. . . . "Biodiversity research domains including species distribution modeling, conservation planning, population genetics, ecological network analysis, and ecosystem dynamics simulation" . "What quantum computing and quantum-inspired approaches have been applied or proposed for biodiversity research and conservation, and what evidence exists for their computational advantages over classical methods?" . "Classical computational methods including traditional machine learning, simulated annealing, genetic algorithms, and standard statistical approaches (MCMC, maximum likelihood, Bayesian methods)" . "Quantum computing approaches and quantum-inspired algorithms, including quantum machine learning, quantum optimization (e.g., quantum annealing, QAOA), quantum-enhanced MCMC, and quantum community detection methods" . "Quantum Computing Applications for Biodiversity Research and Conservation: A Scoping Review" . . "Characterization of application domains, computational advantages demonstrated, hardware requirements, scalability assessments, and readiness for operational biodiversity research and conservation practice" . "Quantum computing is emerging as a potential paradigm shift for ecology (Sherley et al. 2023, Clenet et al. 2025). Applications include conservation planning optimization (Microsoft/Marxan), species distribution modeling, population genetics, and ecological network analysis. This scoping review maps the current landscape to identify promising directions and gaps for the biodiversity research community." . . "Anne Fouilloux" . "2025-12-24T17:06:38+00:00"^^ . . . . "PICO Research Question: Quantum Computing Applications for Biodiversity Research and Conservation..." . . . . . "RSA" . "MIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEAosxbitQQzLXi1949Zd9JmSkGfYHHlj/CZZ7iiYs1TrZ5/Jk/wGA7kHEv7f9NtsinOdBo9EtHj/jgHE5W2Vv404JbOAY280PvH5Jns5ObWdVZmtHeCw0ZIdPEqNrurrEweKhzcTJW/YRpYWPwVPo47XyIW6IAcmx6gfdtmdPddMpplqExrP6G99ksXfXlZI0InQtZJRSGK5lYLLNzaofFtupPI5OAAGjooDyHijp0Ap2HIXH6WpO4S44cFPKU34pH2xhIY4/XT5DG1X5UoiVHs2Yoo30BHFudj/kAFwdzcy6Yh4tMDaB3ox6p7pi267d7n0y7kypC0Nt+hfgHQ1FpgwIDAQAB" . "h8Mfuiu037tO+v67pyxwCYU4MMVv1rEKmOj2zA6fqtmkLOc0tu8kH+/IfodBrGqMk1cbkWv5+u4jd+V3bnGw4vMUlf7lIGfmRC+ADchmMt1pcgHtgTv3Q6jOXvnjuJoR2ozL/3//uPYba+0BsvgNsBqRrwKXRPf2nguYsvBkzdL1Xmvon5xw2s4nkJoWPp2yG16mxsWN9BvHQfCvwnZ8vAY0hgHBoOmitWEtRYs8EuemE3pSqRgRllWauypVMTg60//pORarXTtZMBluMnXf02E/0LJZzgF7kcugWiQ2UiJVRB2C8pgasaelX9gt6SKSZXuCWRiI8xPlyKHyYCwVtA==" . . .