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<div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Proceedings B <<a href="mailto:onbehalfof@manuscriptcentral.com" class="">onbehalfof@manuscriptcentral.com</a>><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">Proceedings B - Decision on Manuscript ID RSPB-2021-0783.R1</b><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">September 20, 2021 at 5:27:42 AM PDT<br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><a href="mailto:oconnor@zoology.ubc.ca" class="">oconnor@zoology.ubc.ca</a><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Cc: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><a href="mailto:journal-submit@datadryad.org" class="">journal-submit@datadryad.org</a><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Reply-To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><a href="mailto:proceedingsb@royalsociety.org" class="">proceedingsb@royalsociety.org</a><br class=""></span></div><br class=""><div class=""><table style="border-collapse: collapse; padding-left: 0px;" class=""><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td class=""><font style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 236, 179); line-height: 1.6; padding: 3px;" class="">[<strong class="">CAUTION:</strong> Non-UBC Email]</font></td></tr></tbody></table>20-Sep-2021<br class=""><br class="">Dear Dr O'Connor<br class=""><br class="">I am pleased to inform you that your manuscript entitled "Grand challenges in biodiversity-ecosystem functioning research in the era of science-policy platforms require explicit consideration of feedbacks" has been accepted for publication in Proceedings B.<br class=""><br class="">You can expect to receive a proof of your article from our Production office in due course, please check your spam filter if you do not receive it. PLEASE NOTE: you will be given the exact page length of your paper which may be different from the estimation from Editorial and you may be asked to reduce your paper if it goes over the 10 page limit.<br class=""><br class="">If you are likely to be away from e-mail contact during this period, let us know. Due to rapid publication and an extremely tight schedule, if comments are not received, we may publish the paper as it stands.<br class=""><br class="">If you have any queries regarding the production of your final article or the publication date please contact <a href="mailto:procb_proofs@royalsociety.org" class="">procb_proofs@royalsociety.org</a><br class=""><br class="">Your article has been estimated as being 10 pages long. Our Production Office will be able to confirm the exact length at proof stage.<br class=""><br class="">Data Accessibility section<br class="">Please remember to make any data sets live prior to publication, and update any links as needed when you receive a proof to check. It is good practice to also add data sets to your reference list. <br class=""><br class="">Open access<br class="">You are invited to opt for open access via our author pays publishing model. Payment of open access fees will enable your article to be made freely available via the Royal Society website as soon as it is ready for publication. For more information about open access publishing please visit our website at <a href="http://royalsocietypublishing.org/site/authors/open_access.xhtml" class="">http://royalsocietypublishing.org/site/authors/open_access.xhtml</a>.<br class=""><br class="">The open access fee is £1,700 per article (plus VAT for authors within the EU). If you wish to opt for open access then please let us know as soon as possible.<br class=""><br class="">Paper charges<br class="">An e-mail request for payment of any related charges will be sent out shortly. The preferred payment method is by credit card; however, other payment options are available.<br class=""><br class="">Electronic supplementary material:<br class="">All supplementary materials accompanying an accepted article will be treated as in their final form. They will be published alongside the paper on the journal website and posted on the online figshare repository. Files on figshare will be made available approximately one week before the accompanying article so that the supplementary material can be attributed a unique DOI.<br class=""><br class="">You are allowed to post any version of your manuscript on a personal website, repository or preprint server. However, the work remains under media embargo and you should not discuss it with the press until the date of publication. Please visit <a href="https://royalsociety.org/journals/ethics-policies/media-embargo" class="">https://royalsociety.org/journals/ethics-policies/media-embargo</a> for more information.<br class=""><br class="">Thank you for your fine contribution. On behalf of the Editors of the Proceedings B, we look forward to your continued contributions to the Journal.<br class=""><br class="">Sincerely,<br class=""><br class="">Professor Innes Cuthill<br class="">Editor, Proceedings B<br class="">mailto: <a href="mailto:proceedingsb@royalsociety.org" class="">proceedingsb@royalsociety.org</a><br class="">**********************************************<br class="">Journal Name: Proceedings of the Royal Society B<br class="">Journal Code: RSPB<br class="">Print ISSN: 0962-8452<br class="">Online ISSN: 1471-2954<br class="">Journal Admin <a href="mailto:proceedingsb@royalsociety.org" class="">Email: proceedingsb@royalsociety.org</a><br class="">MS Reference Number: RSPB-2021-0783.R1<br class="">Article Status: ACCEPTED<br class="">MS Dryad ID: RSPB-2021-0783.R1<br class="">MS Title: Grand challenges in biodiversity-ecosystem functioning research in the era of science-policy platforms require explicit consideration of feedbacks<br class="">MS Authors: O'Connor, Mary; Mori, Akira; Gonzalez, Andrew; Dee, Laura; Loreau, Michel; Avolio, Meghan; Hautier, Yann; Williams, Laura; Byrnes, Jarrett; Cheung, William W.L. ; Cowles, Jane; Clark, Adam; Hector, Andy; Komatsu, Kimberly; Newbold, Tim; Outhwaite, Charlotte; Reich, Peter; Seabloom, Eric; Wright, Alexandra; Isbell, Forest<br class="">Contact Author: Mary O'Connor<br class="">Contact Author <a href="mailto:oconnor@zoology.ubc.ca" class="">Email: oconnor@zoology.ubc.ca</a><br class="">Contact Author Address 1:<br class="">Contact Author Address 2:<br class="">Contact Author Address 3:<br class="">Contact Author City:<br class="">Contact Author State: British Columbia<br class="">Contact Author Country: Canada<br class="">Contact Author ZIP/Postal Code:<br class="">Keywords: feedbacks, grand challenges, biodiversity, science-policy, ecosystem functioning, socio-ecological systems<br class="">Abstract: Feedbacks are an essential feature of resilient socio-economic systems, yet the feedbacks between biodiversity, ecosystem services and human wellbeing are not fully accounted for in global policy efforts that consider future scenarios for human activities and their consequences for nature. Failure to integrate feedbacks in our knowledge frameworks exacerbates uncertainty in future projections and potentially prevents us from realizing the full benefits of actions we can take to enhance sustainability. We identify six scientific research challenges that, if addressed, could allow future policy, conservation and monitoring efforts to quantitatively account for ecosystem and societal consequences of biodiversity change. Placing feedbacks prominently in our frameworks would lead to i) coordinated observation of biodiversity change, ecosystem functions and human actions, ii) joint experiment and observation programs, iii) more effective use of emerging technologies in biodiversity science and policy, iv) and a more inclusive and integrated global community of biodiversity observers. To meet these challenges, we outline a 5-point action plan for collaboration and connection among scientists and policy-makers that emphasizes diversity, inclusion, and open access. Efforts to protect biodiversity require the best possible scientific understanding of human activities, biodiversity trends, ecosystem functions, and - critically - the feedbacks among them.<br class="">EndDryadContent
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