Citizen science initiatives document biodiversity baselines at an urban lake.
PeerJ
; 12: e17209, 2024.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38646485
ABSTRACT
Changes to biodiversity from urbanization are occurring worldwide, and baseline data is vital to document the magnitude and direction of these alterations. We set out to document the biodiversity of an urban lake in Eastern Iowa that was devoid of baseline data prior to a renovation project that will convert the site into a major area for human recreation. Throughout the course of one year, we studied the biodiversity at Cedar Lake utilizing the citizen-science application iNaturalist coupled with semi-structured BioBlitz events, which we compared to previous opportunistic observations at the site. From a semi-structured approach to document biodiversity with citizen science, our analyses revealed more diverse community metrics over a shorter period compared to more than a decade of prior observations.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Urbanization
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Lakes
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Biodiversity
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Citizen Science
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
PeerJ
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Estados Unidos
Publication country:
EEUU
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ESTADOS UNIDOS
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ESTADOS UNIDOS DA AMERICA
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EUA
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UNITED STATES
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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US
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USA