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| McCormick, Sabrina; George Washington University; sabmc@gwu.edu. |
| I used the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill to examine how crowdsourcing is used as a new form of citizen science that provides real time assessments of health-related exposures. Assessing risks of an oil spill, or disasters more generally, is a challenge complicated by the situated nature of knowledge-generation that results in differential perceptions and responses. These processes are critical in the case of the British Petroleum spill in the Gulf Coast since the identification of risks promises to have ramifications for multiple social actors, as well as the health status and long-term resilience of communities in the area. Qualitative interviews, ethnographic observations, and video data were collected with local social movement organizations,... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed article |
Palavras-chave: Deepwater Horizon; Citizen science; Health; Oil spill. |
| Ano: 2012 |
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| McGreavy, Bridie; Department of Communication and Journalism, Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, University of Maine ; bridie.mcgreavy@maine.edu; Calhoun, Aram J. K.; Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology, University of Maine ; calhoun@maine.edu; Jansujwicz, Jessica; Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, University of Maine ; jessica.jansujwicz@maine.edu; Levesque, Vanessa; Department of Sustainability, University of New Hampshire ; vanessa.levesque@unh.edu. |
| Effective natural resource policy depends on knowing what is needed to sustain a resource and building the capacity to identify, develop, and implement flexible policies. This retrospective case study applies resilience concepts to a 16-year citizen science program and vernal pool regulatory development process in Maine, USA. We describe how citizen science improved adaptive capacities for innovative and effective policies to regulate vernal pools. We identified two core program elements that allowed people to act within narrow windows of opportunity for policy transformation, including (1) the simultaneous generation of useful, credible scientific knowledge and construction of networks among diverse institutions, and (2) the formation of diverse... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Adaptive governance; Citizen science; Leadership; Natural resource policy; Vernal pools. |
| Ano: 2016 |
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| Luizza, Matthew W.; Colorado State University, Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory; mwluizza@rams.colostate.edu; Wakie, Tewodros; Colorado State University, Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory; tewodros.wakie@colostate.edu; Evangelista, Paul H.; Colorado State University, Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory; paul.evangelista@colostate.edu; Jarnevich, Catherine S.; U.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins Science Center; jarnevichc@usgs.gov. |
| The threats posed by invasive plants span ecosystems and economies worldwide. Local knowledge of biological invasions has proven beneficial for invasive species research, but to date no work has integrated this knowledge with species distribution modeling for invasion risk assessments. In this study, we integrated pastoral knowledge with Maxent modeling to assess the suitable habitat and potential impacts of invasive Cryptostegia grandiflora Robx. Ex R.Br. (rubber vine) in Ethiopia’s Afar region. We conducted focus groups with seven villages across the Amibara and Awash-Fentale districts. Pastoral knowledge revealed the growing threat of rubber vine, which to date has received limited attention in Ethiopia, and whose presence in Afar was... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Afar region; Citizen science; Cryptostegia grandiflora; Ethiopia; Invasive species; Local ecological knowledge; Maxent; Participatory mapping; Pastoral livelihoods; Risk assessment; Rubber vine; Species distribution modeling. |
| Ano: 2016 |
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| Cooper, Caren B; Cornell Lab of Ornithology; cbc25@cornell.edu; Dickinson, Janis; Cornell Lab of Ornithology;; Phillips, Tina; Cornell Lab of Ornithology;; Bonney, Rick; Cornell Lab of Ornithology;. |
| Human activities, such as mining, forestry, and agriculture, strongly influence processes in natural systems. Because conservation has focused on managing and protecting wildlands, research has focused on understanding the indirect influence of these human activities on wildlands. Although a conservation focus on wildlands is critically important, the concept of residential area as an ecosystem is relatively new, and little is known about the potential of such areas to contribute to the conservation of biodiversity. As urban sprawl increases, it becomes urgent to construct a method to research and improve the impacts of management strategies for residential landscapes. If the cumulative activities of individual property owners could help conserve... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Insight |
Palavras-chave: Citizen science; Cumulative effects; Residential landscapes; Urban ecology. |
| Ano: 2007 |
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| Deutsch, William G; Alabama Water Watch, Auburn University Water Resources Center; deutswg@auburn.edu. |
| Volunteer water monitoring programs are one of the most popular forms of citizen science, but many face governmental funding cuts and other threats to their continuation. Alabama Water Watch (AWW) is such a program that for more than 20 years has had positive influences on ecosystems and society through environmental education, waterbody protection and restoration, and promotion of improved water policy. A temporal analysis of 15 program indicators revealed 4 phases of AWW that followed general patterns of organizational development. These included periods of rapid growth, cresting, moderate decline, and stabilization at a lower level of activity. Five factors influenced these trends: saturation of potential groups, loss of monitors from aging,... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed article |
Palavras-chave: Citizen science; Community-based monitoring; Program sustainability; Public participation in scientific research; Volunteer water monitoring. |
| Ano: 2015 |
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| Shirk, Jennifer L.; Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Department of Program Development and Evaluation; jls223@cornell.edu; Ballard, Heidi L.; University of California Davis, School of Education; hballard@ucdavis.edu; Wilderman, Candie C.; Environmental Studies Department, Dickinson College; wilderma@dickinson.edu; Phillips, Tina; Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Department of Program Development and Evaluation; cbp6@cornell.edu; Wiggins, Andrea; DataONE, University of New Mexico; awiggins@syr.edu; Jordan, Rebecca; Rutgers University, Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources; jordan@aesop.rutgers.edu; McCallie, Ellen; Carnegie Museum of Natural History; MccallieE@carnegiemnh.org; Minarchek, Matthew; Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Department of Program Development and Evaluation; mjm564@cornell.edu; Lewenstein, Bruce V; Department of Communication, Cornell University; bvl1@cornell.edu; Krasny, Marianne E; Department of Natural Resources, Cornell University; mek2@cornell.edu; Bonney, Rick; Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Department of Program Development and Evaluation; reb5@cornell.edu. |
| Members of the public participate in scientific research in many different contexts, stemming from traditions as varied as participatory action research and citizen science. Particularly in conservation and natural resource management contexts, where research often addresses complex social–ecological questions, the emphasis on and nature of this participation can significantly affect both the way that projects are designed and the outcomes that projects achieve. We review and integrate recent work in these and other fields, which has converged such that we propose the term public participation in scientific research (PPSR) to discuss initiatives from diverse fields and traditions. We describe three predominant models of PPSR and call upon case... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Synthesis |
Palavras-chave: Citizen science; Community-based monitoring; Conservation; Outcomes; Participation; Public; Volunteer monitoring. |
| Ano: 2012 |
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| Singh, Navinder J.; Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences; navinder.singh@slu.se; Danell, Kjell; ; kjell.danell@slu.se; Edenius, Lars; ; lars.edenius@slu.se. |
| Monitoring of species and their ecosystem attributes is a fundamental requirement in applied ecology and conservation. However, landscape scale monitoring requires an immense effort and commitment, especially when species have a wide distribution or are migratory in nature. Participatory monitoring, whereby local communities are engaged, is increasingly being proposed to address landscape scale monitoring. Its implementation is met with many challenges related to finances, motivation of the local people, lack of trained manpower, and nondirect legal use of the species in question. It is of interest to determine what makes a participatory monitoring program interesting for locals to ensure their long term engagement. Using the unique 26-year program of... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Biology of the species; Citizen science; Cost-effectiveness; Efficiency; Hunter observations; Migratory species; Moose; Social activities; Ungulates. |
| Ano: 2014 |
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| Hames, Ralph S.; Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology; rsh5@cornell.edu; Lowe, James D.; Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology; jdl6@cornell.edu; Swarthout, Sara Barker; Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology; sb65@cornell.edu; Rosenberg, Kenneth V.; Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology; kvr2@cornell.edu. |
| Ubiquitous human-caused changes to the environment act as multiple stressors for organisms in the wild, and the effects of these stressors may be synergistic, rather than merely additive, with unexpected results. However, understanding how focal organisms respond to these stressors is crucial for conservation planning for these species. We propose a paradigm that alternates extensive, broadscale data collection by volunteer collaborators to document patterns of response, with intensive fine-scale studies by professional researchers, to elucidate the processes underlying these patterns. We demonstrate this technique, building on our existing work linking patterns of population declines in the Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) to synergistic effects of acid... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Multiple scales; Synergistic effects; Citizen science; Habitat fragmentation; Acid rain; Forests; Anthropogenic change; Soil; Calcium; Invertebrates. |
| Ano: 2006 |
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| Gerovasileiou, Vasilis; Dailianis, Thanos; Panteri, Emmanouela; Michalakis, Nikitas; Gatti, Giulia; Sini, Maria; Dimitriadis, Charalampos; Issaris, Yiannis; Salomidi, Maria; Filiopoulou, Irene; Dogan, Alper; D'Avray, Laure Thierry De Ville; David, Romain; Cinar, Melih Ertan; Koutsoubas, Drosos; Feral, Jean-pierre; Arvanitidis, Christos. |
| Background Over the last decade, inventorying and monitoring of marine biodiversity has significantly benefited from the active engagement of volunteers. Although several Citizen Science projects concern tropical reef ecosystems worldwide, none of the existing initiatives has yet specifically focused on their Mediterranean equivalents. Mediterranean coralline reefs, known as “coralligenous”, are bioherms primarily built by calcifying rhodophytes on hard substrates under dim-light conditions; they are considered hotspots of biodiversity and are extremely popular among divers due to their complex structure, conspicuous biological wealth and high aesthetic value. Nevertheless, data on their distribution, structure and conservation status is lacking for... |
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Palavras-chave: Coralligenous assemblages; Coralligenous outcrops; Coralline reefs; Bioherms; Biodiversity hotspot; Monitoring; Citizen science; SCUBA diving; Mediterranean Sea. |
| Ano: 2016 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00375/48596/48945.pdf |
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| Pernet, Fabrice; Gachelin, Sonia; Stanisière, Jean-yves; Petton, Bruno; Fleury, Elodie; Mazurié, Joseph. |
| The intertidal zone is characterized by a sharp vertical gradient of environmental stress, which structures species distribution and their interactions. Few studies, however, have examined the influence of tidal height on host–pathogen interactions. Here, we investigated how the tidal height influence outbreak of the Ostreid herpesvirus type 1 (OsHV-1) affecting the Pacific oyster. A volunteer network composed of 20 oyster growers monitored the survival of 28 batches of oysters during an epizootic event in Southern Brittany, France. Oysters were spat from wild collection or hatchery production. The sampling sites were spread over a 150-km2 area with a tidal height ranging from 0.98 to 2.90 m. Concomitantly, we followed survival of oyster spats in relation... |
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Palavras-chave: Aquaculture; Citizen science; Marine epidemiology and health; OsHV-1; Risk analysis. |
| Ano: 2019 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00491/60271/63981.pdf |
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