TY  - JOUR
AU  - Probert, Anna
AU  - Wegmann, Daniel
AU  - Volery, Lara
AU  - Adriaens, Tim
AU  - Bakiu, Rigers
AU  - Bertolino, Sandro
AU  - Essl, Franz
AU  - Gervasini, Eugenio
AU  - Groom, Quentin
AU  - Latombe, Guillaume
AU  - Marisavljević, Dragana
AU  - Mumford, John
AU  - Pergl, Jan
AU  - Preda, Cristina
AU  - Roy, Helen
AU  - Scalera, Riccardo
AU  - Teixeira, Heliana
AU  - Tricarico, Elena
AU  - Vanderhoeven, Sonia
AU  - Bacher, Sven
PY  - 2022
UR  - https://plantarum.izbis.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/727
AB  - Community science (also often referred to as citizen science) provides a unique opportunity to address questions beyond the scope of other research methods whilst simultaneously engaging communities in the scientific process. This leads to broad educational benefits, empowers people, and can increase public awareness of societally relevant issues such as the biodiversity crisis. As such, community science has become a favourable framework for researching alien species where data on the presence, absence, abundance, phenology, and impact of species is important in informing management decisions. However, uncertainties arising at different stages can limit the interpretation of data and lead to projects failing to achieve their intended outcomes. Focusing on alien species centered community science projects, we identified key research questions and the relevant uncertainties that arise during the process of developing the study design, for example, when collecting the data and during the statistical analyses. Additionally, we assessed uncertainties from a linguistic perspective, and how the communication stages among project coordinators, participants and other stakeholders can alter the way in which information may be interpreted. We discuss existing methods for reducing uncertainty and suggest further solutions to improve data reliability. Further, we make suggestions to reduce the uncertainties that emerge at each project step and provide guidance and recommendations that can be readily applied in practice. Reducing uncertainties is essential and necessary to strengthen the scientific and community outcomes of community science, which is of particular importance to ensure the success of projects aimed at detecting novel alien species and monitoring their dynamics across space and time.
PB  - Springer
T2  - Biological Invasions
T1  - Identifying, reducing, and communicating uncertainty in community science: a focus on alien species
EP  - 3421
SP  - 3395
VL  - 24
DO  - 10.1007/s10530-022-02858-8
ER  - 

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author = "Probert, Anna and Wegmann, Daniel and Volery, Lara and Adriaens, Tim and Bakiu, Rigers and Bertolino, Sandro and Essl, Franz and Gervasini, Eugenio and Groom, Quentin and Latombe, Guillaume and Marisavljević, Dragana and Mumford, John and Pergl, Jan and Preda, Cristina and Roy, Helen and Scalera, Riccardo and Teixeira, Heliana and Tricarico, Elena and Vanderhoeven, Sonia and Bacher, Sven",
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abstract = "Community science (also often referred to as citizen science) provides a unique opportunity to address questions beyond the scope of other research methods whilst simultaneously engaging communities in the scientific process. This leads to broad educational benefits, empowers people, and can increase public awareness of societally relevant issues such as the biodiversity crisis. As such, community science has become a favourable framework for researching alien species where data on the presence, absence, abundance, phenology, and impact of species is important in informing management decisions. However, uncertainties arising at different stages can limit the interpretation of data and lead to projects failing to achieve their intended outcomes. Focusing on alien species centered community science projects, we identified key research questions and the relevant uncertainties that arise during the process of developing the study design, for example, when collecting the data and during the statistical analyses. Additionally, we assessed uncertainties from a linguistic perspective, and how the communication stages among project coordinators, participants and other stakeholders can alter the way in which information may be interpreted. We discuss existing methods for reducing uncertainty and suggest further solutions to improve data reliability. Further, we make suggestions to reduce the uncertainties that emerge at each project step and provide guidance and recommendations that can be readily applied in practice. Reducing uncertainties is essential and necessary to strengthen the scientific and community outcomes of community science, which is of particular importance to ensure the success of projects aimed at detecting novel alien species and monitoring their dynamics across space and time.",
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Probert, A., Wegmann, D., Volery, L., Adriaens, T., Bakiu, R., Bertolino, S., Essl, F., Gervasini, E., Groom, Q., Latombe, G., Marisavljević, D., Mumford, J., Pergl, J., Preda, C., Roy, H., Scalera, R., Teixeira, H., Tricarico, E., Vanderhoeven, S.,& Bacher, S.. (2022). Identifying, reducing, and communicating uncertainty in community science: a focus on alien species. in Biological Invasions
Springer., 24, 3395-3421.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-022-02858-8

Probert A, Wegmann D, Volery L, Adriaens T, Bakiu R, Bertolino S, Essl F, Gervasini E, Groom Q, Latombe G, Marisavljević D, Mumford J, Pergl J, Preda C, Roy H, Scalera R, Teixeira H, Tricarico E, Vanderhoeven S, Bacher S. Identifying, reducing, and communicating uncertainty in community science: a focus on alien species. in Biological Invasions. 2022;24:3395-3421.
doi:10.1007/s10530-022-02858-8 .

Probert, Anna, Wegmann, Daniel, Volery, Lara, Adriaens, Tim, Bakiu, Rigers, Bertolino, Sandro, Essl, Franz, Gervasini, Eugenio, Groom, Quentin, Latombe, Guillaume, Marisavljević, Dragana, Mumford, John, Pergl, Jan, Preda, Cristina, Roy, Helen, Scalera, Riccardo, Teixeira, Heliana, Tricarico, Elena, Vanderhoeven, Sonia, Bacher, Sven, "Identifying, reducing, and communicating uncertainty in community science: a focus on alien species" in Biological Invasions, 24 (2022):3395-3421,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-022-02858-8 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - González-Moreno, Pablo
AU  - Lazzaro, Lorenzo
AU  - Vila, Montserrat
AU  - Preda, Cristina
AU  - Adriaens, Tim
AU  - Bacher, Sven
AU  - Brundu, Giuseppe
AU  - Copp, Gordon
AU  - Essl, Franz
AU  - García-Berthou, Emili
AU  - Katsanevakis, Stelios
AU  - Moen, Toril Loennechen
AU  - Lucy, Frances
AU  - Nentwig, Wolfgang
AU  - Roy, Helen
AU  - Srėbalienė, Greta
AU  - Talgø, Venche
AU  - Vanderhoeven, Sonia
AU  - Anđelković, Ana
AU  - Arbačiauskas, Kęstutis
AU  - Auger-Rozenberg, Marie-Anne
AU  - Bae, Mi Jung
AU  - Bariche, Michel
AU  - Boets, Pieter
AU  - Boieiro, Mário
AU  - Borges, Paulo Alexandre
AU  - Canning-Clode, João
AU  - Cardigos, Federico
AU  - Chartosia, Niki
AU  - Cottier-Cook, Elizabeth Joanne
AU  - Crocetta, Fabio
AU  - D'hondt, Bram
AU  - Foggi, Bruno
AU  - Follak, Swen
AU  - Gallardo, Belinda
AU  - Gammelmo, Øivind
AU  - Giakoumi, Sylvaine
AU  - Giuliani, Claudia
AU  - Guillaume, Fried
AU  - Jelaska, Lucija Šerić
AU  - Jeschke, Jonathan
AU  - Jover, Miguel
AU  - Juárez-Escario, Alejandro
AU  - Kalogirou, Stefanos
AU  - Kočić, Aleksandra
AU  - Kytinou, Eleni
AU  - Laverty, Ciaran
AU  - Lozano, Vanessa
AU  - Maceda-Veiga, Alberto
AU  - Marchante, Elizabete
AU  - Marchante, Hélia
AU  - Martinou, Angeliki
AU  - Meyer, Sandro
AU  - Minchin, Dan
AU  - Montero-Castano, Ana
AU  - Morais, Maria Cristina
AU  - Morales-Rodriguez, Carmen
AU  - Muhthassim, Naida
AU  - Nagy, Zoltán
AU  - Ogris, Nikica
AU  - Onen, Huseyin
AU  - Pergl, Jan
AU  - Puntila, Riikka
AU  - Rabitsch, Wolfgang
AU  - Ramburn, Triya Tessa
AU  - Rego, Carla
AU  - Reichenbach, Fabian
AU  - Romeralo, Carmen
AU  - Saul, Wolf-Christian
AU  - Schrader, Gritta
AU  - Sheehan, Rory
AU  - Simonović, Predrag
AU  - Skolka, Marius
AU  - Soares, António Onofre
AU  - Sundheim, Leif
AU  - Tarkan, Ali Serhan
AU  - Tomov, Rumen
AU  - Tricario, Elena
AU  - Tsiamis, Konstantinos
AU  - Uludağ, Ahmet
AU  - van Valkenburg, Johan
AU  - Verreycken, Hugo
AU  - Vettraino, Anna Maria
AU  - Vilar, Lluis
AU  - Wiig, Øystein
AU  - Witzell, Johanna
AU  - Zanetta, Andrea
AU  - Kenis, Marc
PY  - 2019
UR  - https://plantarum.izbis.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/965
AB  - Standardized tools are needed to identify and prioritize the most harmful non-native species (NNS). A plethora of assessment protocols have been developed to evaluate the current and potential impacts of non-native species, but consistency among them has received limited attention. To estimate the consistency across impact assessment protocols, 89 specialists in biological invasions used 11 protocols to screen 57 NNS (2614 assessments). We tested if the consistency in the impact scoring across assessors, quantified as the coefficient of variation (CV), was dependent on the characteristics of the protocol, the taxonomic group and the expertise of the assessor. Mean CV across assessors was 40%, with a maximum of 223%. CV was lower for protocols with a low number of score levels, which demanded high levels of expertise, and when the assessors had greater expertise on the assessed species. The similarity among protocols with respect to the final scores was higher when the protocols considered the same impact types. We conclude that all protocols led to considerable inconsistency among assessors. In order to improve consistency, we highlight the importance of selecting assessors with high expertise, providing clear guidelines and adequate training but also deriving final decisions collaboratively by consensus.
PB  - Pensoft
T2  - Neobiota
T1  - Consistency of impact assessment protocols for non-native species
EP  - 25
SP  - 1
VL  - 44
DO  - 10.3897/neobiota.44.31650
ER  - 

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year = "2019",
abstract = "Standardized tools are needed to identify and prioritize the most harmful non-native species (NNS). A plethora of assessment protocols have been developed to evaluate the current and potential impacts of non-native species, but consistency among them has received limited attention. To estimate the consistency across impact assessment protocols, 89 specialists in biological invasions used 11 protocols to screen 57 NNS (2614 assessments). We tested if the consistency in the impact scoring across assessors, quantified as the coefficient of variation (CV), was dependent on the characteristics of the protocol, the taxonomic group and the expertise of the assessor. Mean CV across assessors was 40%, with a maximum of 223%. CV was lower for protocols with a low number of score levels, which demanded high levels of expertise, and when the assessors had greater expertise on the assessed species. The similarity among protocols with respect to the final scores was higher when the protocols considered the same impact types. We conclude that all protocols led to considerable inconsistency among assessors. In order to improve consistency, we highlight the importance of selecting assessors with high expertise, providing clear guidelines and adequate training but also deriving final decisions collaboratively by consensus.",
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González-Moreno, P., Lazzaro, L., Vila, M., Preda, C., Adriaens, T., Bacher, S., Brundu, G., Copp, G., Essl, F., García-Berthou, E., Katsanevakis, S., Moen, T. L., Lucy, F., Nentwig, W., Roy, H., Srėbalienė, G., Talgø, V., Vanderhoeven, S., Anđelković, A., Arbačiauskas, K., Auger-Rozenberg, M., Bae, M. J., Bariche, M., Boets, P., Boieiro, M., Borges, P. A., Canning-Clode, J., Cardigos, F., Chartosia, N., Cottier-Cook, E. J., Crocetta, F., D'hondt, B., Foggi, B., Follak, S., Gallardo, B., Gammelmo, Ø., Giakoumi, S., Giuliani, C., Guillaume, F., Jelaska, L. Š., Jeschke, J., Jover, M., Juárez-Escario, A., Kalogirou, S., Kočić, A., Kytinou, E., Laverty, C., Lozano, V., Maceda-Veiga, A., Marchante, E., Marchante, H., Martinou, A., Meyer, S., Minchin, D., Montero-Castano, A., Morais, M. C., Morales-Rodriguez, C., Muhthassim, N., Nagy, Z., Ogris, N., Onen, H., Pergl, J., Puntila, R., Rabitsch, W., Ramburn, T. T., Rego, C., Reichenbach, F., Romeralo, C., Saul, W., Schrader, G., Sheehan, R., Simonović, P., Skolka, M., Soares, A. O., Sundheim, L., Tarkan, A. S., Tomov, R., Tricario, E., Tsiamis, K., Uludağ, A., van Valkenburg, J., Verreycken, H., Vettraino, A. M., Vilar, L., Wiig, Ø., Witzell, J., Zanetta, A.,& Kenis, M.. (2019). Consistency of impact assessment protocols for non-native species. in Neobiota
Pensoft., 44, 1-25.
https://doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.44.31650

González-Moreno P, Lazzaro L, Vila M, Preda C, Adriaens T, Bacher S, Brundu G, Copp G, Essl F, García-Berthou E, Katsanevakis S, Moen TL, Lucy F, Nentwig W, Roy H, Srėbalienė G, Talgø V, Vanderhoeven S, Anđelković A, Arbačiauskas K, Auger-Rozenberg M, Bae MJ, Bariche M, Boets P, Boieiro M, Borges PA, Canning-Clode J, Cardigos F, Chartosia N, Cottier-Cook EJ, Crocetta F, D'hondt B, Foggi B, Follak S, Gallardo B, Gammelmo Ø, Giakoumi S, Giuliani C, Guillaume F, Jelaska LŠ, Jeschke J, Jover M, Juárez-Escario A, Kalogirou S, Kočić A, Kytinou E, Laverty C, Lozano V, Maceda-Veiga A, Marchante E, Marchante H, Martinou A, Meyer S, Minchin D, Montero-Castano A, Morais MC, Morales-Rodriguez C, Muhthassim N, Nagy Z, Ogris N, Onen H, Pergl J, Puntila R, Rabitsch W, Ramburn TT, Rego C, Reichenbach F, Romeralo C, Saul W, Schrader G, Sheehan R, Simonović P, Skolka M, Soares AO, Sundheim L, Tarkan AS, Tomov R, Tricario E, Tsiamis K, Uludağ A, van Valkenburg J, Verreycken H, Vettraino AM, Vilar L, Wiig Ø, Witzell J, Zanetta A, Kenis M. Consistency of impact assessment protocols for non-native species. in Neobiota. 2019;44:1-25.
doi:10.3897/neobiota.44.31650 .

González-Moreno, Pablo, Lazzaro, Lorenzo, Vila, Montserrat, Preda, Cristina, Adriaens, Tim, Bacher, Sven, Brundu, Giuseppe, Copp, Gordon, Essl, Franz, García-Berthou, Emili, Katsanevakis, Stelios, Moen, Toril Loennechen, Lucy, Frances, Nentwig, Wolfgang, Roy, Helen, Srėbalienė, Greta, Talgø, Venche, Vanderhoeven, Sonia, Anđelković, Ana, Arbačiauskas, Kęstutis, Auger-Rozenberg, Marie-Anne, Bae, Mi Jung, Bariche, Michel, Boets, Pieter, Boieiro, Mário, Borges, Paulo Alexandre, Canning-Clode, João, Cardigos, Federico, Chartosia, Niki, Cottier-Cook, Elizabeth Joanne, Crocetta, Fabio, D'hondt, Bram, Foggi, Bruno, Follak, Swen, Gallardo, Belinda, Gammelmo, Øivind, Giakoumi, Sylvaine, Giuliani, Claudia, Guillaume, Fried, Jelaska, Lucija Šerić, Jeschke, Jonathan, Jover, Miguel, Juárez-Escario, Alejandro, Kalogirou, Stefanos, Kočić, Aleksandra, Kytinou, Eleni, Laverty, Ciaran, Lozano, Vanessa, Maceda-Veiga, Alberto, Marchante, Elizabete, Marchante, Hélia, Martinou, Angeliki, Meyer, Sandro, Minchin, Dan, Montero-Castano, Ana, Morais, Maria Cristina, Morales-Rodriguez, Carmen, Muhthassim, Naida, Nagy, Zoltán, Ogris, Nikica, Onen, Huseyin, Pergl, Jan, Puntila, Riikka, Rabitsch, Wolfgang, Ramburn, Triya Tessa, Rego, Carla, Reichenbach, Fabian, Romeralo, Carmen, Saul, Wolf-Christian, Schrader, Gritta, Sheehan, Rory, Simonović, Predrag, Skolka, Marius, Soares, António Onofre, Sundheim, Leif, Tarkan, Ali Serhan, Tomov, Rumen, Tricario, Elena, Tsiamis, Konstantinos, Uludağ, Ahmet, van Valkenburg, Johan, Verreycken, Hugo, Vettraino, Anna Maria, Vilar, Lluis, Wiig, Øystein, Witzell, Johanna, Zanetta, Andrea, Kenis, Marc, "Consistency of impact assessment protocols for non-native species" in Neobiota, 44 (2019):1-25,
https://doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.44.31650 . .