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Languages Are Still a Major Barrier to Global Science by Amano, Tatsuya, González-Varo, Juan P, Sutherland, William J

“…While it is recognized that language can pose a barrier to the transfer of scientific knowledge, the convergence on English as the global language of science…”
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role of agri‐environment schemes in conservation and environmental management by Batáry, Péter, Dicks, Lynn V, Kleijn, David, Sutherland, William J

“…Over half of the European landscape is under agricultural management and has been for millennia. Many species and ecosystems of conservation concern in Europe…”
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Four barriers to the global understanding of biodiversity conservation: wealth, language, geographical location and security by Amano, Tatsuya, Sutherland, William J.

“…Global biodiversity conservation is seriously challenged by gaps and heterogeneity in the geographical coverage of existing information. Nevertheless, the key…”
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Spatial Gaps in Global Biodiversity Information and the Role of Citizen Science by AMANO, TATSUYA, LAMMING, JAMES D. L., SUTHERLAND, WILLIAM J.

“…Because of a range of constraints, the availability of biodiversity-related information varies considerably over space, time, taxa, and types of data, thereby…”
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Men ask more questions than women at a scientific conference by Hinsley, Amy, Sutherland, William J, Johnston, Alison

“…Gender inequity in science and academia, especially in senior positions, is a recognised problem. The reasons are poorly understood, but include the…”
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Ecosystem service valuations of mangrove ecosystems to inform decision making and future valuation exercises by Mukherjee, Nibedita, Sutherland, William J, Dicks, Lynn, Hugé, Jean, Koedam, Nico, Dahdouh-Guebas, Farid

“…The valuation of ecosystem services is a complex process as it includes several dimensions (ecological, socio-cultural and economic) and not all of these can…”
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Simple study designs in ecology produce inaccurate estimates of biodiversity responses by Christie, Alec P., Amano, Tatsuya, Martin, Philip A., Shackelford, Gorm E., Simmons, Benno I., Sutherland, William J., Louzada, Júlio

“…Monitoring the impacts of anthropogenic threats and interventions to mitigate these threats is key to understanding how to best conserve biodiversity…”
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The effect of scientific evidence on conservation practitioners' management decisions by Walsh, Jessica C., Dicks, Lynn V., Sutherland, William J.

“…A major justification of environmental management research is that it helps practitioners, yet previous studies show it is rarely used to inform their…”
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Predicting the Ecological Consequences of Environmental Change: A Review of the Methods by Sutherland, William J.

“…1. There is a clear need to increase our ability to predict the consequences of environmental change. The seven main approaches that are currently used are:…”
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A typology of barriers and enablers of scientific evidence use in conservation practice by Walsh, Jessica C., Dicks, Lynn V., Raymond, Christopher M., Sutherland, William J.

“…Over the last decade, there has been an increased focus (and pressure) in conservation practice globally towards evidence-based or evidence-informed decision…”
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Successful conservation of global waterbird populations depends on effective governance by Amano, Tatsuya, Székely, Tamás, Sandel, Brody, Nagy, Szabolcs, Mundkur, Taej, Langendoen, Tom, Blanco, Daniel, Soykan, Candan U., Sutherland, William J.

“…Statistical modelling of global survey datasets of waterbirds as an indicator taxon for biodiversity changes in wetland ecosystems demonstrates that effective…”
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Decision Support Frameworks and Tools for Conservation by Schwartz, Mark W., Cook, Carly N., Pressey, Robert L., Pullin, Andrew S., Runge, Michael C., Salafsky, Nick, Sutherland, William J., Williamson, Matthew A.

“…The practice of conservation occurs within complex socioecological systems fraught with challenges that require transparent, defensible, and often socially…”
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Motifs in bipartite ecological networks: uncovering indirect interactions by Simmons, Benno I., Cirtwill, Alyssa R., Baker, Nick J., Wauchope, Hannah S., Dicks, Lynn V., Stouffer, Daniel B., Sutherland, William J.

“…Indirect interactions play an essential role in governing population, community and coevolutionary dynamics across a diverse range of ecological communities…”
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The Delphi technique in ecology and biological conservation: applications and guidelines by Mukherjee, Nibedita, Hugé, Jean, Sutherland, William J., McNeill, Jeffrey, Van Opstal, Maarten, Dahdouh‐Guebas, Farid, Koedam, Nico, Anderson, Barbara

“…Summary Many areas of science, including conservation and environmental management, regularly require engaging stakeholders or experts to produce consensus or…”
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Comparison of techniques for eliciting views and judgements in decision‐making by Mukherjee, Nibedita, Zabala, Aiora, Huge, Jean, Nyumba, Tobias Ochieng, Adem Esmail, Blal, Sutherland, William J., Everard, Mark

“…Decision‐making is a complex process that typically includes a series of stages: identifying the issue, considering possible options, making judgements and…”
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How effective are European agri-environment schemes in conserving and promoting biodiversity? by Kleijn, David, Sutherland, William J.

“…1. Increasing concern over the environmental impact of agriculture in Europe has led to the introduction of agri-environment schemes. These schemes compensate…”
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Biodiversity Conservation: Challenges Beyond 2010 by Rands, Michael R.W, Adams, William M, Bennun, Leon, Butchart, Stuart H.M, Clements, Andrew, Coomes, David, Entwistle, Abigail, Hodge, Ian, Kapos, Valerie, Scharlemann, Jörn P.W, Sutherland, William J, Vira, Bhaskar

“…The continued growth of human populations and of per capita consumption have resulted in unsustainable exploitation of Earth's biological diversity,…”
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A 2018 Horizon Scan of Emerging Issues for Global Conservation and Biological Diversity by Sutherland, William J., Butchart, Stuart H.M., Connor, Ben, Culshaw, Caroline, Dicks, Lynn V., Dinsdale, Jason, Doran, Helen, Entwistle, Abigail C., Fleishman, Erica, Gibbons, David W., Jiang, Zhigang, Keim, Brandon, Roux, Xavier Le, Lickorish, Fiona A., Markillie, Paul, Monk, Kathryn A., Mortimer, Diana, Pearce-Higgins, James W., Peck, Lloyd S., Pretty, Jules, Seymour, Colleen L., Spalding, Mark D., Tonneijck, Femke H., Gleave, Rosalind A.

“…This is our ninth annual horizon scan to identify emerging issues that we believe could affect global biological diversity, natural capital and ecosystem…”
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Exploring the spatialities of technological and user re-scripting: The case of decision support tools in UK agriculture by Rose, David C., Morris, Carol, Lobley, Matt, Winter, Michael, Sutherland, William J., Dicks, Lynn V.

“…•Scholarship on decision support tools in agriculture suffers from pro-innovation bias.•Decision support tools can be shaped through user…”
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Using the Value of Information to improve conservation decision making by Bolam, Friederike C., Grainger, Matthew J., Mengersen, Kerrie L., Stewart, Gavin B., Sutherland, William J., Runge, Michael C., McGowan, Philip J. K.

“…ABSTRACT Conservation decisions are challenging, not only because they often involve difficult conflicts among outcomes that people value, but because our…”
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