Citizen science contributions to the study and conservation of bees in dynamic landscapes

• Grant number: 19/26760-8
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• Start date: February 01, 2020
• End date: January 31, 2022
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Ecology - Applied Ecology
• Agreement: NERC, UKRI ; Newton Fund - LATAM
• Principal Investigator: Antonio Mauro Saraiva
• Grantee: Sheina Koffler
• Host Institution: Escola Politécnica (EP). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 18/14994-1 - Safeguarding pollination services in a changing world: theory into practice (SURPASS2), AP.TEM

Abstract

One of the aims of the project "Safeguarding Pollination Services in a Changing World: theory into practice (SURPASS2)" is to employ Citizen Science to provide large scale data to ecological studies on pollinators. Habitat requirements for different pollinators and landscape effects on populations are still open questions to which CS data may contribute. Answering these questions is essential to conservation of pollinators and maintenance of pollination services. However, data accuracy, reliability in identification, and spatio-temporal biases still refrain the use of CS data in scientific research. Hence, the selected fellow for the postdoctoral fellowship will review available methods for data quality assessment in CS, assess data quality from data gathered from the CS for Pollinators platform, test data accuracy comparing different sampling methods, investigate landscape effects on pollinator populations, and analyze species distribution models. (AU)

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

LEOCADIO, JAILSON N.; GHILARDI-LOPES, NATALIA P.; KOFFLER, SHEINA; BARBIERI, CELSO; FRANCOY, TIAGO M.; ALBERTINI, BRUNO; SARAIVA, ANTONIO M.. Data Reliability in a Citizen Science Protocol for Monitoring Stingless Bees Flight Activity. INSECTS, v. 12, n. 9, SEP 2021. (19/26760-8, 18/14994-1)

KOFFLER, SHEINA; BARBIERI, CELSO; GHILARDI-LOPES, NATALIA P.; LEOCADIO, JAILSON N.; ALBERTINI, BRUNO; FRANCOY, TIAGO M.; SARAIVA, ANTONIO M.. A Buzz for Sustainability and Conservation: The Growing Potential of Citizen Science Studies on Bees. SUSTAINABILITY, v. 13, n. 2, JAN 2021. (18/14994-1, 19/26760-8)

BARBIERI, CELSO; KOFFLER, SHEINA; LEOCADIO, JAILSON NUNES; ALBERTINI, BRUNO; FRANCOY, TIAGO MAURICIO; SARAIVA, ANTONIO MAURO; GHILARDI-LOPES, NATALIA P.. Evaluation of a Bee-Focused Citizen Science Training Process: Influence of Participants' Profiles on Learning. SUSTAINABILITY, v. 15, n. 18, p. 22-pg., 2023-09-01. (19/26760-8, 18/14994-1)