Chemical pollution research should be better integrated with other drivers of biodiversity loss and the assessment of human impacts on ecosystems, to more effectively guide management strategies for biodiversity loss mitigation.
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F. Sylvester, F.G.W. and H.H. conceived this work. F. Sylvester, V.L.L. and F.G.W. conducted the literature searches and data analyses with the help of S.F., K.J.G., J.J., S.J., F.L., R.O., J.P., M.P., S.S., M.S.-S. and F. Strobl. Writing was led by F. Sylvester with extensive input from H.H. Substantial contributions to writing and the direction of the manuscript were made by K.J.G., K.T., M.S., W.B. and J.J. Figures had substantial input from L.M.S., F.G.W, V.L.L., M.S.-S. and F. Sylvester. All other authors (M.B., L.B., C.B., B.B., J.C., P. Dierkes, P. Döll, I.E., E.J.N.H., T.H., S.K., H.K., D.M., T.M., J.O., S.U.P., G.J.S., J.F.S., A. Schlottmann, F. Schneider., E.S., F. Strobl, A. Sundermann, T.T., A.V., C.V. and R.W.) contributed to specific aspects and to further elaborate the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
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Supplementary Data 1
Random papers reviewed to assess to what extent the Scopus searches conducted yielded papers on the topics targeted by the present study. We examined 100 papers for each of the five topics assessed (500 papers examined in total): chem, chemical pollution; cc, climate change; land, habitat degradation and loss caused by changes in land and water use; nis, invasion by non-native species; and bio, biodiversity loss.
Supplementary Data 2
Number of published papers per year retrieved by Scopus searches (1990-2021) on five assessed topics: chemical pollution (chem), climate change (cc), habitat degradation and loss caused by changes in land and water use (land), invasion by non-native species (nis), and biodiversity loss (bio).
Supplementary Data 3
Number of published papers per journal retrieved by Scopus searches (1990-2021) on five assessed topics: chemical pollution (chem), climate change (cc), habitat degradation and loss caused by changes in land and water use (land), invasion by non-native species (nis), and biodiversity loss (bio). The journals are ranked in decreasing order of paper contribution, and the tables show the first 158 journals with the largest contribution in each topic.
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The most productive journals, accounting for 50% of the papers published on five topics: chemical pollution (chem), climate change (cc), habitat degradation and loss caused by changes in land and water use (land), invasion by non-native species (nis), and biodiversity loss (bio) searched in Scopus between 1990 and 2021. These journals are a subset of 119 journals out of a total of 367 identified journals. The Scopus sub-subject area information is provided for each of the 119 journals.
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Sylvester, F., Weichert, F.G., Lozano, V.L. et al. Better integration of chemical pollution research will further our understanding of biodiversity loss. Nat Ecol Evol 7, 1552–1555 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-023-02117-6
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