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Budnik RR, Frank KT, Collis LM, Fraker ME, Mason LA, Muir AM, Pothoven SA, Clapp DF, Collingsworth PD, Hoffman JC, Hood JM, Johnson TB, Koops MA, Rudstam LG, Ludsin SA. Feasibility of implementing an integrated long-term database to advance ecosystem-based management in the Laurentian Great Lakes basin. JOURNAL OF GREAT LAKES RESEARCH 2024; 50:1-13. [PMID: 38783923 PMCID: PMC11110652 DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2024.102308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
Abstract
The North American Great Lakes have been experiencing dramatic change during the past half-century, highlighting the need for holistic, ecosystem-based approaches to management. To assess interest in ecosystem-based management (EBM), including the value of a comprehensive public database that could serve as a repository for the numerous physical, chemical, and biological monitoring Great Lakes datasets that exist, a two-day workshop was organized, which was attended by 40+ Great Lakes researchers, managers, and stakeholders. While we learned during the workshop that EBM is not an explicit mission of many of the participating research, monitoring, and management agencies, most have been conducting research or monitoring activities that can support EBM. These contributions have ranged from single-resource (-sector) management to considering the ecosystem holistically in a decision-making framework. Workshop participants also identified impediments to implementing EBM, including: 1) high anticipated costs; 2) a lack of EBM success stories to garner agency buy-in; and 3) difficulty in establishing common objectives among groups with different mandates (e.g., water quality vs. fisheries production). We discussed as a group solutions to overcome these impediments, including construction of a comprehensive, research-ready database, a prototype of which was presented at the workshop. We collectively felt that such a database would offer a cost-effective means to support EBM approaches by facilitating research that could help identify useful ecosystem indicators and management targets and allow for management strategy evaluations that account for risk and uncertainty when contemplating future decision-making.
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- Richard R. Budnik
- Aquatic Ecology Laboratory, Department of Evolution,
Ecology, and Organismal Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43212,
USA
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- Ocean Sciences Division, Bedford Institute of Oceanography,
Dartmouth, NS B2Y 4A2, Canada
- Department of Biology, Queen’s University, Kingston,
ON K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Aquatic Ecology Laboratory, Department of Evolution,
Ecology, and Organismal Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43212,
USA
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Great
Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, USA
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- Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research (CIGLR) and
Michigan Sea Grant, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, USA
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- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Great
Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, USA
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- Great Lakes Fishery Commission, Ann Arbor, MI 48105,
USA
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- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Great
Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, Lake Michigan Field Station, Muskegon, MI
49441, USA
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- Charlevoix Fisheries Research Station, Michigan Department
of Natural Resources, Charlevoix, Michigan,49720, USA
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources and
Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant, Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA
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- United State Environmental Protection Agency, Office of
Research and Development, Great Lakes Toxicology and Ecology Division, Duluth,
Minnesota, 55804, USA
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- Aquatic Ecology Laboratory, Department of Evolution,
Ecology, and Organismal Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43212,
USA
- Translational Data Analytics Institute, The Ohio State
University, Columbus, Ohio 43212 USA
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- Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural
Resources and Forestry, Glenora Fisheries Station, Pickton, ON, Canada, K0K
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- Great Lakes Laboratory for Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences,
Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 867 Lakeshore Road, Burlington, ON L7S 1A1,
Canada
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- Department of Natural Resources and the Environment,
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
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- Aquatic Ecology Laboratory, Department of Evolution,
Ecology, and Organismal Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43212,
USA
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Souther S, Colombo S, Lyndon NN. Integrating traditional ecological knowledge into US public land management: Knowledge gaps and research priorities. Front Ecol Evol 2023. [DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2023.988126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/11/2023] Open
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Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) is an understanding of natural systems acquired through long-term human interactions with particular landscapes. Traditional knowledge systems complement western scientific disciplines by providing a holistic assessment of ecosystem dynamics and extending the time horizon of ecological observations. Integration of TEK into land management is a key priority of numerous groups, including the United Nations and US public land management agencies; however, TEK principles have rarely been enshrined in national-level US policy or planning. We review over 20 years of TEK literature to describe key applications of TEK to ecological understanding, conservation, restoration and land management generally. By identifying knowledge gaps, we highlight research avenues to support the integration of TEK into US public land management, in order to enhance conservation approaches and participation of historically underrepresented groups, particularly American Indian Tribes, in the stewardship of ancestral lands critical to the practice of living cultural traditions.
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Robinson CJ, Kong T, Coates R, Watson I, Stokes C, Pert P, McConnell A, Chen C. Caring for Indigenous Data to Evaluate the Benefits of Indigenous Environmental Programs. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2021; 68:160-169. [PMID: 34046755 DOI: 10.1007/s00267-021-01485-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2020] [Accepted: 05/13/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Advances in open data, big data and data linkage allow us to analyse more data and on a larger scale than ever before. However, this brings with it the challenge of ensuring that Indigenous data sets are used in a way that protects Indigenous rights to that data and maximises benefits for Indigenous peoples. The CARE principles for Indigenous data governance-Collective Benefit, Authority to Control, Responsibility and Ethics-were developed to protect Indigenous data sovereignty, but there are few examples of how to translate these principles into practice. In this paper, we show how these CARE principles can be applied to data collection, integration, analysis and translation practices. Our case study is a project that used data reported by Indigenous ranger groups to capture the multiple benefits of Indigenous land and water management activities. Through this case study, we offer a framework for the design and use of CARE-informed data practices, which can be embedded into project design to enable the ethical and responsible use of Indigenous data to improve Indigenous policies and services. Such practices are critical in the context of ongoing demand for Indigenous data for bureaucratic purposes, and Indigenous interest in using that data to influence management and policy decisions affecting their estates and resources.
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- Cathy J Robinson
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Brisbane, QLD, 4001, Australia.
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Brisbane, QLD, 4001, Australia
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Brisbane, QLD, 4001, Australia
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Townsville, OLD, 4814, Australia
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Townsville, OLD, 4814, Australia
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Townsville, OLD, 4814, Australia
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- Australian Government, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia
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- Data 61, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Clayton, VIC, 3168, Australia
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Mawalagedera SMUP, Callahan DL, Gaskett AC, Rønsted N, Symonds MRE. Combining Evolutionary Inference and Metabolomics to Identify Plants With Medicinal Potential. Front Ecol Evol 2019. [DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2019.00267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Lyver PO, Ruru J, Scott N, Tylianakis JM, Arnold J, Malinen SK, Bataille CY, Herse MR, Jones CJ, Gormley AM, Peltzer DA, Taura Y, Timoti P, Stone C, Wilcox M, Moller H. Building biocultural approaches into Aotearoa – New Zealand’s conservation future. J R Soc N Z 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/03036758.2018.1539405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- Faculty of Law, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- University of Canterbury Business School, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- University of Canterbury Business School, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research, Hamilton, New Zealand
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- Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research, Hamilton, New Zealand
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- Centre for Sustainability, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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Finn S, Herne M, Castille D. The Value of Traditional Ecological Knowledge for the Environmental Health Sciences and Biomedical Research. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES 2017; 125:085006. [PMID: 28858824 PMCID: PMC5783664 DOI: 10.1289/ehp858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2016] [Revised: 04/10/2017] [Accepted: 04/27/2017] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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BACKGROUND Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) is a term, relatively new to Western science, that encompasses a subset of traditional knowledge maintained by Indigenous nations about the relationships between people and the natural environment. The term was first shared by tribal elders in the 1980s to help raise awareness of the importance of TEK. TEK has become a construct that Western scientists have increasingly considered for conducting culturally relevant research with Tribal nations. OBJECTIVES The authors aim to position TEK in relation to other emerging schools of thought, that is, concepts such as the exposome, social determinants of health (SDoH), and citizen science, and to explore TEK's relevance to environmental health research. This article provides examples of successful application of TEK principles in federally funded research when implemented with respect for the underlying cultural context and in partnership with Indigenous communities. DISCUSSION Rather than treating TEK as an adjunct or element to be quantified or incorporated into Western scientific studies, TEK can instead ground our understanding of the environmental, social, and biomedical determinants of health and improve our understanding of health and disease. This article provides historical and recent examples of how TEK has informed Western scientific research. CONCLUSIONS This article provides recommendations for researchers and federal funders to ensure respect for the contributions of TEK to research and to ensure equity and self-determination for Tribal nations who participate in research. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP858.
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- Symma Finn
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services , Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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- Indian Health Service, Office of Research, Planning and Evaluation, Rockville, Maryland, USA
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- National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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Specht A, Guru S, Houghton L, Keniger L, Driver P, Ritchie EG, Lai K, Treloar A. Data management challenges in analysis and synthesis in the ecosystem sciences. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2015; 534:144-158. [PMID: 25891686 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.03.092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2014] [Revised: 03/20/2015] [Accepted: 03/22/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Open-data has created an unprecedented opportunity with new challenges for ecosystem scientists. Skills in data management are essential to acquire, manage, publish, access and re-use data. These skills span many disciplines and require trans-disciplinary collaboration. Science synthesis centres support analysis and synthesis through collaborative 'Working Groups' where domain specialists work together to synthesise existing information to provide insight into critical problems. The Australian Centre for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (ACEAS) served a wide range of stakeholders, from scientists to policy-makers to managers. This paper investigates the level of sophistication in data management in the ecosystem science community through the lens of the ACEAS experience, and identifies the important factors required to enable us to benefit from this new data-world and produce innovative science. ACEAS promoted the analysis and synthesis of data to solve transdisciplinary questions, and promoted the publication of the synthesised data. To do so, it provided support in many of the key skillsets required. Analysis and synthesis in multi-disciplinary and multi-organisational teams, and publishing data were new for most. Data were difficult to discover and access, and to make ready for analysis, largely due to lack of metadata. Data use and publication were hampered by concerns about data ownership and a desire for data citation. A web portal was created to visualise geospatial datasets to maximise data interpretation. By the end of the experience there was a significant increase in appreciation of the importance of a Data Management Plan. It is extremely doubtful that the work would have occurred or data delivered without the support of the Synthesis centre, as few of the participants had the necessary networks or skills. It is argued that participation in the Centre provided an important learning opportunity, and has resulted in improved knowledge and understanding of good data management practices.
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- A Specht
- Australian Centre for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, a facility of the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network, University of Queensland, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, a facility of the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network, University of Queensland, Australia; Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network, University of Queensland, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, a facility of the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network, University of Queensland, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, Australia
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- Office of Water, NSW Department of Primary Industries, Orange, New South Wales, Australia; Centre for Ecosystem Science, University of New South Wales, Kensington, NSW, Australia
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- Centre for Integrative Ecology, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, a facility of the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network, University of Queensland, Australia
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- Australian National Data Service, Monash University, Australia
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A S, Gordon IJ, Groves RH, Lambers H, Phinn SR. Catalysing transdisciplinary synthesis in ecosystem science and management. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2015; 534:1-3. [PMID: 26123996 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.06.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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- Specht A
- School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management, The University of Queensland, St Lucia Qld 4072, Australia; Australian Centre for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network, Australia
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- James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie Dundee DD2 5DA, Scotland, UK
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- CSIRO Division of Plant Industry, GPO Box 1600, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- School of Plant Biology, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
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- School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management, The University of Queensland, St Lucia Qld 4072, Australia; Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network, Goddard Building, University of Queensland, Australia
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Lynch AJJ, Thackway R, Specht A, Beggs PJ, Brisbane S, Burns EL, Byrne M, Capon SJ, Casanova MT, Clarke PA, Davies JM, Dovers S, Dwyer RG, Ens E, Fisher DO, Flanigan M, Garnier E, Guru SM, Kilminster K, Locke J, Mac Nally R, McMahon KM, Mitchell PJ, Pierson JC, Rodgers EM, Russell-Smith J, Udy J, Waycott M. Transdisciplinary synthesis for ecosystem science, policy and management: The Australian experience. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2015; 534:173-84. [PMID: 25957785 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.04.100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2014] [Revised: 03/07/2015] [Accepted: 04/26/2015] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Mitigating the environmental effects of global population growth, climatic change and increasing socio-ecological complexity is a daunting challenge. To tackle this requires synthesis: the integration of disparate information to generate novel insights from heterogeneous, complex situations where there are diverse perspectives. Since 1995, a structured approach to inter-, multi- and trans-disciplinary(1) collaboration around big science questions has been supported through synthesis centres around the world. These centres are finding an expanding role due to ever-accumulating data and the need for more and better opportunities to develop transdisciplinary and holistic approaches to solve real-world problems. The Australian Centre for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (ACEAS <http://www.aceas.org.au>) has been the pioneering ecosystem science synthesis centre in the Southern Hemisphere. Such centres provide analysis and synthesis opportunities for time-pressed scientists, policy-makers and managers. They provide the scientific and organisational environs for virtual and face-to-face engagement, impetus for integration, data and methodological support, and innovative ways to deliver synthesis products. We detail the contribution, role and value of synthesis using ACEAS to exemplify the capacity for synthesis centres to facilitate trans-organisational, transdisciplinary synthesis. We compare ACEAS to other international synthesis centres, and describe how it facilitated project teams and its objective of linking natural resource science to policy to management. Scientists and managers were brought together to actively collaborate in multi-institutional, cross-sectoral and transdisciplinary research on contemporary ecological problems. The teams analysed, integrated and synthesised existing data to co-develop solution-oriented publications and management recommendations that might otherwise not have been produced. We identify key outcomes of some ACEAS working groups which used synthesis to tackle important ecosystem challenges. We also examine the barriers and enablers to synthesis, so that risks can be minimised and successful outcomes maximised. We argue that synthesis centres have a crucial role in developing, communicating and using synthetic transdisciplinary research.
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- A J J Lynch
- Institute for Applied Ecology, University of Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.
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- School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Qld 4072, Australia
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- School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Qld 4072, Australia; Australian Centre for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network, Australia
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University, NSW 2109, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network, Australia
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- Fenner School of Environment and Society, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia; Long Term Ecological Research Network, Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network, Australia
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- Science and Conservation Division, Department of Parks and Wildlife, Locked Bag 104, Bentley Delivery Centre, WA 6983, Australia
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- Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Nathan, Qld 4111, Australia
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- Centre for Environmental Management, Federation University, Mount Helen, Vic 3350, Australia
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- School of Environment, Griffith University, Nathan, Qld 4111, Australia
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- School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Qld 4102, Australia
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- Fenner School of Environment and Society, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Qld 4072, Australia
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University, NSW 2109, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Qld 4072, Australia
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- Formerly of Department of Environment, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- CEntre for the Synthesis and Analysis of Biodiversity (CESAB-FRB), 13100 Aix-en-Provence, France; Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive (UMR 5175), CNRS - Université de Montpellier - Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier - EPHE, 34293 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
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- Australian Centre for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network, Australia; Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Qld 4072, Australia
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- Biocultural Consulting Pty Ltd, Brisbane, Qld 4000, Australia
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- Institute for Applied Ecology, University of Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- School of Natural Sciences, Centre for Marine Ecosystems Research, Edith Cowan University, WA 6027, Australia
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- CSIRO Land and Water Flagship, College Rd, Hobart, Tas 7005, Australia
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- Fenner School of Environment and Society, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Qld 4072, Australia
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- Darwin Centre for Bushfire Research, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT 0909, Australia
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- Healthy Waterways, PO Box 13086, Brisbane, Qld 4001, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia; State Herbarium of South Australia, Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
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