Kenneth De BaetsI am excited to announce the launch of PeerJ Open Advances in Zoology & my involvement as an Associate Editor! A new #OpenAccess journal that tackles the most pressing challenges in animal life. No author fees! #Zoology #OpenScience
The global #challenge i am coordinating with James Wasmuth: Invertebrates in the Anthropocene: Critical #Knowledge Gathering, #Dissemination and #Application to Mitigate Human-Induced #Global Impacts. #invertebrates #zoology #parasites #mitigation
https://peerj.com/journals/openadv-zoology/global-challenges/invertebrates-anthropocene
Topics include:
- What genetic, physiological, and ecological traits contribute to the #resilience of invertebrates and parasites to human-induced #impacts and #climate change, and what adaptive #strategies do they employ?
- How do changes in #invertebrate and #parasite populations and distributions affect #ecosystem #services such as pollination, decomposition, and disease regulation?
- What are the implications of altered invertebrate and parasite dynamics for human #health, agriculture, and fisheries, and how can we #mitigate adverse effects while enhancing beneficial interactions?
- How can #collaborations between biologists, chemists, engineers, and designers foster innovative #biomimicry solutions inspired by invertebrates?
- What initiatives have successfully increased #public understanding and #awareness of invertebrates and parasites, especially with respect to how #research findings are applied?
- How can we effectively design and implement #training programs to nurture the #nextgeneration of scientists specializing in invertebrate and parasite research?
- How can #international collaboration among #scientists, #policymakers, and #stakeholders improve the #sharing and use of #data and #resources for studying invertebrates and parasites in the context of global #change?
Any new data, research and analyses on invertebrates which can contribute to these questions is very welcome.