Meaningfully engaging the next generation of ecosystem services specialists

Diana M Hackenburg (1, 2) , Alison Adams (1, 2) , Katherine Brownson (3) , Israel T Borokini (4) , Tatiana M Gladkikh (1, 2) , Shannon C Herd-Hoare (5) , Helina Jolly (6) , Andrew N Kadykalo (7) , Erika B Kraus (8) , Kelsey R Mcdonough (9) , Joshua W Morse (1, 2) , Saroop S Sandhu (10) , Navchaa Tugjamba (11) , Améline Vallet (12, 13)

1 Gund Institute
2 University of Vermont [Burlington]
3 Odum School of Ecology - Department of Infectious Diseases [Athens, GA, USA]
4 University of Nevada [Reno]
5 Rhodes University, Grahamstown
6 UBC - University of British Columbia
7 Carleton University - Department of Biology, Carleton University
8 Michigan State University System
9 University of Bayreuth
10 UF - University of Florida [Gainesville]
11 Macquarie University
12 ESE - Ecologie Systématique et Evolution
13 CIRED - Centre international de recherche sur l'environnement et le développement

Abstract The Ecosystem Services community needs to think carefully about how to develop and engage the next generation of leaders. Entering the field presents both challenges and rewards for early-career specialists (ECS). In this commentary, we provide recommendations for meaningful engagement of ECS in an effort to grow and broaden the value of ecosystem services as a framework for sustainability.

Domains: Biodiversity and Ecology; Environmental and Society; Global Changes; Environmental Sciences

Diana M Hackenburg, Alison Adams, Katherine Brownson, Israel T Borokini, Tatiana M Gladkikh, et al.. Meaningfully engaging the next generation of ecosystem services specialists. Ecosystem Services, 2019, 40, pp.101041. ⟨10.1016/j.ecoser.2019.101041⟩. ⟨hal-02894380⟩