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conbio-literature-positioning

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Use when positioning a Conservation Biology manuscript against the literature so it reads as a novel, transferable contribution to conservation science. Conservation Biology readers span ecology, social science, and practice, so the paper must engage the relevant conservation literatures and state the gap precisely. Stakes the contribution; it does not write the literature review.

When to use

• Drafting or revising the introduction
• Revising the contribution paragraph
• Addressing reviewer feedback on missing key work
• Connecting taxon literature to broader conservation science
• Distinguishing contribution from closest prior papers
• Building a three-column map of conversation, tension, and delta
• Comparing against sibling venues
• Checking submission-ready gate

When not to use

• Writing the literature review
• Polishing format
• Study design adjudication

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