Emerging technologies in citizen science and potential for insect monitoring

JK Sheard, T Adriaens, DE Bowler… - … of the Royal …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Emerging technologies are increasingly employed in environmental citizen science projects.
This integration offers benefits and opportunities for scientists and participants alike. Citizen …

Citizen science is a vital partnership for invasive alien species management and research

MJO Pocock, T Adriaens, S Bertolino, R Eschen, F Essl… - IScience, 2024 - cell.com
Invasive alien species (IAS) adversely impact biodiversity, ecosystem functions, and socio-
economics. Citizen science can be an effective tool for IAS surveillance, management, and …

Marine invasive alien species in Europe: 9 years after the IAS Regulation

S Katsanevakis, S Olenin, R Puntila-Dodd… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Biological invasions, resulting from human activities, exert substantial impacts on
ecosystems worldwide. This review focuses on marine invasive alien species (IAS) in …

 Eyes on the aliens: citizen science contributes to research, policy and management of biological invasions in Europe

V Price-Jones, PMJ Brown, T Adriaens, E Tricarico… - NeoBiota, 2022 - flore.unifi.it
Invasive alien species (IAS) are a key driver of global biodiversity loss. Reducing their
spread and impact is a target of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG target 15.8) and …

Overcoming biodiversity blindness: Secondary data in primary citizen science observations

N Pernat, S Canavan, M Golivets… - Ecological Solutions …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In the face of the global biodiversity crisis, collecting comprehensive data and making the
best use of existing data are becoming increasingly important to understand patterns and …

[HTML][HTML] Phenological map** of invasive insects: decision support for surveillance and management

BS Barker, L Coop - Insects, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Phenological maps can depict the development and seasonal activities
(phenology) of invasive insects at area-wide scales, such as counties, states, or entire …

Sharing communication insights of the citizen science program Plastic Pirates—best practices from 7 years of engaging schoolchildren and teachers in plastic …

S Dittmann, T Kiessling, L Mederake… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Engaging the general public in research processes through citizen science allows for
innovative scientific studies and makes science accessible to the general public. Effective …

Beetlehangers.org: harmonizing host–parasite records of Harmonia axyridis and Hesperomyces harmoniae

MD de Groot, M Christou, JY Pan, T Adriaens… - Arthropod-Plant …, 2024 - Springer
Citizen science is an increasingly powerful tool to gather large quantities of biological data
and to engage the public. The number of citizen science initiatives has rapidly increased in …

Feral American mink Neogale vison continues to expand its European range: time to harmonise population monitoring and coordinate control

R Vada, S Illanas, P Acevedo, T Adriaens… - Mammal …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The American mink Neogale vison is an invasive alien species in Europe that
threatens endemic biodiversity and can transmit zoonotic diseases, including the SARS …

A scenario‐guided strategy for the future management of biological invasions

N Roura‐Pascual, WC Saul… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Future dynamics of biological invasions are highly uncertain because they depend on
multiple social–ecological drivers. We used a scenario‐based approach to explore potential …