Mouquet Nicolas, Langlois Juliette, Casajus Nicolas, Auber Arnaud, Flandrin Ulysse, Guilhaumon François, Loiseau Nicolas, McLean Matthew, Receveur Aurore, Stuart Smith Rick D, Mouillot David
MARBEC, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, Ifremer, IRD, Montpellier, France.
FRB-CESAB, 34000 Montpellier, France.
Sci Adv. 2024 Jul 19;10(29):eadj9510. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adj9510. Epub 2024 Jul 17.
Human interest in biodiversity is essential for effective conservation action but remains poorly quantified at large scales. Here, we investigated human interest for 2408 marine reef fishes using data obtained from online public databases and social media, summarized in two synthetic dimensions, research effort and public attention. Both dimensions are mainly related to geographic range size. Research effort is also linked to fishery importance, while public attention is more related to fish aesthetic value and aquarium trade importance. We also found a strong phylogenetic bias, with certain fish families receiving disproportional research effort and public attention. Most concerningly, species at the highest risk of extinction and those most vulnerable to future climate change tend to receive less research effort and public attention. Our results provide a lens through which examining the societal attention that species garner, with the ultimate goals to improve conservation strategies, research programs, and communication plans.
人类对生物多样性的关注对于有效的保护行动至关重要，但在大尺度上仍缺乏量化。在此，我们利用从在线公共数据库和社交媒体获得的数据，对2408种海洋珊瑚礁鱼类的人类关注度进行了调查，这些数据总结为两个综合维度：研究投入和公众关注。这两个维度主要与地理分布范围大小相关。研究投入还与渔业重要性有关，而公众关注则更多地与鱼类美学价值和水族贸易重要性相关。我们还发现了强烈的系统发育偏差，某些鱼类家族获得了不成比例的研究投入和公众关注。最令人担忧的是，面临最高灭绝风险和最易受未来气候变化影响的物种往往获得较少的研究投入和公众关注。我们的研究结果提供了一个视角，通过它可以审视物种所获得的社会关注度，最终目标是改进保护策略、研究计划和传播计划。
