From eDNA to citizen science: emerging tools for the early detection of invasive species

ER Larson, BM Graham, R Achury… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Biological invasions are a form of global change threatening biodiversity, ecosystem
stability, and human health, and cost government agencies billions of dollars in remediation …

The accuracy of citizen science data: a quantitative review

E Aceves-Bueno, AS Adeleye, M Feraud… - Bulletin of the Ecological …, 2017 - JSTOR
Citizen science involves volunteers who participate in scientific research by collecting data,
monitoring sites, and even taking part in the whole process of scientific inquiry (Roy et al …

Management priorities for marine invasive species

S Giakoumi, S Katsanevakis, PG Albano… - Science of the total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Managing invasive alien species is particularly challenging in the ocean mainly because
marine ecosystems are highly connected across broad spatial scales. Eradication of marine …

A global perspective on the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on freshwater fish biodiversity

SJ Cooke, WM Twardek, AJ Lynch, IG Cowx… - Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 global pandemic and resulting effects on the economy and society (eg,
sheltering-in-place, alterations in transportation, changes in consumer behaviour, loss of …

[HTML][HTML] Making marine and coastal citizen science matter

JA Cigliano, R Meyer, HL Ballard, A Freitag… - Ocean & Coastal …, 2015 - Elsevier
Against the backdrop of a dramatic increase in citizen science activity worldwide, we
convened a combined symposium and focus group at the 2014 International Marine …

Citizen science and early detection of invasive species: phenology of first occurrences of Halyomorpha halys in Southern Europe

L Maistrello, P Dioli, M Bariselli, GL Mazzoli… - Biological …, 2016 - Springer
Early detection of invasive alien species and the ability to track their spread are critical for
undertaking appropriate management decisions. Citizen science surveys are potentially …

The second wave of earthworm invasions in North America: biology, environmental impacts, management and control of invasive jum** worms

CH Chang, MLC Bartz, G Brown, MA Callaham… - Biological …, 2021 - Springer
The invasion of jum** worms, a small group of pheretimoid earthworm species from Asia,
has increasingly become an ecological, environmental and conservation issue in forest …

How do marine and coastal citizen science experiences foster environmental engagement?

AJ Dean, EK Church, J Loder, KS Fielding… - Journal of environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Citizen science programs enable community involvement in scientific research. In addition to
fostering greater science literacy, some citizen science programs aim to foster engagement …

Redmap Australia: challenges and successes with a large-scale citizen science-based approach to ecological monitoring and community engagement on climate …

GT Pecl, J Stuart-Smith, P Walsh, DJ Bray… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Citizen science includes a suite of research approaches that involves participation by
citizens, who are not usually trained scientists, in scientific projects. Citizen science projects …

[PDF][PDF] Range expansion of the common lionfish Pterois miles (Bennett, 1828) in the Mediterranean Sea: an unwanted new guest for Italian waters

E Azzurro, B Stancanelli, V Di Martino… - BioInvasions …, 2017 - pdfs.semanticscholar.org
Lionfishes are conspicuous and disruptive predators once introduced outside of their native
range. Here we provide a revision of the occurrences of the common lionfish Pterois miles …