Championing inclusive terminology in ecology and evolution |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA;2. Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA;3. Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada;4. Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada;5. Department of Forestry & Conservation Science, University of British Columbia, BC, Canada;6. Department of Evolution & Ecology, University of California – Davis, Davis, CA, USA;7. Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California – Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA;8. Humanities Department, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, USA;9. Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA;10. Department of Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA;11. Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ, USA;12. Department of Biosciences, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA;13. Department of Biological Sciences, California State University San Marcos, San Marcos, CA, USA;14. Harvard Forest, Harvard University, Petersham, MA, USA;15. Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology, University of California – Davis, Davis, CA, USA |
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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. |
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