Making ecology really global

Martin A Nuñez; Mariana C Chiuffo; Aníbal Pauchard; Rafael D Zenni

doi:10.1016/j.tree.2021.06.004

Making ecology really global

Trends Ecol Evol. 2021 Sep;36(9):766-769. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2021.06.004. Epub 2021 Jul 10.

Authors

Martin A Nuñez¹, Mariana C Chiuffo², Aníbal Pauchard³, Rafael D Zenni⁴

Affiliations

¹ Grupo de Ecología de Invasiones, INIBIOMA, CONICET, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Quintral 1250, San Carlos de Bariloche, CP 8400, Argentina; Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA. Electronic address: nunezm@gmail.com.
² Grupo de Ecología de Invasiones, INIBIOMA, CONICET, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Quintral 1250, San Carlos de Bariloche, CP 8400, Argentina.
³ Laboratorio de Invasiones Biológicas (LIB), Facultad de Ciencias Forestales, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile; Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity (IEB), Santiago, Chile.
⁴ Departamento de Ecologia e Conservação, Instituto de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras, Brazil.

PMID: 34256986
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2021.06.004

Abstract

Ecology must flourish globally, especially in a period of unprecedented anthropogenic global change. However, some regions dominate the ecological literature. Multiple barriers prevent global production and exchange of ecological knowledge. The first step towards solutions is acknowledging and diagnosing this inequality and embracing our geographical and cultural diversity.

MeSH terms

Ecology*