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 …

Big data, big problems? How to circumvent problems in biodiversity map** and ensure meaningful results

AC Hughes, JB Dorey, S Bossert, H Qiao, MC Orr - Ecography, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Our knowledge of biodiversity hinges on sufficient data, reliable methods, and realistic
models. Without an accurate assessment of species distributions, we cannot effectively …

Insights from citizen science reveal priority areas for conserving biodiversity in Bangladesh

S Chowdhury, RA Fuller, M Rokonuzzaman, S Alam… - One Earth, 2023 - cell.com
The tropics contain a vast majority of species, yet our understanding of tropical biodiversity is
limited. Here we combine species locality data from scientific databases and social media to …

Using social media records to inform conservation planning

S Chowdhury, RA Fuller, S Ahmed, S Alam… - Conservation …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Citizen science plays a crucial role in hel** monitor biodiversity and inform conservation.
With the widespread use of smartphones, many people share biodiversity information on …

Wild cats on the internet: The role of social media in popularising caracals in South Africa

GRM Leighton, LEK Serieys - Environmental Communication, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
In the digital age online platforms provide new models of engagement between science and
society. Garnering sufficient involvement in conservation relies largely on communicating …

Social media data for biodiversity conservation

VM Adams - Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2024 - cell.com
Systematic conservation planning is considered best practice for identifying priority areas,
but applications remain limited where biodiversity data are insufficient. In a recent article …

A protocol for harvesting biodiversity data from Facebook

S Chowdhury, S Ahmed, S Alam… - Conservation …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The expanding use of community science platforms has led to an exponential increase in
biodiversity data in global repositories. Yet, understanding of species distributions remains …

Protected area coverage of the full annual cycle of migratory butterflies

S Chowdhury, M Cardillo, JW Chapman… - Conservation …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Effective conservation of migratory species relies on habitat protection throughout their
annual cycle. Although protected areas (PAs) play a central role in conservation, their …

Visitor experience with biodiversity in tropical rainforests: A global-scale assessment using social media data

Y Fan, MSH Mandal, M Nakabayashi, T Hosaka - Biological Conservation, 2024 - Elsevier
Tourism in tropical rainforests can assist in their conservation by providing visitors with
opportunities to interact with biodiversity and raising awareness toward rainforest …

[HTML][HTML] Crowdsourced Indicators of Flora and Fauna Species: Comparisons Between iNaturalist Records and Field Observations

H Kwon, B Seo, J Kim, H Lee - Land, 2025 - mdpi.com
Cultural ecosystem services provide intangible benefits such as recreation and aesthetic
enjoyment but are difficult to quantify compared to provisioning or regulating ecosystem …