Citizen science provides added value in the monitoring for coastal non-indigenous species

Lehtiniemi, Maiju; Outinen, Okko; Puntila-Dodd, Riikka

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110608

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“…The predicted northward range extension of invasive marine invertebrates, especially under warming ocean temperatures (Ruiz and Hewitt, 2009;de Rivera et al, 2011;Reimer et al, 2017;Ruiz et al, 2017;Jurgens et al, 2018), prompted the establishment of a community-based monitoring network to facilitate early detection of new species. For reporting the status of invasions and informing management actions, up-todate knowledge from community-based monitors is needed (Lehtiniemi et al, 2020). Observance by Sitka Tribe of Alaska monitors of known invasive colonial tunicates associated with anthropogenic infrastructure in a Southeast Alaska harbor led to a marine invasive speciesfocused BioBlitz to investigate the extent and diversity of species established in area waters and to inform the local community about aquatic invasive species generally (AES, 2021;Jurgens et al, 2018).…”

Section: Detecting and Responding To A Marine Invasive Speciesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Teams were in search of six conspicuous nonnative species previously unknown in Alaska waters, as well as the two colonial tunicate invaders, Botrylloides violaceus (Oka, 1927) and Botryllus schlosseri (Pallas, 1766), known to occur in at least one local harbor (Ruiz et al, 2006;Wang, 2011). Among other human-mediated pathways, coastal invasive species are commonly associated with and transmitted by in-water artificial structures such as mariculture (marine-based aquaculture) infrastructure, docks, and transient vessels (Carman et al, 2010;Fletcher et al, 2013;Lehtiniemi et al, 2020). Intensive searches occurred at a local aquatic farm, public and private docks, the hulls of moored boats within city harbors, and prioritized shorelines.…”

Section: Detecting and Responding To A Marine Invasive Speciesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Harnessing the Power of Community Science to Address Data Gaps in Arctic Observing: Invasive Species in Alaska as Case Examples

Schwoerer¹,

Spellman²,

Davis³

et al. 2021

ARCTIC

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The Arctic is undergoing large-scale changes that are likely to accelerate in future decades such as introductions and expansions of invasive species. The Arctic is in a unique position to prevent new introductions and spread of existing invasive species by adopting policies and actions aimed at early detection. Responding to threats from invasive species to minimize impacts to ecosystems, communities, food security, and northern economies will necessitate extensive observations and monitoring, but resource managers often face decisions without having adequate data and resources at hand. Local observing programs such as citizen science and community-based monitoring programs present attractive methods for increasing observing capacity that span contributory and co-created approaches while raising awareness of an issue among stakeholders. While the co-created model has been widely applied and encouraged in the Arctic context, contributory citizen science programs offer an additional tool for addressing observing needs in the Arctic. We showcase three contributory citizen science programs related to freshwater, terrestrial, and marine environments that have supported the objectives of the Alaska Invasive Species Partnership. We discuss criteria for achieving ARIAS priority actions at the participant scale related to participants’ motivation and participants’ understanding of the value of their contributions, at the programmatic scale, for example promoting accessible, reciprocal, and transparent knowledge exchange, and at the policy and science scale where management action is data driven. The approach is aimed at successful integration of citizen science into Arctic policy making. Finally, we discuss challenges related to broader global data collection and future directions for contributory citizen science within Arctic observing networks.

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Section: Detecting and Responding To A Marine Invasive Speciesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Detecting and Responding To A Marine Invasive Speciesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Harnessing the Power of Community Science to Address Data Gaps in Arctic Observing: Invasive Species in Alaska as Case Examples

Schwoerer¹,

Spellman²,

Davis³

et al. 2021

ARCTIC

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“…First, citizen science has enormous policy value as it extends the monitoring capacity of environmental changes and problems. Citizen observations are invited through the Invasive Alien Species Portal 18 , for example, to monitor the spreading of crab species (Rhithropanopeus harrisii) in the Baltic Sea (Lehtiniemi et al, 2020). Lake and Sea-Wiki 19 collects data on potentially problematic jelly fish invasions (Aurelia aurita).…”

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Citizen Science and Environmental Protection Agencies: Engaging Citizens to Address Key Environmental Challenges

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Environmental Protection Agencies (EPAs) have been involved in citizen science initiatives for decades, engaging with citizens with the goal of protecting and restoring our environment. Yet the data and knowledge generated and the possibilities for engaging citizens have grown significantly in the last decades thanks to the recent developments in mobile technologies and the access to internet, resulting in a transformation of how environmental protection can be done. This perspective provides some examples on how European EPAs and their partners are currently addressing key environmental challenges and exploring new institutional approaches by bringing in citizen science data and methods. It also points out challenges that need to be addressed to fully realize the potential of citizen science as a complement to the monitoring efforts by these agencies. Finally, it presents the Interest Group on Citizen Science of the Network of the Heads of Environmental Protection Agencies (EPA Network), an informal forum where EPAs across Europe share examples and bring together strategic insights on citizen science approaches into their daily activities.

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“…Many studies have found that the quality of collected data is comparable to more conventional research (Callaghan, Lyons, Martin, Major, & Kingsford, 2017; Walker & Taylor, 2017) and at times performs even better (Callaghan & Gawlik, 2015; Swanson et al, 2016). Community science makes it possible to monitor at the spatial and temporal scales necessary to understand broad and complex conservation issues (La Sorte et al, 2017), can speed up data analysis (Swanson et al, 2016), and while community science is not free, it is more cost efficient at larger scales than conventional methods (Heigl, Horvath, Laaha, & Zaller, 2017; Lehtiniemi, Outinen, & Puntila‐Dodd, 2020). Community science also has the potential to provide more consistent and long‐term data than conventional monitoring.…”

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The unrealized potential of community science to support research on the resilience of protected areas

Binley

Proctor

Pither³

et al. 2021

Conservat Sci and Prac

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To remain effective into the future, protected areas must be resilient to change. Evaluating the resilience of protected areas requires data across large spatial and temporal scales, which has proven to be a strength of community science in conservation research. Here, we assess the contributions of community science to different topics of protected area research and identify gaps where community science can be used more effectively. We performed a literature search aimed at capturing the research on resilient protected area design and management, then used Latent Dirichlet Allocation to model the topics represented in this corpus. Once topics were established, we searched for evidence of community science being used in each publication. Our analysis showed that there are five main areas of focus in resilient protected area research: biodiversity, climate change, connectivity, resources and ecosystem services, and social governance. We found limited evidence in the literature of community science directly assisting research in these areas. Community science has proven effective for extensive and cost-effective data collection in other situations; therefore, we recommend ways in which conservation managers and researchers can incorporate community science in the design and management of resilient protected areas.

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Citizen science provides added value in the monitoring for coastal non-indigenous species

Cited by 37 publications

References 41 publications

Harnessing the Power of Community Science to Address Data Gaps in Arctic Observing: Invasive Species in Alaska as Case Examples

Harnessing the Power of Community Science to Address Data Gaps in Arctic Observing: Invasive Species in Alaska as Case Examples

Citizen Science and Environmental Protection Agencies: Engaging Citizens to Address Key Environmental Challenges

The unrealized potential of community science to support research on the resilience of protected areas

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