Using citizen science to study the impact of vessel traffic on marine mammal populations

Stelle, Lei Lani

doi:10.4324/9781315638966-5

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“…2017), návrhů managementů ekosystémů (Jordan a kol. 2016), vlivu člověka na přírodní společenstva (Stelle 2017) či monitoringu kvality životního prostředí (Njue a kol. 2019).…”

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Občanská věda: její význam a motivace účastníků v návaznosti na projekt City Nature Challenge

Caltová¹,

Tymr²,

Kulhavá³

et al. 2020

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The present study discusses the importance of citizen science as a form of scientific research, defined by the participation of the general public. An important factor influencing the success of these projects, although still little studied, is the participants‘ motivation. Based on the results of a questionnaire survey (n = 94), the study tries to outline the issues of motivation and involvement of the general public on the example of citizen science project City Nature Challenge: Prague, which uses the mobile application iNaturalist. The results of the study show that the project participants see its importance in mapping wildlife in collaboration with the public, and at the same time in popularizing urban biodiversity and the need for its protection. It is obvious that a stable community of volunteers interested in nature are emerging around the City Nature Challenge project. We need this community to be properly motivated and further studied in terms of positive motivation, changes in behavior and attitudes.

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Občanská věda: její význam a motivace účastníků v návaznosti na projekt City Nature Challenge

Caltová¹,

Tymr²,

Kulhavá³

et al. 2020

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“…This is potentially an even greater concern when sampling is not genuinely random. Since respondent motivation varies across time and context, for example, people are interested to spend more time in nature (O'Brien et al, 2011), have unique experience (Pegg et al, 2012) or have personal, social and community motivations (Asah & Blahna, 2013) In terms of sample size, some studies suggest that an increase in sample size improves the reliability of the data (Brown & Williams, 2018;Crall et al, 2020;Stelle, 2017). The sample used for the analysis in our research is equal to 2.8% of the population in Raseborg and in terms of key demographic variables, it corresponds well with the entire population.…”

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“…In terms of sample size, some studies suggest that an increase in sample size improves the reliability of the data (Brown & Williams, 2018; Crall et al, 2020; Stelle, 2017). The sample used for the analysis in our research is equal to 2.8% of the population in Raseborg and in terms of key demographic variables, it corresponds well with the entire population.…”

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How accurate is citizen science? Evaluating public assessments of coastal water quality

Gunko

Rapeli

Scheinin³

et al. 2022

Env Pol Gov

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Citizen science is changing society's contribution to research projects worldwide. Non‐experts are no longer just spectators, they are active participants and supporters of scientific work. Using citizen science, that is, data collected by laypeople, the opportunities to collect large‐scale data on the environment are increasing. Such community‐based and citizen scientific approaches can provide useful tools as local people can be trained to accurately take measurements that can be used in scientific studies. However, little is known about how well volunteer‐based non‐standard subjective assessments of the environment based on prior experience only and no training compare with scientifically measured estimates of that environment. In this paper, we tested how well measures of coastal water quality assessed by local inhabitants corresponds with objective water quality data collected using scientific instruments. Our results showed that over 70% of the respondents assessed water quality in the right direction and almost 60% were correct in their estimates. We found that socio‐demographic factors affect the assessments, but do not markedly improve reliability. We conclude that simple questionnaires can be used to assess general coastal water quality.

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“…For marine mammals, relevant examples are, for instance, the Monicet platform in the Azores ( http://www.monicet.net ), the Flukebook catalogue ( Levenson et al 2015 ), the Gotham Whale project near New York City ( https://gothamwhale.org ), the Intercet platform in the northern Tyrrhenian Sea ( http://www.intercet.it ), the network Obsenmer in some places of French waters ( https://www.obsenmer.org ) or the recently published data obtained in Kenya ( Mwango’mbe et al 2021 ). Although the data acquired by citizen science can be opportunistic and ultimately heterogeneous, it has been shown that it can reveal the same trends as those highlighted by data obtained through scientific surveys ( Harvey et al 2018 , Jung et al 2009 , Stelle 2017 , Van Strien et al 2013 ).…”

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Kakila database: Towards a FAIR community approved database of cetacean presence in the waters of the Guadeloupe Archipelago, based on citizen science

Coché¹,

Arnaud²,

Bouveret³

et al. 2021

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In the French West Indies, more than 20 species of cetaceans have been observed over the last decades. The recognition of this hotspot of biodiversity of marine mammals, observed in the French Exclusive Economic Zone of the West Indies, motivated the French government to create in 2010 a marine protected area (MPA) dedicated to the conservation of marine mammals: the Agoa Sanctuary. Threats that cetacean populations face are multiple, but well-documented. Cetacean conservation can only be achieved if relevant and reliable data are available, starting by occurrence data. In the Guadeloupe Archipelago and in addition to some data collected by the Agoa Sanctuary, occurrence data are mainly available through the contribution of citizen science and of local stakeholders (i.e. non-profit organisations (NPO) and whale-watchers). However, no observation network has been coordinated and no standards exist for cetacean presence data collection and management. In recent years, several whale watchers and NPOs regularly collected cetacean observation data around the Guadeloupe Archipelago. Our objective was to gather datasets from three Guadeloupean whale watchers, two NPOs and the Agoa Sanctuary, that agreed to share their data. These heterogeneous data went through a careful process of curation and standardisation in order to create a new extended database, using a newly-designed metadata set. This aggregated dataset contains a total of 4,704 records of 21 species collected in the Guadeloupe Archipelago from 2000 to 2019. The database was called Kakila ("who is there?" in Guadeloupean Creole). The Kakila database was developed following the FAIR principles with the ultimate objective of ensuring sustainability. All these data were transferred into the PNDB repository (Pöle National de Données de Biodiversité, Biodiversity French Data Hub, https://www.pndb.fr). In the Agoa Sanctuary and surrounding waters, marine mammals have to interact with increasing anthropogenic pressure from growing human activities. In this context, the Kakila database fulfils the need for an organised system to structure marine mammal occurrences collected by multiple local stakeholders with a common objective: contribute to the knowledge and conservation of cetaceans living in the French Antilles waters. Much needed data analysis will enable us to identify high cetacean presence areas, to document the presence of rarer species and to determine areas of possible negative interactions with anthropogenic activities.

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Using citizen science to study the impact of vessel traffic on marine mammal populations

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Občanská věda: její význam a motivace účastníků v návaznosti na projekt City Nature Challenge

Občanská věda: její význam a motivace účastníků v návaznosti na projekt City Nature Challenge

How accurate is citizen science? Evaluating public assessments of coastal water quality

Kakila database: Towards a FAIR community approved database of cetacean presence in the waters of the Guadeloupe Archipelago, based on citizen science

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