@article{fdi:010067591,
  title = {{R}esearch on biodiversity and climate change at a distance : collaboration networks between {E}urope and {L}atin {A}merica and the {C}aribbean},
  author = {{D}angles, {O}livier and {L}oirat, {J}. and {F}reour, {C}. and {S}erre, {S}. and {V}acher, {J}ean and {L}e {R}oux, {X}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{B}iodiversity loss and climate change are both globally significant issues that must be addressed through collaboration across countries and disciplines. {W}ith the {D}ecember 2015 {COP}21 climate conference in {P}aris and the recent creation of the {I}ntergovernmental {P}latform on {B}iodiversity and {E}cosystem {S}ervices ({IPBES}), it has become critical to evaluate the capacity for global research networks to develop at the interface between biodiversity and climate change. {I}n the context of the {E}uropean {U}nion ({EU}) strategy to stand as a world leader in tackling global challenges, the {E}uropean {C}ommission has promoted ties between the {EU} and {L}atin {A}merica and the {C}aribbean ({LAC}) in science, technology and innovation. {H}owever, it is not clear how these significant interactions impact scientific cooperation at the interface of biodiversity and climate change. {W}e looked at research collaborations between two major regions-the {E}uropean {R}esearch {A}rea ({ERA}) and {LAC}-that addressed both biodiversity and climate change. {W}e analysed the temporal evolution of these collaborations, whether they were led by {ERA} or {LAC} teams, and which research domains they covered. {W}e surveyed publications listed on the {W}eb of {S}cience that were authored by researchers from both the {ERA} and {LAC} and that were published between 2003 and 2013. {W}e also run similar analyses on other topics and other continents to provide baseline comparisons. {O}ur results revealed a steady increase in scientific co-authorships between {ERA} and {LAC} countries as a result of the increasingly complex web of relationships that has been weaved among scientists from the two regions. {T}he {ERA}-{LAC} co-authorship increase for biodiversity and climate change was higher than those reported for other topics and for collaboration with other continents. {W}e also found strong differences in international collaboration patterns within the {LAC}: co-publications were fewest from researchers in low- and lower-middle-income countries and most prevalent from researchers in emerging countries like {M}exico and {B}razil. {O}verall, interdisciplinary publications represented 25.8% of all publications at the interface of biodiversity and climate change in the {ERA}-{LAC} network. {F}urther scientific collaborations should be promoted 1) to prevent less developed countries from being isolated from the global cooperation network, 2) to ensure that scientists from these countries are trained to lead visible and recognized biodiversity and climate change research, and 3) to develop common study models that better integrate multiple scientific disciplines and better support decision-making.},
  keywords = {{EUROPE} ; {AMERIQUE} {LATINE} ; {CARAIBE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}los {O}ne},
  volume = {11},
  numero = {6},
  pages = {e0157441 [19 p.]},
  ISSN = {1932-6203},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.1371/journal.pone.0157441},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010067591},
}