Championing inclusive terminology in ecology and evolution

Susan J. Cheng; Kaitlyn M. Gaynor; Alex C. Moore; Kathy Darragh; Cesar O. Estien; J. W. Hammond; Christopher Lawrence; Kirby L. Mills; Marcella D. Baiz; Danielle Ignace; Lily Khadempour; Matthew A. McCary; Mallory M. Rice; Shersingh Joseph Tumber-Dávila; Justine A. Smith

doi:10.1016/j.tree.2022.12.011

Championing inclusive terminology in ecology and evolution

Susan J. Cheng
, Kaitlyn M. Gaynor
, Alex C. Moore
, Kathy Darragh
, Cesar O. Estien
, J. W. Hammond
, Christopher Lawrence
, Kirby L. Mills
, Marcella D. Baiz
, Danielle Ignace
, Lily Khadempour
, Matthew A. McCary
, Mallory M. Rice
, Shersingh Joseph Tumber-Dávila
, Justine A. Smith

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Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey, Newark
Rice University
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Abstract

Amid a growing disciplinary commitment to inclusion in ecology and evolutionary biology (EEB), it is critical to consider how the use of scientific language can harm members of our research community. Here, we outline a path for identifying and revising harmful terminology to foster inclusion in EEB.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	381-384
Number of pages	4
Journal	Trends in Ecology and Evolution
Volume	38
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2022.12.011
State	Published - May 2023

Keywords

community
DEI
etymology
inclusion
language
scientific terminology

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Cheng, S. J., Gaynor, K. M., Moore, A. C., Darragh, K., Estien, C. O., Hammond, J. W., Lawrence, C., Mills, K. L., Baiz, M. D., Ignace, D., Khadempour, L., McCary, M. A., Rice, M. M., Tumber-Dávila, S. J., & Smith, J. A. (2023). Championing inclusive terminology in ecology and evolution. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 38(5), 381-384. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2022.12.011

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