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Dataset for Article: "Citizen Science Provides a Reliable and Scalable Tool to Track Disease-Carrying Mosquitoes"
<p>This is the dataset used for the analysis in Citizen Science Provides a Reliable and Scalable Tool to Track Disease-Carrying Mosquitoes, by John R.B. Palmer, Aitana Oltra, Francisco Collantes, Juan Antonio Delgado, Javier Lucientes, Sarah Delacour, Mikel Bengoa, Roger Eritja, and Frederic Bartumeus. </p> <p> </p> <p>Copyright &copy; 2017 John R.B. Palmer, Aitana Oltra, Francisco Collantes, Juan Antonio Delgado, Javier Lucientes, Sarah Delacour, Mikel Bengoa, Roger Eritja, and Frederic Bartumeus.</p> <p><br> Dataset for Article: "Citizen Science Provides a Reliable and Scalable Tool to Track Disease-Carrying Mosquitoes" by John R.B. Palmer, Aitana Oltra, Francisco Collantes, Juan Antonio Delgado, Javier Lucientes, Sarah Delacour, Mikel Bengoa, Roger Eritja, and Frederic Bartumeus is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.</p>
Citizen science data reveals altitudinal movement and seasonal ecosystem use by hummingbirds in the Andes Mountains
Ensuring connectivity is crucial to protect landscapes but it requires knowledge about how animals use ecosystems throughout the year. However, animal movements remain largely unknown in biodiversity hotspots, even for species that fulfill key ecological roles, as is the case of hummingbirds in the Andes. In the complex topography of mountain slopes, movement of these avian pollinators may occur either between habitat patches with asynchronous plant blooms or across ecosystems that are located within same elevation bands or along altitudinal gradients. Here, we used two decades (2000-2020) of records from citizen science data and boosted regression trees to predict monthly distributions for 55 hummingbird species in the Andes. We identified shifts in altitudinal distribution between contiguous months and calculated changes in the proportion of predicted distributions occupied by ecosystem types. Our findings reveal substantial altitudinal movement and differences in the proportion of ecosystem types utilized throughout the year that had not been previously reported for several species. Yet the magnitude of altitudinal and ecosystem shifts varies between hummingbird clades, and in some cases changes in the proportion of ecosystem types within estimated distributions occurs with little variation in altitude. All ecosystems across the Andes show temporal changes in hummingbird occurrence, but these are higher in natural landscapes compared to croplands or urban areas. Finally, we used phylogenetic logistic regression to test whether altitudinal and ecosystem shifts affect population trends. We found that higher ecosystem seasonality is more strongly associated with decreasing populations in comparison to altitudinal shifts. Altogether, our study reveals complex patterns of movement in hummingbirds and highlights the importance of ecological connectivity across different ecosystem types. More generally, it demonstrates the opportunity of using citizen science data to increase understanding about species' seasonal occurrences so that landscapes can be better managed to protect animal movement.
For the people by the people: citizen science web interface for real-time monitoring of tick risk areas in Finland
<p>Ticks and tick-borne diseases (TBDs) form a significant and growing threat to human health and well-being in Europe, with increasing numbers of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) and Lyme borreliosis cases being reported during the past few decades. Increasing knowledge of tick risk areas and seasonal activity remains the primary method for preventing TBDs. Crowdsourcing provides the best alternative for rapidly obtaining data on tick occurrence on a national level.</p> <p>In order to produce and share up-to-date data about tick risk areas in Finland, an online platform, Punkkilive (www.punkkilive.fi/en), was launched in April 2021. On the website, users can submit and browse tick observations, report tick numbers and hosts, and upload pictures of ticks.</p> <p>Here, we looked at trends in the crowdsourced data from 2021, assessed the effect of local tick species on seasonality of observations, and examined sampling bias in the data.</p> <p>The high number of tick observations (n=78 837) highlights that there was demand for such a service. Approximately 97% of 5573 uploaded pictures represented ticks. Seasonal patterns of tick observations varied across Finland, highlighting variability in the risk associated with the two human-biting tick species <em>Ixodes ricinus</em> and <em>I. persulcatus</em>, the latter having a shorter, unimodal activity peak in late spring–early summer. Tick numbers were low and the proportion of new sightings was high in northern Finland, as may be expected near the latitudinal distribution limits of both species. While the number of inhabitants generally explained the number of tick observations well, geographically weighted regression models also identified areas that deviated from this general pattern.</p> <p>This study offers a prime example of how crowdsourcing can be applied to track vectors of zoonotic diseases, to the benefit of both researchers and the public. Areas with more or fewer observations than predicted based on number of inhabitants were revealed, wherein more specific analyses may reveal factors contributing to lower or higher risk levels that may be used in increasing awareness. We hope that the success of Punkkilive serves to highlight the usefulness of citizen science in the prevention of vector-borne diseases.</p>
Dataset of five citizen science platforms with reagards endemic bird species of the Atlantic Forest
<p>Data on the contribution of observers of five different citizen science platforms in Brazil (eBird, WikiAves, Biofaces, iNaturalist, and Táxeus) related to endemic bird species in the Atlantic Forest.</p>
SeaPaCS Participatory Citizen Science against Marine Pollution_The Video
<p><a href="">Final video of the European project SeaPaCS – </a>Participatory Citizen Science Against Marine Pollution (coordinated by Prof. Chiara Certomà of the University of Turin – ESOMAS Department – and funded by the European Project IMPETUS). Then video is produced by Raw-News, shot by Giuseppe Lupinacci with the direction of Federico Fornaro and the support of Davide Rinaldi of the "Capo d'Anzio Diving Center". It presents the problem of plastic in the sea, now present at all levels of the food chain, which is increasingly evident to everyone and is profoundly changing ecologies, economies and our relationship with the sea. </p>
Infographics of six key aspects in the development of citizen science projects
<p>These six infographics describe six key aspects in the development of citizen science projects. The six key ideas are: co-creation, communities, tools and methods, data, ethics and inclusion, and action. Each infographics condensates several ideas and messages in three columns: why is the aspect is important, how can this aspect be further develop and finally a set of practical recommendations.</p> <p>The digital material is also available at the Universitat de Barcelona <a href="https://web.ub.edu/en/web/ciencia-ciutadana/">website</a> on citizen science. The material is being used in certified training activities on citizen science and developed by the <a href="http://www.ub.edu/opensystems/">OpenSystems</a> research group. The first use of this material is being done during a certified training program offered by IDP-ICE UB: Training in citizen science: Introduction and deepening in the development of participatory research projects with social commitment. It had a 10 h duration and it was oriented to a wide audience that mostly include universities staff, civil society organisations representatives, university students, and public administration staff.</p> <p>Infographics created under the CSNOW project with the Citizen Science Work Group of the IDP-ICE UB, coordinated by Josep Perelló with the support of Núria Coll-Bonfill. Translations from Catalan to English have been possible with the support of the TORCH EU project. Design: <a href="https://minimalheroes.tv">Minimal Heroes</a>.</p>
The FjordPhyto citizen science project in the Antarctic Peninsula
<p>FjordPhyto, funded by the United States National Science Foundation (NSF) in 2016-2019 and by the National Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA) Citizen Science for Earth Systems Program since 2021, is a citizen science project that examines the impacts of increasing glacier meltwater on local ecosystems at the ice-ocean interface of the Antarctic Peninsula (AP), with an emphasis on the western coast (WAP). The citizen science module is based on a collaboration with the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO). Citizen scientists participate in a "validation safari" in which satellite data informs sampling to validate and refine a new ocean color algorithm to detect the glacial meltwater content of seawater from space. The in-situ measurements are combined with remote sensing data products to address scientific questions related to the impacts of glacial meltwater on phytoplankton community abundance and taxonomic composition. This project implements new field sampling techniques and conducts analyses of phytoplankton diversity through a microscopic and genomics approach.</p> <p>The scientific goals of this Citizen Science project are to determine the spatial extent of glacial meltwater through the seasons and identify concomitant shifts in phytoplankton abundance and community diversity in coastal Antarctic waters. Repeated sampling of this region from November to March along 3-6 degrees of latitude (62<sup>o</sup>S to 65<sup>o</sup>S and down to 68<sup>o</sup>S) is only feasible with tourist ships, or through remote sensing. The addition of a remote sensing component, validated by citizen scientists, is crucial for describing long-term synoptic trends and variability in the abundance and spatio-temporal extent of phytoplankton in this region, and for discerning how these patterns are likely to alter in response to changes in climate. This study provides a foundation to better understand phytoplankton diversity under current and potential future ocean conditions, and lead to more robust predictions on potential impacts to upper trophic levels and biogeochemical cycling within this rapidly changing ecosystem.</p>
Marine litter abundance and composition on Chilean beaches, registered by the Científicos de la Basura citizen science program
<p>Data set generated by means of citizen science, which contains the abundances of the principal litter items registered on Chilean beaches every four years from 2008 to 2020, as well as in 2021. Specifically, the data set contains the numbers of macrolitter items (> 2.5 cm) counted within 3m x 3m sampling stations positioned within the surveyed beaches, grouped according to different material categories (such as papers, plastics, cigarette butts, among others). The data set also contains the sampling dates, the names and coordinates of the surveyed beaches, the zone and region where they are located, the nearest coastal city or town to each beach, the name of the school or the type of volunteers group that conducted each sampling, the total sum of anthropogenic litter items within each sampling station, and the mean abundance per square meter.</p>
Mein liebster Schatz! Das Citizen Science-Projekt Gruß &Kuss stellt sich vor
<p>Posterslambeitrag zur DHd2022. Kulturen des digitalen Gedächtnisses</p>
Figure 1 in Notes on broodcare by Hindumanes and updated distribution of the genus from published records and citizen science observations (Araneae: Salticidae: Lyssomaninae)
Figure 1. Male (1) and female (2) Hindumanes karnatakensis from Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala (31 MAY 2015). These are the individuals described by Sudin, Nafin & Sudhikumar (2017), and also appear as records (5) and (4), respectively, in Table 2. Photographs © K. S. Nafin (nafin_ks on iNaturalist), used under a CC BY-NC 4.0 license.
Figure 3 in Notes on broodcare by Hindumanes and updated distribution of the genus from published records and citizen science observations (Araneae: Salticidae: Lyssomaninae)
Figure 3. Known distribution of Hindumanes species in southern India. Numbers associated with each locality correspond to records listed in Table 2. Based on available records, this genus is endemic to southern India, and no other lyssomanines are known from India. Map credits: 1-2, Enhanced satellite images courtesy of NASA; 2, Overlay of borders, towns and roads courtesy of OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors (https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).
Figure 2. Female Hindumanes guarding her brood nest under a in Notes on broodcare by Hindumanes and updated distribution of the genus from published records and citizen science observations (Araneae: Salticidae: Lyssomaninae)
Figure 2. Female Hindumanes guarding her brood nest under a Colocasia esculenta leaf in a residential garden, Gudalur, Tamil Nadu (10:47-10:52, 17 AUG 2019). The young were just beginning to hatch. This is record 10 in Table 2 and Map Figure 3.
T a b l e 1 in Citizen Science Assisted Monitoring Provides New Data Concerning the Distribution of the Bulgarian Bent-toed Gecko, Mediodactylus danilewskii (Gekkonidae, Squamata), in North-East Bulgaria
T a b l e 1. Coordinates of the newly recorded specimens of M. danilewskii in North East Bulgaria
Fig. 2 in Citizen Science Assisted Monitoring Provides New Data Concerning the Distribution of the Bulgarian Bent-toed Gecko, Mediodactylus danilewskii (Gekkonidae, Squamata), in North-East Bulgaria
Fig. 2. Schematic map of the confirmed and new sites of
Data for: Citizen science as an ecosystem of engagement: Implications for learning and broadening participation
<p>The bulk of research on citizen science participants is project-centric, based on an assumption that volunteers experience a single project. Contrary to this assumption, survey responses (n=3,894) and digital trace data (n=3,649) from volunteers, who collectively engaged in 1,126 unique projects, revealed that multi-project participation was the norm. Only 23% of volunteers were singletons (who participated in only one project), and multi-project participants split evenly between disciplines specialists (39%) and discipline spanners (38% joined projects with different disciplinary topics), and unevenly between mode specialists (67%) and mode spanners (33% participated in online and offline projects). Public engagement was narrow: multi-project participants were eight times more likely to be white, and five times more likely to hold advanced degrees, than the general population. We propose a volunteer-centric framework that explores how the dynamic accumulation of experiences in a project ecosystem can support broad learning objectives and inclusive citizen science. </p>
COVID-19 lockdown measures impacted citizen science hedgehog observation numbers in Bavaria, Germany
<p>The COVID-19 pandemic has led to temporary changes in human-animal interactions due to changes in human activities. Here we report on a surge in hedgehog observations during the first COVID-19 lockdown in Germany in 2020, on the citizen science web portal 'Igel in Bayern' (Hedgehogs in Bavaria) in Germany. This increase in comparison to previous years could be attributed to an increase in the number of people reporting hedgehog observations, rather than an increase in the number of hedgehog observations done by each observer. Additionally, in contrast to other studies on the effects of a COVID-19 lockdown on observations recorded by Citizen Science projects, the share of observations made in more urbanized areas during the lockdown time was not higher than the change observed in less urbanized areas. This is possibly a result of the differences in COVID-19 measures between Germany and other countries where preceding studies were carried out, in particular the lack of measures limiting outdoor activities for citizens.</p>
Population changes in a whale breeding ground revealed by citizen science noninvasive genetics unique microsatellite profiles of southern right whales
<p>Historical exploitation, and a combination of current anthropogenic impacts, such as climate change and habitat degradation, impact the population dynamics of marine mammalian megafauna. Right whales (<em>Eubalaena </em>spp.) are large cetaceans recovering from hunting, whose reproductive and population growth rate appear to be impacted by climate change. We apply noninvasive genetic methods to monitor southern right whale (<em>E. australis</em>, SRW) and test the application of noninvasive genetics to minimise the observer effects on the population. Our aim is to describe population structure, and interdecadal and interannual changes to assess species status in the Great Acceleration period of Anthropocene. As a basis for population genetic analyses, we collected samples from sloughed skin during post-migration epidermal moult. Considering the exploration-exploitation dilemma, we collaborated with whale-watching companies, as part of a citizen science approach and to reduce ad hoc logistic operations and biopsy equipment. We used mitochondrial and microsatellite data and population genetic tools. We report for the first time the genetic composition and differentiation of the Namibian portion of the range. Population genetic parameters suggest that South Africa hosts the largest population. This corresponds with higher estimates of current gene flow from Africa compared to older samples. We have observed considerable interannual variation in population density at the breeding ground and an interdecadal shift in genetic variability, evidenced by an increase in the point estimate inbreeding. Clustering analyses confirmed differentiation between the Atlantic and Indo-Pacific, presumably originating during the ice ages. We show that population monitoring of large whales, essential for their conservation management, is feasible using noninvasive sampling within non-scientific platforms. Observed patterns are concurrent to changes of movement ecology and decline in reproductive success of the South African population, probably reflecting a large-scale restructuring of pelagic marine food webs.</p>
Knowledge of returning wildlife species and willingness to participate in citizen science projects among wildlife park visitors in Germany
<p>Successful conservation efforts have led to recent increases of large mammals such as European bison (Bison bonasus), moose (Alces alces) and grey wolf (Canis lupus) and their return to former habitats in central Europe. While embraced by some, the recovery of these species is a controversial topic and holds potential for human-wildlife conflicts. Involving the public has been suggested to be an effective method for monitoring wildlife and mitigating associated conflicts. To assess two interrelated prerequisites for engaging people in Citizen Science (CS) – knowledge of returning species and respondents' readiness to participate in CS activities for monitoring and managing these species – we conducted a survey (questionnaire) in two wildlife parks located in different states of Germany. Based on 472 complete questionaires, we developed generalized linear models to 1) understand how sociodemographic variables and exposure to the species affected visitors' knowledge of each species, and to 2) investigate if sociodemographic variables and knowledge influenced the likelihood of visitors to participate in CS activities. Almost all visitors were aware of the returning wolf population, while knowledge and awareness about bison and moose were significantly lower. Knowledge of the two herbivores differed geographically (higher knowledge of moose in the north-eastern state), possibly indicating a positive association between exposure to the species and knowledge. However, models generally performed poorly in predicting knowledge about wildlife, suggesting that such specific knowledge is insufficiently explained by sociodemographic variables. Our model to explain stated willingness in CS indicated that younger participants and those with higher knowledge scores in the survey were more willing to engage in CS activities. Overall, our analyses highlight how exposure to large mammals, knowledge about wildlife and human demographics are interrelated - insights that are helpful for effectively recruiting citizen scientists for wildlife conservation.</p>
Webinar "Citizen Involvement in Open Science: Roles, Levels and Opportunities", May 26, 2022
<p>LibOCS Webinar “Citizen Involvement in Open Science: Roles, Levels and Opportunities”, May 26, 2022.</p> <p>PR2 milestone - information campaign. </p>
Improving citizen science data for long-term monitoring of plant species
<p>In 2012, a new volunteer-based recording scheme for vascular plants was launched in the Netherlands. Its purpose is to track the changes in the number of occupied 1-km grid cells for as many native plant species as possible between survey rounds of 8 years. We did not prescribe a strict field protocol to minimize variation in observer effort, but instead chose to statistically correct for this variation with occupancy models. These models require replicated visits to a grid cell per season, which was implemented by having two independent observers survey grid cells and record all plant species observed. Now that a first survey round has ended (2012–2019), we evaluate our approach, i.e. we tested whether the scheme has the potential to produce proper trend estimates. The number of occupied grid cells in the first round was estimated per species, using an occupancy model with day of year, visit duration and observer experience as covariates for detection. The detection probability, which was 0.43 on average, strongly depended on visit duration and day of year. It was possible to estimate the number of occupied grid cells quite precisely for several hundreds of species, such that the statistical power is expected to be high enough to detect changes of 10% between survey rounds. For rare species, however, the power to detect changes is expected to be quite low. We conclude that the approach works well, but further improvements are suggested.</p>
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