Author: Lien Reyserhove
Keywords: Occurrence, Observation, citizen science, invasive alien species, COST action, bioblitz

Occurrences from the Alien CSI Bioblitz: citizen science to engage society in invasive species monitoring

Tim Adriaens^1, Bernat Claramunt^2, Debby Dekoninck^3, Reinhardt Strubbe^3, Dido Gosse^4, Anna Gazda^5, Jiříslav Skuhrovec^6, Marta López Darias^7, Kelly Martinou^8, Bozena Mitic^9, Ioannis Bazos^10, Vanessa Lozano^11, Roser Rotchés Ribalta^12, Heliana Teixeira^13, Attila Lengyel^14, Esra Per^15, Teodora Trichkova^16, Niki Chartosia^17, Lien Reyserhove^18

1  Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO), , Belgium; 2 Ecological and Forestry Applications Research Centre (CREAF), , Spain; 3 Agency for Nature and Forest (ANB), LIFE DUNIAS, , Belgium; 4 Contrat de Rivière Senne, LIFE RIPARIAS, , Belgium; 5 University of Agriculture in Krakow, , Poland; 6 Crop Research Institute, , Czechia; 7 IPNA-CSIC (Spanish National Research Council), , Spain; 8 The Cyprus Institute, , Cyprus; 9 University of Zagreb, , Croatia; 10 National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, , Greece; 11 Universita degli Studi di Sassari, , Italy; 12 Ecological and Forestry Applications Research Centre (CREAF), ; 13 University of Aveiro, ; 14 Centre for Ecological Research, , Hungary; 15 Gazi University, , Turkey; 16 Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, , Bulgaria; 17 University of Cyprus, , Cyprus; 18 

Corresponding author(s): Tim Adriaens (tim.adriaens@inbo.be)Bernat Claramunt (bernat@creaf.uab.cat)Debby Dekoninck (debby.deconinck@vlaanderen.be )Reinhardt Strubbe (reinhardt.strubbe@vlaanderen.be)Dido Gosse (liferiparias@crsenne.be)Anna Gazda (rlgazda@cyf-kr.edu.pl	)Jiříslav Skuhrovec (jirislavskuhrovec@gmail.com)Marta López Darias (mdarias@ipna.csic.es)Kelly MartinouBozena Mitic (bozena.mitic@biol.pmf.hr)Ioannis BazosVanessa Lozano (vlozano@uniss.it)Roser Rotchés Ribalta (r.rotches@creaf.uab.ca)Heliana Teixeira (heliana.teixeira@ua.pt)Attila LengyelEsra Per (esraper@yahoo.com)Teodora Trichkova (trichkova@gmail.com), Niki Chartosia (nchartos@ucy.ac.cy)

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Abstract

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 <a href="https://alien-csi.eu/">AlienCSI </a> 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 <a href="https://iasbioblitz.creaf.cat/">Alien CSI Bioblitz</a>. 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.

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation, citizen science, invasive alien species, COST action, bioblitz

Data published through GBIF: https://ipt.inbo.be/resource?r=bioblitz-occurrences

Spatial coverage

General spatial coverage: Europe (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Catalonia, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Greece, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Turkey), including the Canary Islands.
Coordinates: 34°35'49.35''N and 70°54'8.17''N Latitude; 13°42'39.38''W and 53°15'42.19''E Longitude 

Temporal coverage: March 20, 22022 - March 22, 2022

Methods

Method step description: 
- . 	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.
Study extent description: The Bioblitz has a focus on alien species in protected areas across Europe and the Canary Islands.
Sampling description: 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 description: The different organizers had varied quality control systems, see Adriaens et al. 2021 for an overview.

Datasets

Dataset description
Object name: Darwin Core Archive Occurrences from the Alien CSI Bioblitz: citizen science to engage society in invasive species monitoring
Character encoding: UTF-8
Format name: Darwin Core Archive format
Format version: 1.0
Distribution: https://ipt.inbo.be/archive.do?r=bioblitz-occurrences
Publication date of data: 2023-07-07
Language: English
Licences of use: Public Domain (CC0 1.0)

Metadata language: English
Date of metadata creation: 2023-07-07
Hierarchy level: Dataset

References
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