General 1 — The EEB Language Project

This is a repository where harmful terms that have been identified by community members will be listed, along with context explaining why the terms are harmful, and suggestions for words or phrases to use as replacements 

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Tell us about harmful terminology in EEB by filling out the google form

The purpose of this form is to crowdsource terminology in ecology and evolutionary biology that may be harmful or offensive. We also hope to identify potential replacement terms and provide space for additional comments, explanations, or context regarding the terms provided. The form will contribute to a repository for harmful terminology that will be regularly updated.

These terms were identified as harmful by respondents to a survey of the EEB community. Here, we report the most commonly-identified terms, and some potential replacements offered by the respondents. This repository is meant to serve as a starting point for dialogue within the scientific community.