Clarifying ethical stances in conservation: a trolley problem thought experiment [0.03%]
澄清保护伦理立场:一个“电车问题”的思想实验
Guillaume Latombe,Ugo Arbieu,Sven Bacher et al.
Guillaume Latombe et al.
Conservation policies often need to integrate scientific predictions with ethical considerations. However, different normative ethical systems at the root of conservation approaches often support different decisions, and the moral stances o...
Maria Grigoratou,Susanne Menden-Deuer,Abigail McQuatters-Gollop et al.
Maria Grigoratou et al.
Plankton, a diverse group of aquatic organisms, make Earth livable, regulate aquatic life, and provide benefits to human societies such as access to clean water, food security, and well-being. They also support economies and inspire biotech...
Ozboneviz: an Australian precedent in FAIR 3D imagery and extended biodiversity collections [0.03%]
Ozboneviz:澳大利亚FAIR 3D图像和扩展生物多样性收藏的先驱案例
Vera Weisbecker,Diana Fusco,Sandy Ingleby et al.
Vera Weisbecker et al.
Billions of specimens are in biodiversity collections worldwide, and this infrastructure is crucial for research on Earth's natural history. Three-dimensional (3D) imagery of specimens is an increasingly important part of the digital extend...
Forward steps, lingering gaps: gender representation among distinguished speakers at professional conferences [0.03%]
前进与差距并存:专业会议女性特邀报告人现状分析
Sara Bombaci,Cooper Farr,Liba Pejchar et al.
Sara Bombaci et al.
Plenary speakers serve as role models for early-career scholars, and these talks advance the speakers' careers while celebrating the important scientific contributions of women. Professional conferences are an ideal venue for assessing prog...
Nathaniel J Dominy,Luke D Fannin,Erin R Vogel et al.
Nathaniel J Dominy et al.
Mounting evidence points to the importance of fermented fruits in the diets of tropical frugivores, especially African apes. But how has this fundamental aspect of ape ecology escaped scientific attention over the past six decades? Here we ...
Do turtles get cancer? [0.03%]
乌龟会长肿瘤吗?
Scott Glaberman,Stephanie E Bulls,Laura Platner et al.
Scott Glaberman et al.
Turtles are renowned for their extreme longevity and tremendous range in body size. Theoretically, large, long-lived organisms should face higher cancer risks because of increased cell numbers and lifetime cellular turnover, yet cancer appe...
Waterbody connectivity: Linking science and policy for improved waterbody protection [0.03%]
水体连通性:科学与政策携手加强水体保护
S Mažeika Patricio Sulliván,Robert M Hughes,Robert L Vadas Jr et al.
S Mažeika Patricio Sulliván et al.
Connectivity-the flows and exchanges of organisms, materials, and energy within and among watersheds-is a central paradigm in ecosystem science. Changes in those connections have consequences for ecosystem functioning and water quality down...
Masashi Soga,Kevin J Gaston
Masashi Soga
Experiencing nature offers numerous health and well-being benefits, particularly for urban residents. Although the benefits of visiting natural environments are well documented, less is known about the health effects of experiencing nature ...
Karen Anderson,Felipe Gonzalez,Kevin J Gaston
Karen Anderson
A decade after our initial publication predicting that lightweight drones would revolutionize spatial ecology, drone technology has become firmly established in ecological studies. In the present article, we explore the key developments in ...
Olivia Del Giorgio,Gabriela Fontanarrosa,Silvia Lomáscolo et al.
Olivia Del Giorgio et al.