What we miss shapes what we protect: sea turtles as a case study of grey literature and language bias in an evidence synthesis
Wei Khang Heng, Kristine Camille V. Buenafe, Jaime Restrepo, Dina Nisthar, Tatsuya Amano, Nicolas James Pilcher, The Cuong Chu, Dinh-Tu Nguyen, Rose Ellis Arnett, Chia‐Ling Fong, Sekar M.C. Herandarudewi, Daphne Z. Hoh, Seh Ling Long, Connie Ka Yan Ng, Janmanee Panyawai, Daniel C. Dunn
This study examines biases in conservation evidence synthesis by analyzing green turtle movement data from multiple languages and literature types, revealing significant losses in connectivity information and demographic representation when grey literature is excluded.
bioRxiv · Jul 20, 2026 · PreprintEcology