Large language models unlock the ecology of species interactions
Heng‐Xing Zou, Xiaohao Yang, Thabassum Hashmi Hajamaideen, Olivia Stein, Roxanne S. Beltran, Benjamin G. Freeman, Mark Lindquist, Eliot T. Miller, Summer Mengarelli, Charlotte M. Probst, Fernanda S. Valdovinos, Derek Van Berkel, Phoebe L. Zarnetske, Brian C. Weeks, Kai Zhu
This paper uses large language models to extract species interaction data from citizen science comments, expanding ecological data coverage and enabling new ecological research.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Oct 8, 2026Peer-reviewedEcology