Towards global volunteer monitoring of odonate abundance
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2020
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Insects are reportedly experiencing widespread declines, but we generally have sparse data on their abundance. Correcting this shortfall will
take more effort than professional entomologists alone can manage. Volunteer nature enthusiasts can greatly help to monitor the abundance
of dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata), iconic freshwater sentinels and one of the few nonpollinator insect groups appreciated by the public
and amenable to citizen science. Although counting individual odonates is common in some locations, current data will not enable a global
perspective on odonate abundance patterns and trends. Borrowing insight from butterfly monitoring efforts, we outline basic plans for a global
volunteer network to count odonates, including organizational structure, advertising and recruiting, and data collection, submission, and
synthesis. We hope our proposal serves as a catalyst for richer coordinated efforts to understand population trends of odonates and other insects
in the Anthropocene.
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Citizen science, Prestonian shortfall, Community science, Insect declines, Odonata
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BRIED, Jason et al. Towards global volunteer monitoring of odonate abundance. Bioscience, Oxford, v. 70, n. 10, p. 914-923, 2020. DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biaa092. Disponível em: https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/article/70/10/914/5899941. Acesso em: 25 jul. 2023.