Plant scientists’ research attention is skewed towards colourful, conspicuous and broadly distributed flowers
Scientists’ research interests are often skewed toward charismatic organisms, but quantifying research biases is challenging. By combining bibliometric data with trait-based approaches and using a well-studied alpine flora as a case study, we demonstrate that morphological and colour traits, as well...
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| author | Adamo, M. Chialva, M. Calevo, J. Bertoni, F. Dixon, Kingsley Mammola, S. |
| author_facet | Adamo, M. Chialva, M. Calevo, J. Bertoni, F. Dixon, Kingsley Mammola, S. |
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| description | Scientists’ research interests are often skewed toward charismatic organisms, but quantifying research biases is challenging. By combining bibliometric data with trait-based approaches and using a well-studied alpine flora as a case study, we demonstrate that morphological and colour traits, as well as range size, have significantly more impact on species choice for wild flowering plants than traits related to ecology and rarity. These biases should be taken into account to inform more objective plant conservation efforts. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-885212022-08-22T01:58:00Z Plant scientists’ research attention is skewed towards colourful, conspicuous and broadly distributed flowers Adamo, M. Chialva, M. Calevo, J. Bertoni, F. Dixon, Kingsley Mammola, S. Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Plant Sciences BIAS DIVERSITY PROTOCOL FLORA Scientists’ research interests are often skewed toward charismatic organisms, but quantifying research biases is challenging. By combining bibliometric data with trait-based approaches and using a well-studied alpine flora as a case study, we demonstrate that morphological and colour traits, as well as range size, have significantly more impact on species choice for wild flowering plants than traits related to ecology and rarity. These biases should be taken into account to inform more objective plant conservation efforts. 2021 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/88521 10.1038/s41477-021-00912-2 English NATURE PORTFOLIO restricted |
| spellingShingle | Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Plant Sciences BIAS DIVERSITY PROTOCOL FLORA Adamo, M. Chialva, M. Calevo, J. Bertoni, F. Dixon, Kingsley Mammola, S. Plant scientists’ research attention is skewed towards colourful, conspicuous and broadly distributed flowers |
| title | Plant scientists’ research attention is skewed towards colourful, conspicuous and broadly distributed flowers |
| title_full | Plant scientists’ research attention is skewed towards colourful, conspicuous and broadly distributed flowers |
| title_fullStr | Plant scientists’ research attention is skewed towards colourful, conspicuous and broadly distributed flowers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Plant scientists’ research attention is skewed towards colourful, conspicuous and broadly distributed flowers |
| title_short | Plant scientists’ research attention is skewed towards colourful, conspicuous and broadly distributed flowers |
| title_sort | plant scientists’ research attention is skewed towards colourful, conspicuous and broadly distributed flowers |
| topic | Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Plant Sciences BIAS DIVERSITY PROTOCOL FLORA |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/88521 |