Kimmig S E, Hölker F, Schroer S, Kassiem A, Kiefer S
Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), Berlin, Germany.
Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
BMC Ecol Evol. 2025 Feb 14;25(1):15. doi: 10.1186/s12862-025-02352-4.
Nocturnal ecology has hitherto led a shadowy existence in ecology, which traditionally focuses on diurnal species and functional relationships in the bright light of day. Yet nighttime hides exciting research insights and urgent conservation issues to be addressed. Citizen science is a promising approach to support this urgently needed exploration.
夜间生态学在生态学领域一直处于相对边缘的地位,传统生态学主要关注日间物种以及在白昼强光下的功能关系。然而,夜晚隐藏着令人兴奋的研究见解和亟待解决的保护问题。公民科学是支持这一迫切需要的探索的一种很有前景的方法。