engines of tropical conservation.","authors":"Jordan Karubian, Virginia Zaunbrecher, Ailin Blasco, Luis Carrasco, Fernando Castillo, Matthew Cassetta, Colin A Chapman, Jennifer Levine, Benneth Obitte, Brian O'Donnell, Gonzalo Rivas-Torres, Iroro Tanshi, Patricia Wright, Felipe Zapata, Thomas B Smith","doi":"10.1093/biosci/biag078","DOIUrl":"10.1093/biosci/biag078","url":null,"abstract":"Less than five years remain until 2030 deadlines for the Paris Agreement, the Sustainable Development Goals, and the Global Biodiversity Framework. Yet, the gulf between lofty commitments and actual progress grows wider each year. Field stations have tremendous, largely untapped potential to turn these targets into on-the-ground achievements. This is particularly true in the tropics, where biodiversity and carbon mitigation opportunities are highest. Strengthening tropical field stations creates powerful opportunities to partner with locals, support sustainable livelihoods at the interface of wildlands and protected areas, and integrate Indigenous and traditional knowledge with scientific inquiry to develop informed conservation strategies grounded in context-specific evidence. If we invest in them now, tropical field stations can become the connective tissue between global ambition and local action, translating policy into practice. We summarize the benefits and potential of tropical field stations and recommend ways to maximize their capacity to promote inclusive, effective environmental initiatives.","PeriodicalId":9003,"journal":{"name":"BioScience","volume":"76 9","pages":"768-772"},"PeriodicalIF":9.5,"publicationDate":"2026-06-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13572875/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148966459","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Ethical collectomics: A guide to the responsible and fair mobilization of natural history collections. 伦理收藏：负责任和公平地动员自然历史藏品的指南。

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BioScience Pub Date : 2026-06-03 eCollection Date: 2026-09-01 DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biag069

Kamil E Frankiewicz, Ana Rita Giraldes Simões, Magdalena Grenda-Kurmanow, Annika Engelhardt, Natalia M Shiyan, Sergei L Mosyakin, Marcelo R Pace, M Alejandra Jaramillo, Anthony R Magee, A Muthama Muasya, Oscar A Perez-Escobar, Carmen R Marcati, Melania Muñoz-García, Diego Sotto Podadera, Sebastian Gebauer

{"title":"Ethical collectomics: A guide to the responsible and fair mobilization of natural history collections.","authors":"Kamil E Frankiewicz, Ana Rita Giraldes Simões, Magdalena Grenda-Kurmanow, Annika Engelhardt, Natalia M Shiyan, Sergei L Mosyakin, Marcelo R Pace, M Alejandra Jaramillo, Anthony R Magee, A Muthama Muasya, Oscar A Perez-Escobar, Carmen R Marcati, Melania Muñoz-García, Diego Sotto Podadera, Sebastian Gebauer","doi":"10.1093/biosci/biag069","DOIUrl":"10.1093/biosci/biag069","url":null,"abstract":"Natural history collections are being revitalized by emerging technologies, especially artificial intelligence. These advances enable collectomics-the large-scale extraction and analysis of specimen-derived data-creating new opportunities to address biodiversity loss, ecosystem change, and food security. However, they also raise ethical questions. Many collections are rooted in colonial and imperial histories, prompting questions about control, benefit sharing, representation, and responsibility, especially during political and social upheaval. As AI-powered collectomics expands, it may reproduce historical inequities and create new dilemmas. This article synthesizes the ethical dimensions of collectomics and offers practical recommendations for key stakeholders to support the responsible and fair mobilization of natural history collections, balancing scientific progress with equality, transparency, and fairness. This approach can help prevent the continuation of exploitative practices, strengthen global collaboration, and increase the societal value of collections in the Anthropocene.","PeriodicalId":9003,"journal":{"name":"BioScience","volume":"76 9","pages":"832-841"},"PeriodicalIF":9.5,"publicationDate":"2026-06-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13572876/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148966421","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Making eDNA more digestible: A pizza analogy for understanding false negatives and occupancy modeling. 让eDNA更容易消化：用披萨做类比来理解假阴性和占用模型。

IF 9.5 1区生物学

BioScience Pub Date : 2026-05-30 eCollection Date: 2026-07-01 DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biag051

Jonathan D Bolland, Nathan P Griffiths, Graham S Sellers, Bernd Hänfling, Lori Lawson Handley, Rosalind M Wright

{"title":"Making eDNA more digestible: A pizza analogy for understanding false negatives and occupancy modeling.","authors":"Jonathan D Bolland, Nathan P Griffiths, Graham S Sellers, Bernd Hänfling, Lori Lawson Handley, Rosalind M Wright","doi":"10.1093/biosci/biag051","DOIUrl":"10.1093/biosci/biag051","url":null,"abstract":"Environmental DNA (eDNA) sequencing from water samples has emerged as a promising and cost-effective approach to collect comprehensive freshwater biodiversity data. However, critics might highlight potential shortcomings, such as the possibility of false positives (detection of absent species) and false negatives (failing to detect a species that is present). Misconceptions and misunderstandings may also stem from the complexity of the scientific approach and technical language, with implications for decision-makers and potentially hindering conservation. In the present article, we propose an analogy of eating a pizza to simplify messaging and increase understanding of detection probability within typical eDNA metabarcoding workflows. The pizza represents a site, slices represent water samples, bites represent PCR replicates, toppings represent species and olives represent a low-abundance species. Overall, the pizza analogy provides a novel, lighthearted and memorable way to communicate complex eDNA workflows to a broad spectrum of biological scientists and practitioners.","PeriodicalId":9003,"journal":{"name":"BioScience","volume":"76 7","pages":"623-626"},"PeriodicalIF":9.5,"publicationDate":"2026-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13377644/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148577027","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Anoximixis: Mixing of anoxic bottom waters influences biogeochemical and ecological processes in lakes. 缺氧：缺氧底水的混合影响湖泊的生物地球化学和生态过程。

IF 9.5 1区生物学

BioScience Pub Date : 2026-05-30 eCollection Date: 2026-07-01 DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biag057

Lienne R Sethna, Meredith A Holgerson, Adam J Heathcote, Ana M Morales, Katherine J Stenehjem, David C Richardson, Roxane Maranger, Michelle B Balmer, Nicole D Wagner

{"title":"Anoximixis: Mixing of anoxic bottom waters influences biogeochemical and ecological processes in lakes.","authors":"Lienne R Sethna, Meredith A Holgerson, Adam J Heathcote, Ana M Morales, Katherine J Stenehjem, David C Richardson, Roxane Maranger, Michelle B Balmer, Nicole D Wagner","doi":"10.1093/biosci/biag057","DOIUrl":"10.1093/biosci/biag057","url":null,"abstract":"Climate change is reshaping lake ecosystems globally, notably through alterations to thermal stratification and mixing regimes. This synthesis describes \"anoximixis,\" the complete mixing of a stratified waterbody with anoxic bottom waters, and reviews the biogeochemical and ecological implications of anoximixis outside of seasonal turnover events. We posit that climate-driven changes to temperature, wind patterns, and storm events may lead to increased frequency of anoximixis in freshwater ecosystems, which could in turn alter biogeochemical cycling, flux, and sequestration of nutrients, contaminants, and C. Anoximixis may also reorganize lake trophic structure, favoring fast-growing phytoplankton species and cyanobacteria, which will alter energy and C transfer to higher trophic levels. Current lake management strategies do not fully address anoximixis-driven water quality degradation, and some may even unintentionally promote anoximixis. Finally, we recommend that future research needs to test the predictions presented here to expand our understanding and management of anoximixis.","PeriodicalId":9003,"journal":{"name":"BioScience","volume":"76 7","pages":"601-615"},"PeriodicalIF":9.5,"publicationDate":"2026-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13377649/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148576946","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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