Journal article
The Tao of open science for ecology
Ecosphere (Washington, D.C), Vol.6(7), pp.art120-13
07/2015
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/114938
Abstract
The field of ecology is poised to take advantage of emerging technologies that facilitate the gathering, analyzing, and sharing of data, methods, and results. The concept of transparency at all stages of the research process, coupled with free and open access to data, code, and papers, constitutes "open science." Despite the many benefits of an open approach to science, a number of barriers to entry exist that may prevent researchers from embracing openness in their own work. Here we describe several key shifts in mindset that underpin the transition to more open science. These shifts in mindset include thinking about data stewardship rather than data ownership, embracing transparency throughout the data life-cycle and project duration, and accepting critique in public. Though foreign and perhaps frightening at first, these changes in thinking stand to benefit the field of ecology by fostering collegiality and broadening access to data and findings. We present an overview of tools and best practices that can enable these shifts in mindset at each stage of the research process, including tools to support data management planning and reproducible analyses, strategies for soliciting constructive feedback throughout the research process, and methods of broadening access to final research products.
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- Title
- The Tao of open science for ecology
- Creators
- Stephanie E Hampton - Center for Environmental Research, Education and Outreach, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164 USASean S Anderson - Environmental Science and Resource Management Program and Pacific Institute for Restoration Ecology, California State University Channel Islands, Camarillo, California 93012 USASarah C Bagby - Marine Science Institute and Department of Earth Science, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106 USACorinna Gries - Center for Limnology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706 USAXueying Han - Center for Nanotechnology in Society, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106 USAEdmund M Hart - National Ecological Observatory Network, 1685 38th Street, Suite 100, Boulder, Colorado 80301 USAMatthew B Jones - National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California, Santa Barbara, 735 State Street, Suite 300, Santa Barbara, California 93101 USAW. Christopher Lenhardt - Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27517 USAAndrew MacDonald - Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4 CanadaWilliam K Michener - College of University Libraries and Learning Science, MSC05 3020, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131 USAJoe Mudge - The Institute of Environmental and Human Health, Department of Environmental Toxicology, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79416 USAAfshin Pourmokhtarian - Department of Earth and Environment, Room 130, 685 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215 USAMark P Schildhauer - National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California, Santa Barbara, 735 State Street, Suite 300, Santa Barbara, California 93101 USAKara H Woo - National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California, Santa Barbara, 735 State Street, Suite 300, Santa Barbara, California 93101 USANaupaka Zimmerman - School of Plant Sciences, University of Arizona, 1145 East 4th Street, Tucson, Arizona 85721 USA
- Publication Details
- Ecosphere (Washington, D.C), Vol.6(7), pp.art120-13
- Academic Unit
- Center for Environmental Research, Education, and Outreach
- Publisher
- Ecological Society of America
- Identifiers
- 99900548004001842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article