The editor’s selection is the article by Willebrand and Newey: “Reaching and implementing the most effective out there information in wildlife biology”
In a time when AI is dominating the discourse on how we generate information, Tomas Willebrand and Scott Newey advocate for not forgetting old-school empirical approaches in wildlife ecology, specifically fieldwork and the intimate understanding of the research species and research system it offers. On this opinion piece, they tackle the prevailing traits in wildlife biology analysis and problem the emphasis on publication metrics that prioritise amount over high quality. The paper additionally underscores the significance of interdisciplinary and long-term research that transcend the restrictions of short-term, narrowly-focused analysis tasks. It encourages the engagement of scholars and researchers immediately with their research environments, fostering real ecological understanding and inference. The paper additionally requires improved help from funding our bodies and efficient information switch to practitioners, arguing for the alignment of analysis with real-world purposes and societal wants.
/Ilse Storch
Editor-in-Chief
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