Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic and associated public health measures have had unanticipated effects on ecosystems and biodiversity. Conservation physiology and its mechanistic underpinnings are well positioned to generate robust data to inform the extent to which the Anthropause has benefited biodiversity through alterations in disturbance-, pollution- and climate change-related emissions. The conservation physiology toolbox includes sensitive biomarkers and tools that can be used both retroactively (e.g. to reconstruct stress in wildlife before, during and after lockdown measures) and proactively (e.g. future viral waves) to understand the physiological consequences of the pandemic. The pandemic has also created new risks to ecosystems and biodiversity through extensive use of various antimicrobial products (e.g. hand cleansers, sprays) and plastic medical waste. Conservation physiology can be used to identify regulatory thresholds for those products. Moreover, given that COVID-19 is zoonotic, there is also opportunity for conservation physiologists to work closely with experts in conservation medicine and human health on strategies that will reduce the likelihood of future pandemics (e.g. what conditions enable disease development and pathogen transfer) while embracing the One Health concept. The conservation physiology community has also been impacted directly by COVID-19 with interruptions in research, training and networking (e.g. conferences). Because this is a nascent discipline, it will be particularly important to support early career researchers and ensure that there are recruitment pathways for the next generation of conservation physiologists while creating a diverse and inclusive community. We remain hopeful for the future and in particular the ability of the conservation physiology community to deliver relevant, solutions-oriented science to guide decision makers particularly during the important post-COVID transition and economic recovery.

中文翻译：

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保护生理学和 COVID-19 大流行

 抽象的

COVID-19 大流行和相关公共卫生措施对生态系统和生物多样性产生了意想不到的影响。保护生理学及其机制基础能够很好地生成可靠的数据，以了解人类更年期通过干扰、污染和气候变化相关排放的变化在多大程度上使生物多样性受益。保护生理学工具箱包括敏感的生物标志物和工具，可以追溯使用（例如在封锁措施之前、期间和之后重建野生动物的压力），也可以主动使用（例如未来的病毒波）来了解大流行的生理后果。由于广泛使用各种抗菌产品（例如洗手液、喷雾剂）和塑料医疗废物，这种流行病还给生态系统和生物多样性带来了新的风险。保护生理学可用于确定这些产品的监管阈值。此外，鉴于 COVID-19 是人畜共患病，保护生理学家还有机会与保护医学和人类健康领域的专家密切合作，制定策略，减少未来大流行的可能性（例如，哪些条件会导致疾病发展和病原体转移），同时拥抱同一个健康理念。保护生理学界也受到了 COVID-19 的直接影响，导致研究、培训和网络（例如会议）中断。由于这是一门新兴学科，因此支持早期职业研究人员并确保为下一代保护生理学家提供招募途径，同时创建一个多元化和包容性的社区尤为重要。 我们对未来仍然充满希望，特别是对保护生理学界提供相关的、以解决方案为导向的科学来指导决策者的能力，特别是在重要的后新冠转型和经济复苏期间。