Development of the European Ladybirds Smartphone Application: A Tool for Citizen Science

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60076658%3A12310%2F21%3A43903645" target="_blank" >RIV/60076658:12310/21:43903645 - isvavai.cz</a>

Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/60077344:_____/21:00547973 RIV/00027006:_____/21:10174565

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2021.741854/full" target="_blank" >https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2021.741854/full</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2021.741854" target="_blank" >10.3389/fevo.2021.741854</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Development of the European Ladybirds Smartphone Application: A Tool for Citizen Science

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

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.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Development of the European Ladybirds Smartphone Application: A Tool for Citizen Science

Popis výsledku anglicky

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.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

10616 - Entomology

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/LTC19011" target="_blank" >LTC19011: Občanská věda – důležitý prostředek sledování šíření invazních druhů bezobratlých</a><br>

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2021

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

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

Název periodika

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

ISSN

2296-701X

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

9

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

NOV 12 2021

Stát vydavatele periodika

CH - Švýcarská konfederace

Počet stran výsledku

8

Strana od-do

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Kód UT WoS článku

000741767500001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85120418742