ArticleEcology letters2025
Global Biases in Ecology and Conservation Research: Insight From Pollinator Studies.
Article in Ecology letters, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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6 citing papers in PubMed.
- Genomics Reveal Population Crash and Range Contraction in Elusive FijianEcology and evolution · 2026Article
- Mapping global bee research with traits and plant-pollinator interaction networks.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Invasive plants reduce functional feeding diversity and trophic interactions of insect herbivores on a remote tropical island.PloS one · 2026Article
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- Effects of the Center-Edge Gradient and Habitat Type on the Spatial Distribution of Plant Species Richness in Santiago, Chile.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Pollinator-Promoting Interventions in European Urban Habitats-A Synthesis.Ecology letters · 2025Review
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Abstract
In the fields of ecology and conservation, taxonomic and geographic biases may compromise scientific progress. Using pollinator research as a case study, we evaluate four drivers of these biases and propose solutions to address (i) untested generalisations from highly studied taxa, (ii) information accessibility, (iii) scattered environmental regulations and (iv) restricted infrastructure and funding resources. Expanding the taxonomic, functional and geographic breadth of research and legislation, and involving scientists in policymaking, can generate greater equity, accessibility and impact of future science. Using search engines in different languages, Open Access (OA) publishing and promoting mutually beneficial collaborations between scientists from developed and developing countries, may help to overcome geographic biases in research and funding. We suggest reviewing potentially similar biases and their drivers in other branches of ecology and conservation and identifying further ways to achieve information balance in science.
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