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T1 Unfolding Jellyfish Bloom Dynamics along the Mediterranean Basin by Transnational Citizen Science Initiatives
A1 Marambio, Macarena
A1 Canepa Oneto, Antonio Jesús
A1 Lòpez, Laura
A1 Gauci, Aldo Adam
A1 Gueroun, Sonia K. M.
A1 Zampardi, Serena
A1 Boero, Fernandino
A1 Kéfi- Daly Yahia, Ons
A1 Nejib Daly Yahia, Mohamed
A1 Fuentes, Verónica
A1 Piraino, Stefano
A1 Deidun, Alan
K1 Gelatinous zooplankton
K1 Scyphozoa
K1 Pelagia noctiluca
K1 Rhizostoma pulmo
K1 Forecasting system
K1 Mitigation tool
K1 Coastal zone management
K1 Informática
K1 Computer science
K1 Ciencias naturales
K1 Natural history
AB Science is addressing global societal challenges, and due to limitations in research financing,scientists are turning to the public at large to jointly tackle specific environmental issues. Citizensare therefore increasingly involved in monitoring programs, appointed as citizen scientists withpotential to delivering key data at near to no cost to address environmental challenges, thereinfostering scientific knowledge and advising policy- and decision-makers. One of the first andmost successful examples of marine citizen science in the Mediterranean is represented by theintegrative and collaborative implementation of several jellyfish-spotting campaigns in Italy, Spain,Malta, and Tunisia starting in 2009. Altogether, in terms of time coverage, geographic extent, andnumber of citizen records, these represent the most effective marine citizen science campaigns thus farimplemented in the Mediterranean Sea. Here, we analyzed a collective database merging records overthe above four countries, featuring more than 100,000 records containing almost 25,000 observationsof jellyfish specimens collected over a period of 3 to 7 years (from 2009 to 2015) by citizen scientistsparticipating in any of the national citizen science programs included in this analysis. Such a widecitizen science exercise demonstrates a valuable and cost-effective tool to understanding ecologicaldrivers of jellyfish proliferation over the Western and Central Mediterranean basins, as well as apowerful contribution to developing tailored adaptation and management strategies; mitigatingjellyfish impacts on human activities in coastal zones; and supporting implementation of marinespatial planning, Blue Growth, and conservation strategies.
PB MDPI
YR 2021
FD 2021-06
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10259/7346
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10259/7346
LA eng
NO This work has received funding from the European Commission Horizon projects MED-JELLYRISK (GA I-A/1.3/098-ENPI CBCMED programme 2012–2015), VECTORS (Vectors of Change in Oceans and Seas Marine Life, Impact on Economic Sectors, GA n. 266445, FP7 programme, 2011–2015), COCONET “Towards COast to Coast NETworks of marine protected areas from the shore to the high and deep seas, coupled with sea-based wind energy potential” (GA no. 287844 FP7 programme 2012–2016), and CERES (Climate Change and European Aquatic Resources, GA no. 678193, Horizon 2020 programme). The authors are also indebted to the International Ocean Institute (IOI) for financially supporting the Spot the Jellyfish citizen science campaign in the Maltese Islands. A. Canepa was supported by the National Commission for Scientific and Technological Research–CONICYT (PAI/82140034, A Canepa).
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos
RD 05-may-2024