Integrating tropical research into biology education is urgently needed

Understanding tropical biology is important for solving complex problems such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and zoonotic pandemics, but biology curricula view research mostly via a temperate-zone lens. Integrating tropical research into biology education is urgently needed to tackle these is...

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Published inPLoS biology Vol. 20; no. 6; p. e3001674
Main Authors Russell, Ann E, Aide, T Mitchell, Braker, Elizabeth, Bruna, Emilio M, Ganong, Carissa N, Hardin, Rebecca D, Holl, Karen D, Hotchkiss, Sara C, Klemens, Jeffrey A, Kuprewicz, Erin K, McClearn, Deedra, Middendorf, George, Ostertag, Rebecca, Powers, Jennifer S, Russo, Sabrina E, Stynoski, Jennifer L, Valdez, Ursula, Willis, Charles G
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Public Library of Science 16.06.2022
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects
Biodiversity
Biodiversity loss
Biology
Biology and Life Sciences
Climate Change
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Earth Sciences
Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Education
Medicine and Health Sciences
Pandemics
People and Places
Social Sciences
Tropical Climate
Zoonoses
United States > US
Costa Rica
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Summary:Understanding tropical biology is important for solving complex problems such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and zoonotic pandemics, but biology curricula view research mostly via a temperate-zone lens. Integrating tropical research into biology education is urgently needed to tackle these issues.
Bibliography:The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
ISSN:1545-7885
1544-9173
1545-7885
DOI:10.1371/journal.pbio.3001674