期刊
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
卷 9, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2021.741854
关键词
coccinellids; community science; species distribution; large-scale; smartphone mobile app
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资金
- program VES19 INTERCOST [MSMT-15739/2019-6]
- Natural Environment Research Council [NE/R016429/1]
- Scientific Grant Agency of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic [VEGA 2/0032/19]
- Alien CSI COST Action Network - Horizon 2020 Framework Programme of the European Union [CA17122]
- FEDER
- Azorean [ACORES-01-0145FEDER-000072]
- Anglia Ruskin University
Citizen science initiatives are increasingly utilizing wildlife observations submitted by volunteers, with ladybirds being a popular and charismatic insect group for such projects. A mobile application for ladybird recording and identification across Europe has been developed to compile distribution data for ladybird species, assess changes over time, and raise awareness about their ecological importance. This collaborative effort aims to involve participants across Europe in recording and studying ladybirds, with plans to expand the application's use to all countries in Europe in the future.
Wildlife observations submitted by volunteers through citizen science initiatives are increasingly used within research and policy. Ladybirds are popular and charismatic insects, with most species being relatively easy to identify from photographs. Therefore, they are considered an appropriate taxonomic group for engaging people through citizen science initiatives to contribute long-term and large-scale datasets for use in many different contexts. Building on the strengths of a mass participation citizen science survey on ladybirds in the United Kingdom, we have developed a mobile application for ladybird recording and identification across Europe. The main aims of the application are to: (1) compile distribution data for ladybird species throughout Europe, and use this to assess changes in distribution over time; (2) connect and engage people in nature and increase awareness about the diversity and ecological importance of ladybirds. In developing the application we first constructed a database including ladybird species from the United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Italy, Belgium, and Portugal with associated information on relevant morphological features (e.g., size, main color, pronotum pattern) to inform identification. Additionally, the species were assessed on the basis of probability of occurrence within each country which enables users to reduce the number of species to only those with relevance to the location of the recorder. This is amongst the first collaborative citizen science approaches aimed at involving participants across Europe in recording a group of insects. In the near future, we aim to expand the use of the application to all countries in Europe.
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