dc.contributor.author
Sigmund, Gabriel
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Agerstrand, Marlene
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Antonelli, Alexandre
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Backhaus, Thomas
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Brodin, Tomas
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Diamond, Miriam L.
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Erdelen, Walter R.
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Evers, David C.
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Hofmann, Thilo
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Rillig, Matthias C.
dc.date.accessioned
2023-06-08T12:20:33Z
dc.date.available
2023-06-08T12:20:33Z
dc.identifier.uri
https://refubium.fu-berlin.de/handle/fub188/39778
dc.identifier.uri
http://dx.doi.org/10.17169/refubium-39496
dc.description.abstract
Climate change, biodiversity loss, and chemical pollution are planetary-scale emergencies requiring urgent mitigation actions. As these “triple crises” are deeply interlinked, they need to be tackled in an integrative manner. However, while climate change and biodiversity are often studied together, chemical pollution as a global change factor contributing to worldwide biodiversity loss has received much less attention in biodiversity research so far. Here, we review evidence showing that the multifaceted effects of anthropogenic chemicals in the environment are posing a growing threat to biodiversity and ecosystems. Therefore, failure to account for pollution effects may significantly undermine the success of biodiversity protection efforts. We argue that progress in understanding and counteracting the negative impact of chemical pollution on biodiversity requires collective efforts of scientists from different disciplines, including but not limited to ecology, ecotoxicology, and environmental chemistry. Importantly, recent developments in these fields have now enabled comprehensive studies that could efficiently address the manifold interactions between chemicals and ecosystems. Based on their experience with intricate studies of biodiversity, ecologists are well equipped to embrace the additional challenge of chemical complexity through interdisciplinary collaborations. This offers a unique opportunity to jointly advance a seminal frontier in pollution ecology and facilitate the development of innovative solutions for environmental protection.
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dc.format.extent
16 Seiten
dc.rights.uri
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
dc.subject
biodiversity loss
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dc.subject
chemical pollution
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dc.subject
combined stressor
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dc.subject
ecotoxicology
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dc.subject.ddc
500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik::570 Biowissenschaften; Biologie::570 Biowissenschaften; Biologie
dc.title
Addressing chemical pollution in biodiversity research
dc.type
Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.doi
10.1111/gcb.16689
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.journaltitle
Global Change Biology
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.number
12
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.pagestart
3240
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.pageend
3255
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.volume
29
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.url
https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16689
refubium.affiliation
Biologie, Chemie, Pharmazie
refubium.affiliation.other
Institut für Biologie
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no
dcterms.accessRights.openaire
open access
dcterms.isPartOf.eissn
1365-2486
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