Occurrences from the Alien CSI Bioblitz: citizen science to engage society in invasive species monitoring
Citation
Adriaens T, Claramunt B, Dekoninck D, Strubbe R, Gosse D, Gazda A, Skuhrovec J, López Darias M, Martinou K, Mitic B, Bazos I, Lozano V, Rotchés Ribalta R, Teixeira H, Lengyel A, Per E, Trichkova T, Chartosia N (2023). Occurrences from the Alien CSI Bioblitz: citizen science to engage society in invasive species monitoring. Version 1.1. Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO). Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/hv3p8a accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-11.Description
The “Occurrences from the Alien CSI Bioblitz: citizen science to engage society in invasive species monitoring” dataset is an occurrence dataset published by the Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO) in collaboration with the AlienCSI COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology, CA17122) research network (Roy et al. 2018). The dataset contains all the alien species data collected during the Alien CSI Bioblitz. This bioblitz was organized for the first time in May 2022 as a three day event and is planned to be repeated yearly. This bioblitz activity aims to engage society in invasive species monitoring. The first edition included guided bioblitzes in thirteen different protected areas across twelve European countries. The data are published as a standardized Darwin Core Archive. Issues with the dataset can be reported at https://github.com/alien-csi/bioblitz-occurrences/issues
We have released this dataset to the public domain under a Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication. We would appreciate it if you follow the INBO norms for data use (https://www.inbo.be/en/norms-data-use) when using the data. If you have any questions regarding this dataset, don't hesitate to contact us via the contact information provided in the metadata.
Sampling Description
Study Extent
The Bioblitz has a focus on alien species in protected areas across Europe and the Canary Islands.Sampling
The AlienCSI bioblitz represents a place-based bioblitz of varying duration (but within one weekend) and with a varying number of participants. Target groups include experts as well as the general public, naturalists etc. The activity aims to yield data on target species in the areas and to increase awareness with participants on the alien species and their impacts on nature. It is a targeted event that considers alien species, although native species are also recorded. Observers typically use different smartphone apps for recording, including iNaturalist, Obsmapp, RedEXOS or the Invasive Alien Species Europe app (Joint Research Centre).Quality Control
The different organizers had varied quality control systems, see Adriaens et al. 2021 for an overview.Method steps
- The source data for this standardized occurrence dataset is a Google spreadsheet, maintained by the Research Institute of Nature and Forest (INBO) and updated yearly.
- The data was downloaded as a csv file and uploaded to the Github repository (https://github.com/alien-csi/bioblitz-occurrences/tree/main/data/raw).
- We developed a RMarkdown script to document and perform the transformation of the data to Darwin Core.
Taxonomic Coverages
Geographic Coverages
Bibliographic Citations
- Adriaens, T., Tricarico, E., Reyserhove, L., De Jesus Cardoso, A-C., Gervasini, E., Lopez Canizares, C., Mitton, I., Schade, S., Spinelli, F-A., & Tsiamis, K. (2021). Data-validation solutions for citizen science data on invasive alien species. (JRC126140 ed.) Publications Office of the European Union. - https://doi.org/10.2760/694386
- Roy H, Groom Q, Adriaens T, Agnello G, Antic M, Archambeau A, Bacher S, Bonn A, Brown P, Brundu G, López B, Cleary M, Cogălniceanu D, de Groot M, De Sousa T, Deidun A, Essl F, Fišer Pečnikar Ž, Gazda A, Gervasini E, Glavendekic M, Gigot G, Jelaska S, Jeschke J, Kaminski D, Karachle P, Komives T, Lapin K, Lucy F, Marchante E, Marisavljevic D, Marja R, Martín Torrijos L, Martinou A, Matosevic D, Mifsud C, Motiejūnaitė J, Ojaveer H, Pasalic N, Pekárik L, Per E, Pergl J, Pesic V, Pocock M, Reino L, Ries C, Rozylowicz L, Schade S, Sigurdsson S, Steinitz O, Stern N, Teofilovski A, Thorsson J, Tomov R, Tricarico E, Trichkova T, Tsiamis K, van Valkenburg J, Vella N, Verbrugge L, Vétek G, Villaverde C, Witzell J, Zenetos A, Cardoso A (2018) Increasing understanding of alien species through citizen science (Alien-CSI). Research Ideas and Outcomes 4: e31412. - https://doi.org/10.3897/rio.4.e31412
Contacts
Tim Adriaensoriginator
Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)
BE
email: tim.adriaens@inbo.be
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7268-4200
Bernat Claramunt
originator
Ecological and Forestry Applications Research Centre (CREAF)
ES
email: bernat@creaf.uab.cat
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9328-8645
Debby Dekoninck
originator
Agency for Nature and Forest (ANB), LIFE DUNIAS
BE
email: debby.deconinck@vlaanderen.be
Reinhardt Strubbe
originator
Agency for Nature and Forest (ANB), LIFE DUNIAS
BE
email: reinhardt.strubbe@vlaanderen.be
Dido Gosse
originator
Contrat de Rivière Senne, LIFE RIPARIAS
BE
email: liferiparias@crsenne.be
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7268-4200
Anna Gazda
originator
University of Agriculture in Krakow
PL
email: rlgazda@cyf-kr.edu.pl
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9806-1159
Jiříslav Skuhrovec
originator
Crop Research Institute
CZ
email: jirislavskuhrovec@gmail.com
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7691-5990
Marta López Darias
originator
IPNA-CSIC (Spanish National Research Council)
ES
email: mdarias@ipna.csic.es
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7611-1298
Kelly Martinou
originator
The Cyprus Institute
CY
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2892-8583
Bozena Mitic
originator
University of Zagreb
HR
email: bozena.mitic@biol.pmf.hr
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0589-4248
Ioannis Bazos
originator
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
GR
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8498-7505
Vanessa Lozano
originator
Universita degli Studi di Sassari
IT
email: vlozano@uniss.it
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5910-0995
Roser Rotchés Ribalta
originator
Ecological and Forestry Applications Research Centre (CREAF)
email: r.rotches@creaf.uab.ca
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4311-5863
Heliana Teixeira
originator
University of Aveiro
email: heliana.teixeira@ua.pt
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8525-9967
Attila Lengyel
originator
Centre for Ecological Research
HU
Esra Per
originator
Gazi University
TR
email: esraper@yahoo.com
Teodora Trichkova
originator
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
BG
email: trichkova@gmail.com
Tim Adriaens
metadata author
Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)
BE
email: tim.adriaens@inbo.be
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7268-4200
Niki Chartosia
metadata author
University of Cyprus
CY
email: nchartos@ucy.ac.cy
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3825-4722
Lien Reyserhove
user
email: lien.reyserhove@inbo.be
Pavel Pipek
administrative point of contact
Institute of Botany, Czech Academy of Sciences
CZ
email: ppipek@gmail.com
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1116-1013
Lien Reyserhove
administrative point of contact
Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)
BE
email: lien.reyserhove@inbo.be
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7484-9267