Marine Science Faculty Publications

Title

Global COVID-19 Lockdown Highlights Humans as Both Threats and Custodians of the Environment

Authors

Amanda E. Bates, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Richard B. Primack, Boston University
Brandy S. Biggar, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Tomas J. Bird, Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Centre, 80 E White Hills Rd, St. John's A1A 5J7, Canada
Mary E. Clinton, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Rylan J. Command, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Cerren Richards, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Marc Shellard, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Nathan R. Geraldi, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Valeria Vergara, Ocean Wise Conservation Association, 845 Avison Way, Vancouver V6B 3X8, Canada
Orlando Acevedo-Charry, Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt, Claustro de San Agustín, Villa de Leyva, Boyacá, Colombia
Zuania Colón-Piñeiro, University of Florida
David Ocampo, Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt, Claustro de San Agustín, Villa de Leyva, Boyacá, Colombia
Natalia Ocampo-Peñuela, Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt, Avenida Paseo Bolívar 16-20, Bogotá D.C., Colombia
Lina M. Sánchez-Clavijo, Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt, Avenida Paseo Bolívar 16-20, Bogotá D.C., Colombia
Cristian M. Adamescu, University of Bucharest
Sorin Cheval, National Meteorological Administration, 013686 Bucharest, Romania
Tudor Racoviceanu, University of Bucharest
Matthew D. Adams, University of Toronto
Egide Kalisa, University of Toronto
Vincent Z. Kuuire, University of Toronto
Vikram Aditya, Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, PO, Royal Enclave, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560064, India
Pia Anderwald, Swiss National Park, Chastè Planta-Wildenberg, Runatsch 124, 7530 Zernez, Switzerland
Samuel Wiesmann, Swiss National Park, Chastè Planta-Wildenberg, Runatsch 124, 7530 Zernez, Switzerland
Sonja Wipf, Swiss National Park, Chastè Planta-Wildenberg, Runatsch 124, 7530 Zernez, Switzerland
Gal Badihi, University of St Andrews
Matthew G. Henderson, University of St Andrews
Hanspeter Loetscher, Office for Nature and Environment of the Grisons, Ringstrasse 10, 7001 Chur, Switzerland
Katja Baerenfaller, University of Zurich and Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (SIB)
Lisandro Benedetti-Cecchi, University of Pisa
Fabio Bulleri, University of Pisa
Iacopo Bertocci, University of Pisa
Elena Maggi, University of Pisa
Luca Rindi, University of Pisa
Chiara Ravaglioli, University of Pisa
Kristina Boerder, Dalhousie University
Julien Bonnel, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering Department, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA
Delphine Mathias, Société d'Observation Multi-Modale de l'Environnement, 115 Rue Claude Chappe, 29280 Plouzané, France
Philippe Archambault, ArcticNet, Département de Biologie, Québec-Océan, Université Laval, 2325 Rue de l'Université, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
Laurent Chauvaud, Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin (LEMAR), UMR 6539 CNRS, UBO, IRD, Ifremer, Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer (IUEM), LIA BeBEST, rue Dumont D'Urville, 29280 Plouzané, France
Camrin D. Braun, Biology Department, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA
Simon R. Thorrold, Biology Department, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA
Jacob W. Brownscombe, Great Lakes Laboratory for Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 867 Lakeshore Road, Burlington, Ontario L7S 1A1, Canada
Jonathan D. Midwood, Great Lakes Laboratory for Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 867 Lakeshore Road, Burlington, Ontario L7S 1A1, Canada
Christine M. Boston, Great Lakes Laboratory for Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 867 Lakeshore Road, Burlington, Ontario L7S 1A1, Canada
Jill L. Brooks, Carleton University
Steven J. Cooke, Carleton University
Victor China, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Uri Roll, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Jonathan Belmaker, Tel Aviv University
Assaf Zvuloni, Israel Nature and Parks Authority, Am V'Olamo 3, 95463 Jerusalem, Israel
Marta Coll, Institute of Marine Science (CSIC)
Miquel Ortega, Fundació ENT, Carrer Josep Llanza, 1-7, 2-3, Vilanova i la Geltrú, Barcelona, 08800 & Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambiental, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Valles, Spain
Brendan Connors, Quantitative Assessment Methods Section, Stock Assessment and Research Division, Pacific Region, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 401 Burrard St Suite 200, Vancouver, BC V6C 3L6, Canada
Lisa Lacko, Quantitative Assessment Methods Section, Stock Assessment and Research Division, Pacific Region, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 401 Burrard St Suite 200, Vancouver, BC V6C 3L6, Canada
Dinusha R.M. Jayathilake, University of Auckland
Mark J. Costello, Nord University
Theresa M. Crimmins, University of Arizona
LoriAnne Barnett, University of Arizona
Ellen G. Denny, University of Arizona
Katharine L. Gerst, University of Arizona
R.L. Marsh, University of Arizona
Erin E. Posthumus, University of Arizona
Reilly Rodriguez, University of Arizona
Alyssa Rosemartin, University of Arizona
Sara N. Schaffer, University of Arizona
Jeff R. Switzer, University of Arizona
Kevin Wong, University of Arizona
Susan J. Cunningham, University of Cape Town
Petra Sumasgutner, University of Vienna
Arjun Amar, University of Cape Town
Robert L. Thomson, University of Cape Town
Miqkayla Stofberg, University of Cape Town
Sally Hofmeyr, University of Cape Town
Jessleena Suri, University of Cape Town
Rick D. Stuart-Smith, University of Tasmania
Paul B. Day, Carijoa – Marine Environmental Consulting, 29 Sydenham Street, Rivervale, Perth, Western Australia 6103, Australia
Graham J. Edgar, University of Tasmania
Antonia T. Cooper, University of Tasmania
Fabio Cabrera De Leo, University of Victoria
Grant Garner, University of Victoria
Paulson G. Des Brisay, Environment and Climate Change Canada, 150-123 Main St, Winnipeg, MB R3C 4W2, Canada
Michael B. Schrimpf, University of Manitoba
Nicola Koper, University of Manitoba
Michael S. Diamond, University of Washington
Ross G. Dwyer, University of the Sunshine Coast
Cameron J. Baker, The University of Queensland
Craig E. Franklin, The University of Queensland
Ron Efrat, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Oded Berger-Tal, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Ohad Hatzofe, Science Division, Israel Nature and Parks Authority, Am V'Olamo 3, 95463 Jerusalem, Israel
Víctor M. Eguíluz, Instituto de Física Interdisciplinar y Sistemas Complejos IFISC (CSIC-UIB), E07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Jorge P. Rodríguez, Instituto Mediterráneo de Estudios Avanzados IMEDEA (CSIC-UIB), 07190 Esporles, Spain
Juan Fernández-Gracia, Instituto de Física Interdisciplinar y Sistemas Complejos IFISC (CSIC-UIB), E07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
David Elustondo, Instituto de Biodiversidad y Medioambiente (BIOMA), Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona 31080, Spain
Vicent Calatayud, Fundación CEAM, C/Charles R. Darwin 14, Parque Tecnológico, Paterna, Valencia 46980, Spain
Philina A. English, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Pacific Biological Station, 3190 Hammond Bay Rd, Nanaimo, BC V9T 6N7, Canada
Stephanie K. Archer, Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium, 8124 LA-56, Chauvin, LA 70344, United States
Sarah E. Dudas, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Pacific Biological Station, 3190 Hammond Bay Rd, Nanaimo, BC V9T 6N7, Canada
Dana R. Haggarty, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Pacific Biological Station, 3190 Hammond Bay Rd, Nanaimo, BC V9T 6N7, Canada
Austin J. Gallagher, Beneath the Waves, PO Box 126, Herndon, VA 20172, USA
Brendan D. Shea, Beneath the Waves, PO Box 126, Herndon, VA 20172, USA
Oliver N. Shipley, Beneath the Waves, PO Box 126, Herndon, VA 20172, USA
Ben L. Gilby, University of the Sunshine Coast
Jasmine Ballantyne, University of the Sunshine Coast
Andrew D. Olds, University of the Sunshine Coast
Christopher J. Henderson, University of the Sunshine Coast
Thomas A. Schlacher, University of the Sunshine Coast
William D. Halliday, Wildlife Conservation Society Canada, P.O. Box 606, 202 B Ave, Kaslo, British Columbia V0G 1M0, Canada
Nicholas A.W. Brown, University of Victoria
Mackenzie B. Woods, University of Victoria
Sigal Balshine, McMaster University
Francis Juanes, University of Victoria
Mitchell J. Rider, University of Miami
Patricia S. Albano, University of Miami
Neil Hammerschlag, University of Miami
Graeme C. Hays, Deakin University
Nicole Esteban, Swansea University
Yuhang Pan, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Guojun He, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Takanao Tanaka, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Marc J.S. Hensel, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Robert J. Orth, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Christopher J. Patrick, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Jonas Hentati-Sundberg, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Olof Olsson, Stockholm University
Margot L. Hessing-Lewis, Hakai Institute
Nicholas D. Higgs, Cape Eleuthera Institute
Mark A. Hindell, University of Tasmania
Clive R. McMahon, Sydney Institute of Marine Science
Rob Harcourt, Macquarie University
Christophe Guinet, Centre d'Etudes Biologiques de Chizé, Station d'Écologie de Chizé-La Rochelle Université, CNRS UMR7372, Villiers-en-Bois, France
Sarah E. Hirsch, Loggerhead Marinelife Center, 14200 US-1, Juno Beach, FL 33408, United States
Justin R. Perrault, Loggerhead Marinelife Center, 14200 US-1, Juno Beach, FL 33408, United States
Shelby R. Hoover, Loggerhead Marinelife Center, 14200 US-1, Juno Beach, FL 33408, United States
Jennifer D. Reilly, Loggerhead Marinelife Center, 14200 US-1, Juno Beach, FL 33408, United States
Catherine Hobaiter, University of St Andrews
Thibaud Gruber, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Swiss Center for Affective Sciences, Chemin des Mines 9, 1202 Geneva, Switzerland
Charlie Huveneers, Flinders University
Vinay Udyawer, Australian Institute of Marine Science
Thomas M. Clarke, Flinders University
Laura P. Kroesen, Simon Fraser University
David S. Hik, Simon Fraser University
Seth G. Cherry, Parks Canada Agency, 5420 Highway 93, Radium Hot Springs, BC V0A 1M0, Canada
Justin A. Del Bel Belluz, Hakai Institute
Jennifer M. Jackson, Hakai Institute
Shengjie Lai, University of Southampton
Clayton T. Lamb, University of British Columbia
Gregory D. LeClair, University of Maine
Jeffrey R. Parmelee, University of New England
Matthew W.H. Chatfield, Center for Wildlife Studies, North Yarmouth, ME 04097, USA
Cheryl A. Frederick, Center for Wildlife Studies, North Yarmouth, ME 04097, USA
Sangdon Lee, Ewha Womans University
Hyomin Park, Ewha Womans University
Jaein Choi, Ewha Womans University
Frédéric LeTourneux, Département de Biologie, Centre d'Études Nordiques, Université Laval, 2325 Rue de l'Université, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
Thierry Grandmont, Département de Biologie, Centre d'Études Nordiques, Université Laval, 2325 Rue de l'Université, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
Frédéric Dulude de-Broin, Département de Biologie, Centre d'Études Nordiques, Université Laval, 2325 Rue de l'Université, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
Joël Bêty, Département de Biologie, Centre d'Études Nordiques, Université du Québec à Rimouski, 300 Allée des Ursulines, QC G5L 3A1, Canada
Gilles Gauthier, Département de Biologie, Centre d'Études Nordiques, Université Laval, 2325 Rue de l'Université, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
Pierre Legagneux, Département de Biologie, Centre d'Études Nordiques, Université Laval, 2325 Rue de l'Université, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
Jesse S. Lewis, Arizona State University
Jeffrey Haight, Arizona State University
Zhu Liu, Tsinghua University
Jarod P. Lyon, Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research
Robin Hale, Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research
Dallas D'Silva, Victorian Fisheries Authority, Australia
Ian MacGregor-Fors, University of Helsinki
Enrique Arbeláez-Cortés, Grupo de Estudios en Biodiversidad, Escuela de Biología, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Ciudad Universitaria Carrera 27 Calle 9, Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia
Felipe A. Estela, Departamento de Ciencias Naturales y Matemáticas, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana-Cali, Cl. 18 #118-250, Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Camilo E. Sánchez-Sarria, Departamento de Ciencias Naturales y Matemáticas, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana-Cali, Cl. 18 #118-250, Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Michelle García-Arroyo, University of Helsinki
Giann K. Aguirre-Samboní, Departamento de Ciencias Naturales y Matemáticas, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana-Cali, Cl. 18 #118-250, Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Juan C. Franco Morales, Facultad de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad Autónoma de Occidente, Calle 25, Vía Cali - Puerto Tejada 115-85 Km 2, Jamundí, Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Shahar Malamud, Tel Aviv University
Tal Gavriel, Tel Aviv University
Yehezkel Buba, Tel Aviv University
Shira Salingré, Tel Aviv University
Mai Lazarus, Tel Aviv University
Ruthy Yahel, Israel Nature and Parks Authority, Am V'Olamo 3, Jerusalem 95463, Israel
Yigael Ben Ari, Israel Nature and Parks Authority, Am V'Olamo 3, Jerusalem 95463, Israel
Eyal Miller, Israel Nature and Parks Authority, Am V'Olamo 3, Jerusalem 95463, Israel
Rotem Sade, Israel Nature and Parks Authority, Am V'Olamo 3, Jerusalem 95463, Israel
Guy Lavian, Israel Nature and Parks Authority, Am V'Olamo 3, Jerusalem 95463, Israel
Ziv Birman, Israel Nature and Parks Authority, Am V'Olamo 3, Jerusalem 95463, Israel
Manor Gury, Israel Nature and Parks Authority, Am V'Olamo 3, Jerusalem 95463, Israel
Harel Baz, Israel Nature and Parks Authority, Am V'Olamo 3, Jerusalem 95463, Israel
Ilia Baskin, Israel Nature and Parks Authority, Am V'Olamo 3, Jerusalem 95463, Israel
Alon Penn, Israel Nature and Parks Authority, Am V'Olamo 3, Jerusalem 95463, Israel
Amit Dolev, Israel Nature and Parks Authority, Am V'Olamo 3, Jerusalem 95463, Israel
Ogen Licht, Israel Nature and Parks Authority, Am V'Olamo 3, Jerusalem 95463, Israel
Tabi Karkom, Israel Nature and Parks Authority, Am V'Olamo 3, Jerusalem 95463, Israel
Sharon Davidzon, Israel Nature and Parks Authority, Am V'Olamo 3, Jerusalem 95463, Israel
Avi Berkovitch, Israel Nature and Parks Authority, Am V'Olamo 3, Jerusalem 95463, Israel
Ofer Yaakov, Israel Nature and Parks Authority, Am V'Olamo 3, Jerusalem 95463, Israel
Raoul Manenti, Dipartimento di Scienze e Politiche Ambientali, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Celoria 26, I-20133 Milano, Italy
Emiliano Mori, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Ricerca sugli Ecosistemi Terrestri, Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
Gentile Francesco Ficetola, Dipartimento di Scienze e Politiche Ambientali, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Celoria 26, I-20133 Milano, Italy
Enrico Lunghi, Institute of Zoology
David March, University of Exeter
Brendan J. Godley, University of Exeter
Cecilia Martin, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Steven F. Mihaly, University of Victoria Queenswood Campus
David R. Barclay, Dalhousie University
Dugald J.M. Thomson, Dalhousie University
Richard Dewey, University of Victoria Queenswood Campus
Jeannette Bedard, University of Victoria Queenswood Campus
Aroha Miller, Ocean Wise Conservation Association, 845 Avison Way, Vancouver V6B 3X8, Canada
Amber Dearden, Ocean Wise Conservation Association, 845 Avison Way, Vancouver V6B 3X8, Canada
Jennifer Chapman, Ocean Wise Conservation Association, 845 Avison Way, Vancouver V6B 3X8, Canada
Lauren Dares, Ocean Wise Conservation Association, 845 Avison Way, Vancouver V6B 3X8, Canada
Laura Borden, Ocean Wise Conservation Association, 845 Avison Way, Vancouver V6B 3X8, Canada
Donna Gibbs, Ocean Wise Conservation Association, 845 Avison Way, Vancouver V6B 3X8, Canada
Jessica Schultz, Ocean Wise Conservation Association, 845 Avison Way, Vancouver V6B 3X8, Canada
Nikita Sergeenko, Ocean Wise Conservation Association, 845 Avison Way, Vancouver V6B 3X8, Canada
Fiona Francis, Ocean Wise Conservation Association, 845 Avison Way, Vancouver V6B 3X8, Canada
Amanda Weltman, Ocean Wise Conservation Association, 845 Avison Way, Vancouver V6B 3X8, Canada
Nicolas Moity, Charles Darwin Research Station, Charles Darwin Foundation, Av. Charles Darwin, Santa Cruz, Galapagos, Ecuador
Jorge Ramírez-González, Charles Darwin Research Station, Charles Darwin Foundation, Av. Charles Darwin, Santa Cruz, Galapagos, Ecuador
Gonzalo Mucientes, Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas (IIM-CSIC), Eduardo Cabello 6, 36208 Vigo, Spain
Alexandre Alonso-Fernández, Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas (IIM-CSIC), Eduardo Cabello 6, 36208 Vigo, Spain
Itai Namir, Tel Aviv University
Avi Bar-Massada, University of Haifa at Oranim
Ron Chen, Tel Aviv University
Shmulik Yedvab, The Mammal Center, Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel, Israel
Thomas A. Okey, University of Victoria
Steffen Oppel, RSPB Centre for Conservation Science, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Volen Arkumarev, Bulgarian Society for Protection of Birds, Sofia, Bulgaria
Samuel Bakari, BirdLife International, Africa Partnership Secretariat, Nairobi, Kenya
Vladimir Dobrev, Bulgarian Society for Protection of Birds, Sofia, Bulgaria
Victoria Saravia-Mullin, Hellenic Ornithological Society, Athens, Greece
Anastasios Bounas, Hellenic Ornithological Society, Athens, Greece
Dobromir Dobrev, Bulgarian Society for Protection of Birds, Sofia, Bulgaria
Elzbieta Kret, WWF Greece, Athens, Greece
Solomon Mengistu, Ethiopia/Dilla University
Cloé Pourchier, Sahara Conservation Fund, Niamey, Niger
Alazar Ruffo, Addis Ababa University
Million Tesfaye, Hawassa University
Mengistu Wondafrash, Ethiopia/Dilla University
Stoyan C. Nikolov, Bulgarian Society for Protection of Birds, Sofia, Bulgaria
Charles Palmer, Department of Geography and Environment, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
Lorenzo Sileci, Department of Geography and Environment, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
Patrick T. Rex, California State University Long Beach
Christopher G. Lowe, California State University Long Beach
Francesc Peters, Institute of Marine Sciences (CSIC)
Matthew K. Pine, University of Victoria
Craig A. Radford, University of Auckland
Louise Wilson, University of Auckland
Lauren McWhinnie, Heriot-Watt University
Alessia Scuderi, University of Cádiz
Andrew G. Jeffs, University of Auckland
Kathleen L. Prudic, University of Arizona
Maxim Larrivée, Montreal Space for Life, Insectarium, Montreal, QC, Canada
Kent P. McFarland, Vermont Center for Ecostudies, Norwich, VT, USA
Rodrigo Solis, Simon Fraser University
Rebecca A. Hutchinson, Oregon State University
Nuno Queiroz, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos/Research Network in Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, Campus Agrário de Vairão, Universidade do Porto, 4485-668 Vairão, Portugal
Miguel A. Furtado, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos/Research Network in Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, Campus Agrário de Vairão, Universidade do Porto, 4485-668 Vairão, Portugal
David W. Sims, Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, The Laboratory, Citadel Hill, Plymouth PL1 2PB, UK
Emily Southall, Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, The Laboratory, Citadel Hill, Plymouth PL1 2PB, UK
Claudio A. Quesada-Rodriguez, Pacuare Reserve, Ecology Project International, Limon, Costa Rica
Jessica P. Diaz-Orozco, Pacuare Reserve, Ecology Project International, Limon, Costa Rica
Ku'ulei S. Rodgers, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa
Sarah J.L. Severino, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa
Andrew T. Graham, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa
Matthew P. Stefanak, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa
Elizabeth M.P. Madin, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa
Peter G. Ryan, University of Cape Town
Kyle Maclean, University of Cape Town
Eleanor A. Weideman, University of Cape Town
Çağan H. Şekercioğlu, University of Utah
Kyle D. Kittelberger, University of Utah
Josip Kusak, University of Zagreb
Jeffrey A. Seminoff, NOAA-National Marine Fisheries Service, 8901 La Jolla Shores Dr., La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
Megan E. Hanna, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 8622 Kennel Way, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
Takahiro Shimada, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Mark G. Meekan, University of Western Australia
Martin K.S. Smith, Rondevlei Scientific Services, South African National Parks, Garden Route 6570, South Africa
Mohlamatsane M. Mokhatla, Rondevlei Scientific Services, South African National Parks, Garden Route 6570, South Africa
Malcolm C.K. Soh, National Parks Board, 1 Cluny Rd, Singapore Botanic Gardens, Singapore 259569, Singapore
Roanna Y.T. Pang, National Parks Board, 1 Cluny Rd, Singapore Botanic Gardens, Singapore 259569, Singapore
Breyl X.K. Ng, National Parks Board, 1 Cluny Rd, Singapore Botanic Gardens, Singapore 259569, Singapore
Benjamin P.Y.-H. Lee, National Parks Board, 1 Cluny Rd, Singapore Botanic Gardens, Singapore 259569, Singapore
Adrian H.B. Loo, National Parks Board, 1 Cluny Rd, Singapore Botanic Gardens, Singapore 259569, Singapore
Kenneth B.H. Er, National Parks Board, 1 Cluny Rd, Singapore Botanic Gardens, Singapore 259569, Singapore
Gabriel B.G. Souza, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Christopher D. Stallings, University of South FloridaFollow
Joseph S. Curtis, University of South Florida
Meaghan E. Faletti, University of South Florida
Jonathan A. Peake, University of South Florida
Michael J. Schram, University of South Florida
Kara R. Wall, University of South Florida
Carina Terry, Boston University
Matt Rothendler, Boston University
Lucy Zipf, Boston University
Juan Sebastián Ulloa, Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt, Avenida Paseo Bolívar 16-20, Bogotá D.C., Colombia
Angélica Hernández-Palma, Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt, Avenida Paseo Bolívar 16-20, Bogotá D.C., Colombia
Bibiana Gómez-Valencia, Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt, Avenida Paseo Bolívar 16-20, Bogotá D.C., Colombia
Cristian Cruz-Rodríguez, Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt, Avenida Paseo Bolívar 16-20, Bogotá D.C., Colombia
Yenifer Herrera-Varón, Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt, Avenida Paseo Bolívar 16-20, Bogotá D.C., Colombia
Margarita Roa, Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt, Avenida Paseo Bolívar 16-20, Bogotá D.C., Colombia
Susana Rodríguez-Buriticá, Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt, Avenida Paseo Bolívar 16-20, Bogotá D.C., Colombia
Jose Manuel Ochoa-Quintero, Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt, Avenida Paseo Bolívar 16-20, Bogotá D.C., Colombia
Reut Vardi, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Víctor Vázquez, Department of Research and Development, Coccosphere Environmental Analysis, C/Cruz 39, 29120 Alhaurín el Grande, Málaga, Spain
Christian Requena-Mesa, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry
Miyako H. Warrington, University of Manitoba
Michelle E. Taylor, Bangor University
Lucy C. Woodall, University of Oxford
Paris V. Stefanoudis, University of Oxford
Xiangliang Zhang, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Qiang Yang, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Yuval Zukerman, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Zehava Sigal, Science Division, Israel Nature and Parks Authority, Am V'Olamo 3, 95463 Jerusalem, Israel
Amir Ayali, Tel aviv University
Eric E.G. Clua, PSL Research University CRIOBE USR3278 EPHE-CNRS-UPVD BP1013
Pamela Carzon, PSL Research University CRIOBE USR3278 EPHE-CNRS-UPVD BP1013
Clementine Seguine, PSL Research University CRIOBE USR3278 EPHE-CNRS-UPVD BP1013
Andrea Corradini, University of Trento
Luca Pedrotti, Stelvio National Park, 23032 Bormio, SO, Italy
Catherine M. Foley, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa
Catherine Alexandra Gagnon, Département de Biologie, Centre d'Études Nordiques, Université Laval, 2325 Rue de l'Université, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
Elijah Panipakoochoo, Inuit Elder From the Community of Mittimatalik, Nunavut, Canada
Celene B. Milanes, Civil and Environmental Department, Universidad de La Costa, Cl. 58 #55 - 66, Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia
Camilo M. Botero, School of Law, Universidad Sergio Arboleda, Santa Marta, Colombia
Yunior R. Velázquez, Multidisciplinary Studies Center of Coastal Zone, Universidad de Oriente, Avenida Patricio Lumumba S/N, Santiago de Cuba 90500, Cuba
Nataliya A. Milchakova, Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas
Simon A. Morley, British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB30ET, UK
Stephanie M. Martin, Government of Tristan da Cunha, Jamestown STHL 1ZZ, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Veronica Nanni, Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, dell'Ambiente e della Vita, Università degli Studi di Genova, Corso Europa 26, 16132 Genova, Italy
Tanya Otero, WWF-Canada, 60 St Jacques St, Montreal, Quebec H2Y 1L5, Canada
Julia Wakeling, Ocean Wise Conservation Association, 845 Avison Way, Vancouver, BC V6B 3X8, Canada
Sarah Abarro, WWF-Canada, 60 St Jacques St, Montreal, Quebec H2Y 1L5, Canada
Cyril Piou, CIRAD, UMR CBGP, INRAE, IRD, Montpellier SupAgro, Univ. Montpellier, F-34398 Montpellier, France
Ana F.L. Sobral, Okeanos Research Centre of the University of the Azores
Eulogio H. Soto, Centro de Observación Marino para Estudios de Riesgos del Ambiente Costero (COSTAR), Facultad de Ciencias del Mar y de Recursos Naturales, Universidad de Valparaíso, Viña del Mar, Chile
Emily G. Weigel, Georgia Institute of Technology
Alejandro Bernal-Ibáñez, MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação, Funchal, Portugal
Ignacio Gestoso, MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação, Funchal, Portugal
Eva Cacabelos, MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação, Funchal, Portugal
Francesca Cagnacci, Department of Biodiversity and Molecular Ecology, Research and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach, via Mach 1, 38010 San Michele all'Adige, Italy
Reny P. Devassy, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Matthias-Claudio Loretto, Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior
Paula Moraga, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Christian Rutz, University of St Andrews
Carlos M. Duarte, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2021

Keywords

Pandemic, Biodiversity, Restoration, Global monitoring

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109175

Abstract

The global lockdown to mitigate COVID-19 pandemic health risks has altered human interactions with nature. Here, we report immediate impacts of changes in human activities on wildlife and environmental threats during the early lockdown months of 2020, based on 877 qualitative reports and 332 quantitative assessments from 89 different studies. Hundreds of reports of unusual species observations from around the world suggest that animals quickly responded to the reductions in human presence. However, negative effects of lockdown on conservation also emerged, as confinement resulted in some park officials being unable to perform conservation, restoration and enforcement tasks, resulting in local increases in illegal activities such as hunting. Overall, there is a complex mixture of positive and negative effects of the pandemic lockdown on nature, all of which have the potential to lead to cascading responses which in turn impact wildlife and nature conservation. While the net effect of the lockdown will need to be assessed over years as data becomes available and persistent effects emerge, immediate responses were detected across the world. Thus, initial qualitative and quantitative data arising from this serendipitous global quasi-experimental perturbation highlights the dual role that humans play in threatening and protecting species and ecosystems. Pathways to favorably tilt this delicate balance include reducing impacts and increasing conservation effectiveness.

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Citation / Publisher Attribution

Biological Conservation, v. 263, art. 109175

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