Trying to engage the crowd in recording invasive alien species in Europe: experiences from two smartphone applications in northwest Europe

Adriaens, Tim; Sutton-Croft, Michael; Owen, Katy; Brosens, Dimitri; Valkenburg, Johan van; Kilbey, Dave J; Groom, Quentin; Ehmig, Carolin; Thürkow, Florian; Hende, Peter Van; Schneider, Katrin

doi:10.3391/mbi.2015.6.2.12

Cited by 78 publications

(81 citation statements)

References 28 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Therefore, there is a need for support and advice for planning, design and data management of mobile apps and platforms in the citizen science community. Adriaens et al 2015, for example, stress this need in relation to the monitoring of invasive alien species. Following these requests it is therefore time to join forces, and structure the growing number of new developments in order to prevent needless duplication of existing functionality, repetition of failure, and learn lessons from successful implementation and best practice.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Defining principles for mobile apps and platforms development in citizen science

Sturm¹,

Schade²,

Ceccaroni³

et al. 2018

RIO

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Defining principles for mobile apps and platforms development in citizen science

Sturm¹,

Schade²,

Ceccaroni³

et al. 2018

RIO

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

“…Despite this, there is a need for support and advice for planning, design and data management of mobile apps and platforms in the citizen science community. Adriaens et al (2015), for example, stress this need in relation to the monitoring of invasive alien species. Following these requests it is therefore time to join forces, and structure the growing number of new developments in order to prevent needless duplication of existing functionality, repetition of failure, and learn lessons from successful implementation and best practice.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Defining principles for mobile apps and platforms development in citizen science

Sturm¹,

Schade²,

Ceccaroni³

et al. 2017

RIO

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

“…For example, environmental agencies of U.S.A, Europe and the Fundación Humedales (Colombia) has developed free apps named respectively IveGot1, That's Invasive! and InvBasa, to provide awareness about new invasions (Adriaens et al, 2015;Wallace et al, 2016, Fundacion Humedales, 2017. Lastly, and more importantly, it is necessary to implement educational programs to provide high-quality information to hobbyists, retailers and fish farmers (Azevedo-Santos et al, 2015), as for example, informing about threats 8 e170033 [8] related to the introduction of non-native fish, and the list of invasive species forbidden in the market (e.g.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Small size today, aquarium dumping tomorrow: sales of juvenile non-native large fish as an important threat in Brazil

et al. 2017

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Informal sales of large-bodied non-native aquarium fishes (known as "tankbusters") is increasing among Brazilian hobbyists. In this study, we surveyed this non-regulated trade on Facebook ® from May 2012 to September 2016, systematically collecting information about the fishes available for trading: species, family, common/scientific names, native range, juvenile length, behavior, number of specimens available in five geographical regions from Brazil. We also assessed the invasion risk of the most frequently sold species using the Fish Invasiveness Screening Test (FIST). We found 93 taxa belonging to 35 families. Cichlidae was the dominant family, and most species were native to South America. All species are sold at very small sizes (< 10.0 cm), and most display aggressive behavior. The hybrid Amphilophus trimaculatus × Amphilophus citrinellus, Astronotus ocellatus, Uaru amphiacanthoides, Osteoglossum bicirrhosum, Cichla piquiti, Pangasianodon hypophthalmus, Datnioides microlepis and Cichla kelberi were the main species available. The southeast region showed the greatest trading activity. Based on biological traits, the FIST indicated that Arapaima gigas, C. kelberi and C. temensis are high-risk species in terms of biological invasions via aquarium dumping. We suggest management strategies such as trade regulations, monitoring, euthanasia and educational programs to prevent further introductions via aquarium dumping.Keywords: Aquarium releases, Aquarium trade, Biological invasions, Invasiveness, Propagule pressure.A venda de juvenis de peixes não-nativos de grandes dimensões, chamados de "peixes jumbo", está aumentando entre aquaristas no Brasil. Neste trabalho, pesquisou-se este comércio informal pelo Facebook ® de maio/2012 a setembro/2016, coletando-se informações sobre espécies, família, nomes vulgares/científicos, origem, tamanho juvenil, comportamento e número/frequência de exemplares disponíveis nas cinco regiões geográficas do Brasil. Também avaliou-se o risco de invasão das espécies mais vendidas usando o protocolo Fish Invasiveness Screening Test (FIST). Foram encontradas 93 espécies pertencentes a 35 famílias. Cichlidae foi a família dominante, e a maioria das espécies é nativa da América do Sul. Todas as espécies foram vendidas como juvenis (< 10.0 cm), e a maioria exibe comportamento agressivo. O híbrido Amphilophus trimaculatus × Amphilophus citrinellus, Astronotus ocellatus, Uaru amphiacanthoides, Osteoglossum bicirrhosum, Cichla piquiti, Pangasianodon hypophthalmus, Datnioides microlepis e Cichla kelberi foram as espécies mais comercializadas. A região sudeste apresentou a maior porcentagem de vendas, e o FIST mostrou que Arapaima gigas, C. kelberi e C. temensis foram consideradas de alto risco para desencadear invasões biológicas mediadas por descarte de aquários. Recomendações como a regulação do comércio, monitoramento, sacrifício das espécies e campanhas educacionais para os aquaristas são sugeridas para evitar futuras introduções de peixes via descarte de aquários. Palavras-chave:Comércio o...

show abstract

Trying to engage the crowd in recording invasive alien species in Europe: experiences from two smartphone applications in northwest Europe

Cited by 78 publications

References 28 publications

Defining principles for mobile apps and platforms development in citizen science

Defining principles for mobile apps and platforms development in citizen science

Defining principles for mobile apps and platforms development in citizen science

Small size today, aquarium dumping tomorrow: sales of juvenile non-native large fish as an important threat in Brazil

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About