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View article: Looking beyond Popper: how philosophy can be relevant to ecology
Looking beyond Popper: how philosophy can be relevant to ecology Open
Current workflows in academic ecology rarely allow an engagement of ecologists with philosophers, or with contemporary philosophical work. We argue that this is a missed opportunity for enriching ecological reasoning and practice, because …
View article: Science under pressure: how research is being challenged by the 2030 Agenda
Science under pressure: how research is being challenged by the 2030 Agenda Open
In this comment, we scrutinize how research is being challenged by the 2030 Agenda and what may be required for research to contribute to transformative change toward sustainability. Building on the current debate and state of knowledge, w…
View article: ‘Societal Relationships with Nature’: A framework for understanding nature‐related conflicts and multiple values
‘Societal Relationships with Nature’: A framework for understanding nature‐related conflicts and multiple values Open
In this paper, we operationalize the concept of Societal Relationships with Nature (SRN) as a framework for understanding nature‐related conflicts and multiple values. Based on three dimensions knowledgescape , interactions and identity , …
View article: The Hierarchy-of-Hypotheses Approach: A Synthesis Method for Enhancing Theory Development in Ecology and Evolution
The Hierarchy-of-Hypotheses Approach: A Synthesis Method for Enhancing Theory Development in Ecology and Evolution Open
In the current era of Big Data, existing synthesis tools such as formal meta-analyses are critical means to handle the deluge of information. However, there is a need for complementary tools that help to (a) organize evidence, (b) organize…
View article: Resilience trinity: safeguarding ecosystem functioning and services across three different time horizons and decision contexts
Resilience trinity: safeguarding ecosystem functioning and services across three different time horizons and decision contexts Open
Ensuring ecosystem resilience is an intuitive approach to safeguard the functioning of ecosystems and hence the future provisioning of ecosystem services (ES). However, resilience is a multi‐faceted concept that is difficult to operational…
View article: The hierarchy-of-hypotheses approach: A synthesis method for enhancing theory development in ecology and evolution
The hierarchy-of-hypotheses approach: A synthesis method for enhancing theory development in ecology and evolution Open
In the current era of Big Data, existing synthesis tools (e.g. formal meta-analysis) are useful for handling the deluge of data and information. However, there is a need for complementary tools that help to (i) structure data and informati…
View article: Resilience trinity: safeguarding ecosystem services across three different time horizons and decision contexts
Resilience trinity: safeguarding ecosystem services across three different time horizons and decision contexts Open
Ensuring ecosystem resilience is an intuitive approach to safeguard future provisioning of ecosystem services (ES). However, resilience is an ambiguous concept and difficult to operationalize. Focusing on resilience mechanisms, such as div…
View article: Why protect nature? Rethinking values and the environment
Why protect nature? Rethinking values and the environment Open
A cornerstone of environmental policy is the debate over protecting nature for humans’ sake (instrumental values) or for nature’s (intrinsic values). We propose that focusing only on instrumental or intrinsic values may fail to resonate wi…
View article: Why protect nature? Rethinking values and the environment
Why protect nature? Rethinking values and the environment Open
A cornerstone of environmental policy is the debate over protecting nature for humans’ sake (instrumental values) or for nature’s (intrinsic values) (1). We propose that focusing only on instrumental or intrinsic values may fail to resonat…