[HTML][HTML] Social Media as a Lens for Citizen Science: Investigating Visitor Contributions in a Forest Recreational Area

S **gu, Y Ogawa, K Yamaki, A Miyamoto, N Takayama - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
The primary challenge in collecting biodiversity information using citizen science is to
encourage a diverse range of people to participate. This is crucial in fostering a Nature …

[HTML][HTML] Prosocial and financial incentives for biodiversity conservation: A field experiment using a smartphone app

S Sasaki, T Kubo, S Kitano - Ecological Economics, 2025 - Elsevier
Ascertaining the number, type, and location of plant, insect, and animal species is essential
for biodiversity conservation. However, it is difficult to comprehensively monitor the situation …

[HTML][HTML] From Sand to Bell: Novel Predation of Scyphozoans by the Giant Caribbean Sea Anemone Condylactis gigantea (Weinland, 1860) from the Western Atlantic

RD Morejón-Arrojo, NB López-Figueroa… - Diversity, 2025 - mdpi.com
Predation is a fundamental ecological process that shapes marine ecosystem dynamics.
This study reveals a novel predator–prey interaction between the giant Caribbean sea …

Harnessing Community Science and Open Research-based Data to Track Distributions of Invasive Species in Japan

S Sakai, K Atsumi, T Genroku, K Goka, S Fujiki - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
At the forefront of invasive alien species (IAS) control, information gaps about the latest IAS
distribution can hinder the required actions of local governments. In Japan, many prefectural …