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Percnon gibbesi (H. Milne Edwards, 1853) and Callinectes sapidus (Rathbun, 1896) in the Ligurian Sea: Two additional invasive species detections made…

2017

The non-indigenous crabs Percnon gibbesi (H. Milne Edwards, 1853) and Callinectes sapidus (Rathbun, 1896) (Crustacea, Decapoda, Portunidae) are reported from Genoa and La Spezia, respectively, in the Ligurian Sea at the northern rim of the Mediterranean Sea. Both specimens were collected by fishermen who then brought them to the attention of professional scientists. This illustrates the importance of engaging local communities in detecting non-indigenous species and monitoring their spread. © 2017 The Author(s). Journal compilation & 2017 REABIC.

0106 biological sciencesSettore BIO/07 - EcologiaCallinectesEvolutionAwareness; Mediterranean Sea; Non-indigenous species; Participatory monitoring; Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics; Ecology010501 environmental sciences01 natural sciencesPercnon gibbesiInvasive speciesBehavior and SystematicsMediterranean SeaEcology Evolution Behavior and Systematics0105 earth and related environmental sciencesbiologyEcologyNon-indigenous specieEcology010604 marine biology & hydrobiologyAwareneAwarenessbiology.organism_classificationFisheryGeographyNon-indigenous speciesParticipatory monitoringAwareness;Mediterranean Sea;Non-indigenous species;Participatory monitoring
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Plant hunting: exploring the behaviour of amateur botanists in the field

2021

We asked what are the behavioural and logistic preferences of professional and amateur botanists when exploring flora in the field. We extracted temporal and spatial data on vas- cular plant species occurrences from three datasets of Sicilian flora: a subset of iNaturalist, a dataset collected by a Facebook group focused on the flora of Sicily and a subset of the professional database European Vegetation Archive. We used the time span of individual contributor’s activity as a proxy of their commitment to collecting information about the flora of Sicily. Climate and landscape data were used to better characterize the spatial and temporal activity of data contributors. Finally, we assessed wh…

FloraEcologyBiodiversityParticipatory monitoringVegetationDigital platforms EVA Facebook iNaturalist Landscape analysis Sicilylanguage.human_languageDigital platforms EVA Facebook iNaturalist Landscape analysis SicilyGeographySettore BIO/03 - Botanica Ambientale E ApplicatalanguageEthnologySocial mediaSpatial analysisSicilianAmateurEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicsNature and Landscape Conservation
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