Global biodiversity is currently in the midst of the sixth mass extinction,and countless species and their key ecosystem services are threatened across different habitats(Vos et al.2015).Constructive actions to addres...Global biodiversity is currently in the midst of the sixth mass extinction,and countless species and their key ecosystem services are threatened across different habitats(Vos et al.2015).Constructive actions to address the negative impacts of changing conditions require rigorous biodiversity data integration and synthesis to inform effective policy-making decisions(Heberling et al.2021).Care is needed to ensure objectivity and remove biases in analyses to avoid generating misleading conclusions.Recently,Ramírez-Fráncel et al.(2022)published a review offering an update on the vital ecosystem services of bats on a global scale.We applaud the authors for their attempt to conduct an extremely challenging large-scale analysis in major areas of bat ecosystem services.展开更多
文摘Global biodiversity is currently in the midst of the sixth mass extinction,and countless species and their key ecosystem services are threatened across different habitats(Vos et al.2015).Constructive actions to address the negative impacts of changing conditions require rigorous biodiversity data integration and synthesis to inform effective policy-making decisions(Heberling et al.2021).Care is needed to ensure objectivity and remove biases in analyses to avoid generating misleading conclusions.Recently,Ramírez-Fráncel et al.(2022)published a review offering an update on the vital ecosystem services of bats on a global scale.We applaud the authors for their attempt to conduct an extremely challenging large-scale analysis in major areas of bat ecosystem services.