More than a Bit of Fun: The Multiple Outcomes of a Bioblitz

Sofie Meeus; Iolanda Silva-Rocha; Tim Adriaens; Peter M J Brown; Niki Chartosia; Bernat Claramunt López; Angeliki F Martinou; Michael J O Pocock; Cristina Preda; Helen E Roy; Elena Tricarico; Quentin J Groom

doi:10.1093/biosci/biac100

More than a Bit of Fun: The Multiple Outcomes of a Bioblitz

Sofie Meeus, Iolanda Silva-Rocha, Tim Adriaens, Peter M J Brown, Niki Chartosia, Bernat Claramunt López, Angeliki F Martinou, Michael J O Pocock, Cristina Preda, Helen E Roy, Elena Tricarico, Quentin J Groom

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Els bioblitz són un enfocament popular per a implicar la gent i recollir dades de biodiversitat. Malgrat això, pocs estudis han avaluat realment els múltiples resultats de les activitats dels bioblitz. Hem fet servir una revisió sistemàtica, l'anàlisi de dades de més de 1000 bioblitzs i una anàlisi detallada d'un bioblitz específic per a informar la nostra investigació. Hem avaluat cinc possibles resultats del bioblitz, que eren crear un inventari d'espècies, implicar gent en el registre biològic, millorar l'aprenentatge sobre natura, descobrir espècies noves en una zona i promoure una organització. Concloem que els bioblitzs són diversos però globlament efectius per als seus objectius i tenen avantatges sobre el registre de biodiversitat no estructurat. Demostrem per primera vegada que els bioblitzs augmenten l'activitat de registre dels participants durant uns quants mesos després de l'esdeveniment. A més, proporcionem proves que els bioblitzs són eficaços a l'hora d'unir gent i organitzacions per crear comunitats de professionals i aficionats, cosa crítica per conservar i protegir la biodiversitat.

Idioma original	Anglès
Pàgines (de-a)	168-181
Nombre de pàgines	14
Revista	Bioscience (Print)
Volum	73
Número	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biac100
Estat de la publicació	Publicada - de març 2023

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