School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, Australia.
Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, Australia.
PLoS One. 2022 Apr 20;17(4):e0267151. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0267151. eCollection 2022.
Multiple languages being spoken within a species' distribution can impede communication among conservation stakeholders, the compilation of scientific information, and the development of effective conservation actions. Here, we investigate the number of official languages spoken within the distributions of 10,863 bird species to identify which species might be particularly affected by consequences of language barriers. We show that 1587 species have 10 languages or more spoken within their distributions. Threatened and migratory species have significantly more languages spoken within their distributions, when controlling for range size. Particularly high numbers of species with many languages within their distribution are found in Eastern Europe, Russia and central and western Asia. Global conservation efforts would benefit from implementing guidelines to overcome language barriers, especially in regions with high species and language diversity.
在一个物种的分布范围内使用多种语言会阻碍保护利益相关者之间的沟通、科学信息的汇编以及有效保护行动的制定。在这里，我们调查了 10863 种鸟类分布范围内使用的官方语言数量，以确定哪些物种可能会受到语言障碍后果的特别影响。我们表明，有 1587 种物种在其分布范围内使用了 10 种或更多种语言。在控制范围大小的情况下，受威胁和迁徙物种在其分布范围内使用的语言明显更多。在东欧、俄罗斯以及中亚和西亚，分布范围内有许多语言的物种数量特别多。在物种和语言多样性高的地区，实施克服语言障碍的指导方针将使全球保护工作受益。
