Online toolkits for collaborative and inclusive global research in urban evolutionary ecology.

Autor: Savage AM; Department of Biology & Center for Computational and Integrative Biology Rutgers University - Camden Camden New Jersey USA., Willmott MJ; Department of Biology & Center for Computational and Integrative Biology Rutgers University - Camden Camden New Jersey USA., Moreno-García P; Department of Biological Sciences, Center for Computation & Technology Louisiana State University Baton Rouge Louisiana USA., Jagiello Z; Institute of Evolutionary Biology, Faculty of Biology, Biological and Chemical Research Centre University of Warsaw Warsaw Poland., Li D; Department of Biological Sciences, Center for Computation & Technology Louisiana State University Baton Rouge Louisiana USA., Malesis A; Department of Urban Design and Planning University of Washington Seattle Washington USA., Miles LS; Virginia Polytechnic and State University Entomology Department Blacksburg Virginia USA., Román-Palacios C; School of Information University of Arizona Tucson Arizona USA., Salazar-Valenzuela D; Centro de Investigación de la Biodiversidad y Cambio Climático & Facultad de Ciencias de Medio Ambiente Universidad Indoamérica Quito Ecuador., Verrelli BC; Center for Biological Data Science Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond Virginia USA., Winchell KM; Biology Department New York University New York New York USA., Alberti M; Department of Urban Design and Planning University of Washington Seattle Washington USA., Bonilla-Bedoya S; Research Center for Territory and Sustainable Habitat Universidad Indoamérica Quito Ecuador., Carlen E; Department of Biology Washington University of St. Louis St. Louis Missouri USA., Falvey C; Department of Biology & Center for Computational and Integrative Biology Rutgers University - Camden Camden New Jersey USA., Johnson L; Department of Biology Washington University of St. Louis St. Louis Missouri USA., Martin E; Ecology and Evolutionary Biology University of Toronto Toronto Ontario Canada., Kuzyo H; Frankfurt Zoological Society Frankfurt Germany., Marzluff J; Department of Urban Design and Planning University of Washington Seattle Washington USA., Munshi-South J; Louis Calder Center & Department of Biological Sciences Fordham University Armonk New York USA., Phifer-Rixey M; Department of Biology Drexel University Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA., Stadnicki I; Institute of Evolutionary Biology, Faculty of Biology, Biological and Chemical Research Centre University of Warsaw Warsaw Poland., Szulkin M; Institute of Evolutionary Biology, Faculty of Biology, Biological and Chemical Research Centre University of Warsaw Warsaw Poland., Zhou Y; Department of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences Iowa State University Ames Iowa USA., Gotanda KM; Department of Biological Sciences Brock University St. Catharines Ontario Canada.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Ecology and evolution [Ecol Evol] 2024 Jun 25; Vol. 14 (6), pp. e11633. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jun 25 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.11633
Abstrakt: Urban evolutionary ecology is inherently interdisciplinary. Moreover, it is a field with global significance. However, bringing researchers and resources together across fields and countries is challenging. Therefore, an online collaborative research hub, where common methods and best practices are shared among scientists from diverse geographic, ethnic, and career backgrounds would make research focused on urban evolutionary ecology more inclusive. Here, we describe a freely available online research hub for toolkits that facilitate global research in urban evolutionary ecology. We provide rationales and descriptions of toolkits for: (1) decolonizing urban evolutionary ecology; (2) identifying and fostering international collaborative partnerships; (3) common methods and freely-available datasets for trait mapping across cities; (4) common methods and freely-available datasets for cross-city evolutionary ecology experiments; and (5) best practices and freely available resources for public outreach and communication of research findings in urban evolutionary ecology. We outline how the toolkits can be accessed, archived, and modified over time in order to sustain long-term global research that will advance our understanding of urban evolutionary ecology.
Competing Interests: The authors of this article do not have any conflicts of interest to report with respect to this manuscript.
(© 2024 The Author(s). Ecology and Evolution published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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