New conservation opportunities: Using citizen science in monitoring non‐native species in Neotropical region

• DOI: 10.1111/jai.14231
• Publication Date: 2021-06-11T11:45:05Z
• Authors: Iago Vinicios Geller; Diego Azevedo Zoc...; Alan Deivid Pereira; Armando Cesar Rod...; Crislaine Cochak; Jean Ricardo Simõ...; Mário Luís Orsi
• Keywords: Citizen Science

The combination of highly equipped smartphones, with the increased use social media, has offered a wide database. Given this, citizen science can be used to record and monitor non-native fish fauna, target new samples collaborate monitoring occurrences in areas. We aimed demonstrate efficiency media as tool cooperate studies species. Consequently, we determined occurrence points S. brasiliensis Iguaçu River basin, indicating sites greatest analyzing impact invasion on native fauna basin. Files information available YouTube® Facebook® platforms were data, was carried out from April 2019 2020. results 40 records, 22 videos obtained Youtube, seven 11 photos Facebook, oldest 2013, while largest number posts 2016. Fish records online reveal progressive dispersion species, context biological invasions, these tools great value that aim follow progress introduced contributing by helping direct sampling programs corroborating species areas conjunction standard programs. Based it possible update range cooperating scientific knowledge. Innovative control measures are necessary deal invasive proving competent for determining showing promise entire field ichthyology.