Trends in animal translocation research

Maldwyn J. Evans; Jennifer C. Pierson; Linda Neaves; Iain J. Gordon; Catherine E. Ross; Brittany M. Brockett; Shoshana Rapley; Belinda A. Wilson; Kiarrah J. Smith; Tim Andrewartha; Nick Humphries; Adrian D. Manning

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Trends in animal translocation research

Maldwyn J. Evans, Jennifer C. Pierson, Linda Neaves, Iain J. Gordon, Catherine E. Ross, Brittany M. Brockett, Shoshana Rapley, Belinda A. Wilson, Kiarrah J. Smith, Tim Andrewartha, …

Ecography (Copenhagen), Vol.2023(3), e06528

2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.06528

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Biodiversity & Conservation

Ecology

Environmental Sciences & Ecology

Life Sciences & Biomedicine

Science & Technology

Conservation and biodiversity

Terrestrial systems and management

Translocations are an important conservation tool that enable the restoration of species and their ecological functions. They are particularly important during the current environmental crisis. We used a combination of text-analysis tools to track the history and evolution of the peer-reviewed scientific literature on animal translocation science. We compared this corpus with research showcased in the IUCNs Global Conservation Translocation Perspectives, a curated collection of non-peer-reviewed reintroduction case studies. We show that the peer-reviewed literature, in its infancy, was dominated by charismatic species. It then grew in two classical threads: management of the species of concern and management of the environment of the species. The peer-reviewed literature exhibits a bias towards large charismatic mammals, and while these data are invaluable, expansion to under-represented groups such as insects and reptiles will be critical to combating biodiversity loss across taxonomic groups. These biases were similar in the Translocation Perspectives, but with some subtle differences. To ensure translocation science can address global issues, we need to overcome barriers that restrict this research to a limited number of countries.

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Title: Trends in animal translocation research
Authors/Creators: Maldwyn J. Evans (Author) - The University of Tokyo
Jennifer C. Pierson (Author) - Australian National University
Linda Neaves (Author) - Australian National University
Iain J. Gordon (Author) - Central Queensland University
Catherine E. Ross (Author) - Australian National University
Brittany M. Brockett (Author) - Australian National University
Shoshana Rapley (Author) - Australian National University
Belinda A. Wilson (Author) - Australian National University
Kiarrah J. Smith (Author) - Australian National University
Tim Andrewartha (Author) - Australian National University
Nick Humphries (Author) - Luminate One, Matamata, New Zealand
Adrian D. Manning (Author) - Australian National University
Publication Details: Ecography (Copenhagen), Vol.2023(3), e06528
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Nordic Society Oikos
Number of pages: 20
Identifiers: 991005794672307891
Murdoch Affiliation: Murdoch University
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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Collaboration types: Domestic collaboration; International collaboration
Citation topics: 3 Agriculture, Environment & Ecology; 3.35 Zoology & Animal Ecology; 3.35.274 Wildlife Ecology
Web Of Science research areas: Biodiversity Conservation; Ecology
ESI research areas: Environment/Ecology