BioSciencePub Date : 2024-11-26eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biae110
David S Mason, Mark E Bell, Kenneth F Kellner, Abigail Bennett, Tom Weston, Joseph Presgrove, Jerrold L Belant
{"title":"Wild harvests could aid food insecurity and reduce wildlife hyperabundance.","authors":"David S Mason, Mark E Bell, Kenneth F Kellner, Abigail Bennett, Tom Weston, Joseph Presgrove, Jerrold L Belant","doi":"10.1093/biosci/biae110","DOIUrl":"10.1093/biosci/biae110","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9003,"journal":{"name":"BioScience","volume":"75 1","pages":"9-14"},"PeriodicalIF":7.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11791521/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143254567","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}
BioSciencePub Date : 2024-11-15eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biae106
Sean Hoban, Christina Hvilsom, Abdeldjalil Aissi, Alexandre Aleixo, Julie Bélanger, Katarzyna Biala, Robert Ekblom, Ancuta Fedorca, W Chris Funk, Alejandra Lorena Goncalves, Andrew Gonzalez, Myriam Heuertz, Alice Hughes, Fumiko Ishihama, Belma Kalamujic Stroil, Linda Laikre, Philip J K McGowan, Katie L Millette, David O'Brien, Ivan Paz-Vinas, Victor Julio Rincón-Parra, Marine Robuchon, Jon Paul Rodríguez, María Alejandra Rodríguez-Morales, Gernot Segelbacher, Tiffany R A Straza, Ruliyana Susanti, Ntakadzeni Tshidada, Sibelle Torres Vilaça, Jessica M da Silva
{"title":"How can biodiversity strategy and action plans incorporate genetic diversity and align with global commitments?","authors":"Sean Hoban, Christina Hvilsom, Abdeldjalil Aissi, Alexandre Aleixo, Julie Bélanger, Katarzyna Biala, Robert Ekblom, Ancuta Fedorca, W Chris Funk, Alejandra Lorena Goncalves, Andrew Gonzalez, Myriam Heuertz, Alice Hughes, Fumiko Ishihama, Belma Kalamujic Stroil, Linda Laikre, Philip J K McGowan, Katie L Millette, David O'Brien, Ivan Paz-Vinas, Victor Julio Rincón-Parra, Marine Robuchon, Jon Paul Rodríguez, María Alejandra Rodríguez-Morales, Gernot Segelbacher, Tiffany R A Straza, Ruliyana Susanti, Ntakadzeni Tshidada, Sibelle Torres Vilaça, Jessica M da Silva","doi":"10.1093/biosci/biae106","DOIUrl":"10.1093/biosci/biae106","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>National, subnational, and supranational entities are creating biodiversity strategy and action plans (BSAPs) to develop concrete commitments and actions to curb biodiversity loss, meet international obligations, and achieve a society in harmony with nature. In light of policymakers' increasing recognition of genetic diversity in species and ecosystem adaptation and resilience, this article provides an overview of how BSAPs can incorporate species' genetic diversity. We focus on three areas: setting targets; committing to actions, policies, and programs; and monitoring and reporting. Drawing from 21 recent BSAPs, we provide examples of policies, knowledge, projects, capacity building, and more. We aim to enable and inspire specific and ambitious BSAPs and have put forward 10 key suggestions mapped to the policy cycle. Together, scientists and policymakers can translate high level commitments, such as the Convention on Biological Diversity's Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, into concrete nationally relevant targets, actions and policies, and monitoring and reporting mechanisms.</p>","PeriodicalId":9003,"journal":{"name":"BioScience","volume":"75 1","pages":"47-60"},"PeriodicalIF":7.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11791525/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143254563","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}
BioSciencePub Date : 2024-11-11eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biae108
Lauren Azevedo-Schmidt, Madeleine Landrum, Meghan M Spoth, Nikhil R Brocchini, Kit M Hamley, Alessandro Mereghetti, Andrea J Tirrell, Jacquelyn L Gill
{"title":"Advancing terrestrial ecology by improving cross-temporal research and collaboration.","authors":"Lauren Azevedo-Schmidt, Madeleine Landrum, Meghan M Spoth, Nikhil R Brocchini, Kit M Hamley, Alessandro Mereghetti, Andrea J Tirrell, Jacquelyn L Gill","doi":"10.1093/biosci/biae108","DOIUrl":"10.1093/biosci/biae108","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Ecology spans spatial and temporal scales and is inclusive of the history of life on Earth. However, research that occurs at millennial timescales or longer has historically been defined as paleoecology and has not always been well integrated with modern (neo-) ecology. This bifurcation has been previously highlighted, with calls for improved engagement among the subdisciplines, but their priority research areas have not been directly compared. To characterize the research agendas for terrestrial ecological research across different temporal scales, we compared two previous studies, Sutherland and colleagues (2013; neoecology) and Seddon and colleagues (2014; paleoecology), that outlined priority research questions. We identified several themes with potential for temporal integration and explored case studies that highlight cross-temporal collaboration. Finally, a path forward is outlined, focusing on education and training, research infrastructure, and collaboration. Our aim is to improve our understanding of biodiversity patterns and processes by promoting an inclusive and integrative approach that treats time as a foundational concept in ecology.</p>","PeriodicalId":9003,"journal":{"name":"BioScience","volume":"75 1","pages":"15-29"},"PeriodicalIF":7.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11791528/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143254558","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}
BioSciencePub Date : 2024-10-30eCollection Date: 2025-02-01DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biae109
Anton Güntsch, Jörg Overmann, Barbara Ebert, Aletta Bonn, Yvan Le Bras, Thore Engel, Knut Anders Hovstad, Dora Ann Lange Canhos, Peggy Newman, Elaine van Ommen Kloeke, Sophia Ratcliffe, Marianne le Roux, Vincent S Smith, Dagmar Triebel, David Fichtmueller, Katja Luther
{"title":"National biodiversity data infrastructures: ten essential functions for science, policy, and practice.","authors":"Anton Güntsch, Jörg Overmann, Barbara Ebert, Aletta Bonn, Yvan Le Bras, Thore Engel, Knut Anders Hovstad, Dora Ann Lange Canhos, Peggy Newman, Elaine van Ommen Kloeke, Sophia Ratcliffe, Marianne le Roux, Vincent S Smith, Dagmar Triebel, David Fichtmueller, Katja Luther","doi":"10.1093/biosci/biae109","DOIUrl":"10.1093/biosci/biae109","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Today, at the international level, powerful data portals are available to biodiversity researchers and policymakers, offering increasingly robust computing and network capacities and capable data services for internationally agreed-on standards. These accelerate individual and complex workflows to map data-driven research processes or even to make them possible for the first time. At the national level, however, and alongside these international developments, national infrastructures are needed to take on tasks that cannot be easily funded or addressed internationally. To avoid gaps, as well as redundancies in the research landscape, national tasks and responsibilities must be clearly defined to align efforts with core priorities. In the present article, we outline 10 essential functions of national biodiversity data infrastructures. They serve as key providers, facilitators, mediators, and platforms for effective biodiversity data management, integration, and analysis that require national efforts to foster biodiversity science, policy, and practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":9003,"journal":{"name":"BioScience","volume":"75 2","pages":"139-151"},"PeriodicalIF":7.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11884780/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143584421","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}
BioSciencePub Date : 2024-10-26eCollection Date: 2024-12-01DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biae099
Paula Daza, Montserrat Arista, Regina Berjano, Pedro Ortiz, Hortensia Morón-Monge, Yasmine Antonini
{"title":"Bee pollination and bee decline: A study about university students' Knowledge and its educational implication.","authors":"Paula Daza, Montserrat Arista, Regina Berjano, Pedro Ortiz, Hortensia Morón-Monge, Yasmine Antonini","doi":"10.1093/biosci/biae099","DOIUrl":"10.1093/biosci/biae099","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Science education plays a crucial role in addressing the pollinator crisis by enhancing knowledge and fostering changes in attitudes toward this environmental challenge. Previous research has been focused on validating a specific instrument related to this subject, although its use for assessing students' knowledge has been little explored. In the present study, we have evaluated the level of awareness regarding the significance of bees as primary pollinators among students of various disciplines at the Universities of Sevilla, in Spain, and Ouro Preto, in Brazil, emphasizing the importance of the plant-bee interaction. 753 students from the fields of biology, agriculture, and education were invited to complete a questionnaire focused on bee biology. The results indicate that knowledge on the subject is closely linked to professional career choice and that the training program for the future teachers effectively increased comprehension of the crucial role played by bees as main supporters of the ecosystem service of pollination.</p>","PeriodicalId":9003,"journal":{"name":"BioScience","volume":"74 12","pages":"851-866"},"PeriodicalIF":7.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11660922/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142876137","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}
BioSciencePub Date : 2024-10-26eCollection Date: 2024-12-01DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biae093
Camille L Musseau, Maud Bernard-Verdier, Tina Heger, Leonidas H Skopeteas, David Strasiewsky, Daniel Mietchen, Jonathan M Jeschke
{"title":"A conceptual classification scheme of invasion science.","authors":"Camille L Musseau, Maud Bernard-Verdier, Tina Heger, Leonidas H Skopeteas, David Strasiewsky, Daniel Mietchen, Jonathan M Jeschke","doi":"10.1093/biosci/biae093","DOIUrl":"10.1093/biosci/biae093","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In the era of big data and global biodiversity decline, there is a pressing need to transform data and information into findable and actionable knowledge. We propose a conceptual classification scheme for invasion science that goes beyond hypothesis networks and allows to organize publications and data sets, guide research directions, and identify knowledge gaps. Combining expert knowledge with literature analysis, we identified five major research themes in this field: introduction pathways, invasion success and invasibility, impacts of invasion, managing biological invasions, and meta-invasion science. We divided these themes into 10 broader research questions and linked them to 39 major hypotheses forming the theoretical foundation of invasion science. As artificial intelligence advances, such classification schemes will become important references for organizing scientific information. Our approach can be extended to other research fields, fostering cross-disciplinary connections to leverage the scientific knowledge needed to address Anthropocene challenges.</p>","PeriodicalId":9003,"journal":{"name":"BioScience","volume":"74 12","pages":"840-850"},"PeriodicalIF":7.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11660931/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142876135","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}
BioSciencePub Date : 2024-10-26eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biae102
Brooke A Williams, Jean-Paul Metzger, Frankie Cho, Anya Phelan, Sofía López-Cubillos, Lily K Bentley, Bojie Fu, Yangjian Zhang, Yanxu Liu, Justin Johnson, Jonathan R Rhodes
{"title":"Telecoupling cannot be ignored for the forest-based carbon market.","authors":"Brooke A Williams, Jean-Paul Metzger, Frankie Cho, Anya Phelan, Sofía López-Cubillos, Lily K Bentley, Bojie Fu, Yangjian Zhang, Yanxu Liu, Justin Johnson, Jonathan R Rhodes","doi":"10.1093/biosci/biae102","DOIUrl":"10.1093/biosci/biae102","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Telecoupling interactions between social-ecological systems across large, often global distances drive negative impacts from the forest-based carbon market. However, these negative impacts have been underreported and, therefore, have likely been vastly underestimated. We identify how these unintended negative impacts may occur and provide recommendations for the forest-based carbon market to better account for externalities by prioritizing positive social impact, expanding comprehensive ecological outcomes, and improving the transparency of investments. We call for a carbon market that is designed to account for its global interconnectedness.</p>","PeriodicalId":9003,"journal":{"name":"BioScience","volume":"75 1","pages":"61-67"},"PeriodicalIF":7.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11791526/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143254565","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}
BioSciencePub Date : 2024-10-22eCollection Date: 2024-12-01DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biae097
Mary E Blair, Elkin A Noguera-Urbano, Jose Manuel Ochoa-Quintero, Andrea Paz, Cristina Lopez-Gallego, María Ángela Echeverry-Galvis, Juan Zuloaga, Pilar Rodríguez, Leonardo Lemus-Mejia, Peter Ersts, Daniel F López-Lozano, Matthew E Aiello-Lammens, Hector M Arango, Leonardo Buitrago, Samuel Chang Triguero, Cristian A Cruz-Rodríguez, Juan F Díaz-Nieto, Dairo Escobar, Valentina Grisales-Betancur, Bethany A Johnson, Jamie M Kass, María C Londoño-Murcia, Cory Merow, Carlos J Muñoz-Rodríguez, María Helena Olaya-Rodríguez, Juan L Parra, Gonzalo E Pinilla-Buitrago, Nicolette S Roach, Octavio Rojas-Soto, Néstor Roncancio-Duque, Erika Suárez-Valencia, J Nicolás Urbina-Cardona, Jorge Velásquez-Tibatá, Camilo A Zapata-Martinez, Robert P Anderson
{"title":"Software codesign between end users and developers to enhance utility for biodiversity conservation.","authors":"Mary E Blair, Elkin A Noguera-Urbano, Jose Manuel Ochoa-Quintero, Andrea Paz, Cristina Lopez-Gallego, María Ángela Echeverry-Galvis, Juan Zuloaga, Pilar Rodríguez, Leonardo Lemus-Mejia, Peter Ersts, Daniel F López-Lozano, Matthew E Aiello-Lammens, Hector M Arango, Leonardo Buitrago, Samuel Chang Triguero, Cristian A Cruz-Rodríguez, Juan F Díaz-Nieto, Dairo Escobar, Valentina Grisales-Betancur, Bethany A Johnson, Jamie M Kass, María C Londoño-Murcia, Cory Merow, Carlos J Muñoz-Rodríguez, María Helena Olaya-Rodríguez, Juan L Parra, Gonzalo E Pinilla-Buitrago, Nicolette S Roach, Octavio Rojas-Soto, Néstor Roncancio-Duque, Erika Suárez-Valencia, J Nicolás Urbina-Cardona, Jorge Velásquez-Tibatá, Camilo A Zapata-Martinez, Robert P Anderson","doi":"10.1093/biosci/biae097","DOIUrl":"10.1093/biosci/biae097","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Creating software tools that address the needs of a wide range of decision-makers requires the inclusion of differing perspectives throughout the development process. Software tools for biodiversity conservation often fall short in this regard, partly because broad decision-maker needs may exceed the toolkits of single research groups or even institutions. We show that participatory, collaborative codesign enhances the utility of software tools for better decision-making in biodiversity conservation planning, as demonstrated by our experiences developing a set of integrated tools in Colombia. Specifically, we undertook an interdisciplinary, multi-institutional collaboration of ecological modelers, software engineers, and a diverse profile of potential end users, including decision-makers, conservation practitioners, and biodiversity experts. We leveraged and modified common paradigms of software production, including codesign and agile development, to facilitate collaboration through all stages (including conceptualization, development, testing, and feedback) to ensure the accessibility and applicability of the new tools to inform decision-making for biodiversity conservation planning.</p>","PeriodicalId":9003,"journal":{"name":"BioScience","volume":"74 12","pages":"867-873"},"PeriodicalIF":7.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11660944/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142876143","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}