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ReviewNature ecology & evolution2025

Establishing bio-logging data collections as dynamic archives of animal life on Earth.

Sarah C Davidson, Francesca Cagnacci, Peggy Newman, Holger Dettki, Ferdinando Urbano, Peter Desmet, Lenore Bajona, Edmund Bryant, Ana P B Carneiro, Maria P Dias and 16 more

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Review in Nature ecology & evolution, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. From electrocardiography to energetics: methods, constraints, and practical considerations for heart rate biologging in small animals.Journal of comparative physiology. B, Biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology · 2026
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  2. Understanding mammal avoidance of human settlements.The Journal of animal ecology · 2026
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  4. Global review of shorebird tracking data to identify research gaps and conservation priorities.Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

26 authors.

Sarah C Davidson *Department Animal Migration, Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, Radolfzell, Germany. sdavidson@ab.mpg.de.ORCID 0000-0002-2766-9201
Francesca Cagnacci *Animal Ecology Unit, Research and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach, San Michele all' Adige, Italy. francesca.cagnacci@fmach.it.ORCID 0000-0002-4954-9980
Peggy NewmanAtlas of Living Australia, CSIRO, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-9084-5992
Holger DettkiSwedish Species Information Centre, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0001-6439-9506
Ferdinando UrbanoEuropean Commission, Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy.
Peter DesmetResearch Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO), Brussels, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-8442-8025
Lenore BajonaOcean Tracking Network, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-3016-2548
Edmund BryantWildlife Computers, Redmond, WA, USA.
Ana P B CarneiroBirdLife International, Cambridge, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0573-7549
Maria P DiasCE3C - Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes & CHANGE - Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-7281-4391
Ei FujiokaMarine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.
David GambinLotek Wireless Inc., Newmarket, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0009-0004-4475-4485
Xavier HoennerAustralian Ocean Data Network, Integrated Marine Observing System, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
Colin HunterWildlife Computers, Redmond, WA, USA.
Akiko KatoCentre d'Etudes Biologiques de Chizé, CNRS - La Rochelle Université, Villiers-en-Bois, France.ORCID 0000-0002-8947-3634
Connie Y KotMarine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4900-5289
Bart KranstauberInstitute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-8303-780X
Chi Hin LamLarge Pelagics Research Center, Gloucester, MA, USA.
Denis LepageBirds Canada, Port Rowan, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0009-0009-8494-5186
Hemal NaikDepartment of Ecology of Animal Societies, Max Planck Institute of Animal Behaviour, Radolfzell, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-7627-1726
Jonathan D PyeOcean Tracking Network, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-2807-5867
Ana M M SequeiraDivision of Ecology and Evolution, Research School of Biology, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-6906-799X
Vardis M TsontosJet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1723-0860
Emiel van LoonInstitute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-8895-0427
Danny VoWildlife Computers, Redmond, WA, USA.
Christian RutzCentre for Biological Diversity, School of Biology, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, UK. christian.rutz@st-andrews.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0001-5187-7417

Funding

Department of Education and Training | Australian Research Council (ARC) DP210103091Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (Research Foundation Flanders) LifeWatchGordon and Betty Moore Foundation (Gordon E. and Betty I. Moore Foundation) GBMF9881Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (French Research Institute for Development) Fellowship at Fondation IméRAMinistero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca (Ministry of Education, University and Research) CN00000033National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) 80NSSC21K1182National Geographic Society NGS-82515R-20
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rapid growth in bio-logging-the use of animal-borne electronic tags to document the movements, behaviour, physiology and environments of wildlife-offers opportunities to mitigate biodiversity threats and expand digital natural history archives. Here we present a vision to achieve such benefits by accounting for the heterogeneity inherent to bio-logging data and the concerns of those who collect and use them. First, we can enable data integration through standard vocabularies, transfer protocols and aggregation protocols, and drive their wide adoption. Second, we need to develop integrated data collections on standardized data platforms that support data preservation through public archiving and strategies that ensure long-term access. We outline pathways to reach these goals, highlighting the need for resources to govern community data standards and guide data mobilization efforts. We propose the launch of a community-led coordinating body and provide recommendations for how stakeholders-including government data centres, museums and those who fund, permit and publish bio-logging work-can support these efforts.

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BiodiversityConservation of Natural ResourcesData CollectionNatural HistoryAnimalsArchives

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