Spatiotemporal patterns of public attention to invasive species across an invasion front: a case study of lionfish (Pterois miles) from the Mediterranean Sea

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60077344%3A_____%2F24%3A00605269" target="_blank" >RIV/60077344:_____/24:00605269 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-024-03420-4" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-024-03420-4</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10530-024-03420-4" target="_blank" >10.1007/s10530-024-03420-4</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Spatiotemporal patterns of public attention to invasive species across an invasion front: a case study of lionfish (Pterois miles) from the Mediterranean Sea

Original language description

Understanding societal interest in invasive species is crucial as greater public attention can support the success of conservation efforts. One of the main challenges in monitoring societal interest to support conservation is the absence of near-real-time indicators to track large-scale spatiotemporal dynamics of public attention. However, the digital revolution has opened up new opportunities to develop such indicators in support of invasive species research and management. Here, we aim to evaluate public awareness and interest in the invasive lionfish (Pterois miles) in the Mediterranean Sea and investigate spatiotemporal patterns of public interest in the species along its invasion front by using Google search volumes as a proxy for public attention. We implemented topic searches for the lionfish to download Google search volumes from 2013 to 2022 and used these data to test two hypotheses: (1) countries experiencing lionfish invasion exhibit higher public attention than those without lionfish, and (2) in invaded countries, public attention peaks around the arrival year, followed by a decline to baseline levels. Our study confirmed the first hypothesis, showing higher public attention in invaded countries. However, temporal patterns of attention did not fully align with the year of lionfish arrival, suggesting that the socio-political complexity of the region (e.g., cultural trends or internet accessibility), may be a key aspect to consider in future studies. Overall our study shows that digital data sources provide a unique opportunity to monitor social aspects of biological invasions with low associated costs and quick access to a great amount of data generated by internet users.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10619 - Biodiversity conservation

Project

<a href="/en/project/GA23-07278S" target="_blank" >GA23-07278S: Harnessing iEcology and culturomics to advance invasion science</a><br>

Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2024

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Biological Invasions

ISSN

1387-3547

e-ISSN

1573-1464

Volume of the periodical

26

Issue of the periodical within the volume

11

Country of publishing house

DE - GERMANY

Number of pages

15

Pages from-to

3913-3927

UT code for WoS article

001289875900002

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85201317003