There is increasing availability and use of unstructured and semi‐structured citizen science
data in biodiversity research and conservation. This expansion of a rich source of 'big …

Aim Ecological data collected by the general public are valuable for addressing a wide
range of ecological research and conservation planning, and there has been a rapid …

The green-up of vegetation in spring brings a pulse of food resources that many animals
track during migration. However, green-up phenology is changing with climate change …

Data deficiencies among rare or cryptic species preclude assessment of community‐level
processes using many existing approaches, limiting our understanding of the trends and …

To analyze species count data when detection is imperfect, ecologists need models to
estimate relative abundance in the presence of unknown sources of heterogeneity. Two …

Human activities may impact animal habitat and resource use, potentially influencing
contemporary evolution in animals. In the United Kingdom, COVID-19 lockdown restrictions …

Urbanisation is occurring around the world at a rapid rate and is generally associated with
negative impacts on biodiversity at local, regional, and global scales. Examining the …

Aim Species distribution maps are essential for assessing extinction risk and guiding
conservation efforts. However, most come sourced as expert‐drawn range maps with known …

Estimates of species geographic ranges constitute critical input for biodiversity assessments,
including those for the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of …

Citizen science, including structured and semi-structured forms, has become a powerful tool
to collect biodiversity data. However, semi-structured citizen science data have been …