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",
year = "2022",
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.",
publisher = "Springer",
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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  - Anđelković, Ana
AU  - Lawson Handley, Lori
AU  - Marchante, Elizabete
AU  - Adriaens, Tim
AU  - Brown, Peter
AU  - Tricario, Elena
AU  - Verbrugge, Laura
PY  - 2022
UR  - https://plantarum.izbis.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/730
AB  - People make an important contribution to the study and management of biological invasions, as many monitoring and control projects rely heavily on volunteer assistance. Understanding the reasons why people participate in such projects is critical for successful recruitment and retention of volunteers. We used a meta-synthesis approach to extract, analyze and synthesize the available information from 28 selected studies investigating motivations of volunteers to engage in monitoring and control of invasive alien species (IAS). Our findings show how motivations fit three broad themes, reflecting environmental concerns, social motivations, and personal reasons. An important outcome of this study is the description of motivations that are unique to the IAS context: supporting IAS management, protecting native species and habitats, and livelihood/food/income protection or opportunities. In addition, our study reflects on important methodological choices for investigating volunteer motivations as well as ethical issues that may arise in practice. We conclude with a set of recommendations for project design and future research on volunteer motivations in IAS contexts, emphasizing the importance of collaboration with social scientists.
PB  - Pensoft Publishers
T2  - NeoBiota
T1  - A review of volunteers’ motivations to monitor and control invasive alien species
EP  - 175
SP  - 153
VL  - 73
DO  - 10.3897/neobiota.73.79636
ER  - 

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abstract = "People make an important contribution to the study and management of biological invasions, as many monitoring and control projects rely heavily on volunteer assistance. Understanding the reasons why people participate in such projects is critical for successful recruitment and retention of volunteers. We used a meta-synthesis approach to extract, analyze and synthesize the available information from 28 selected studies investigating motivations of volunteers to engage in monitoring and control of invasive alien species (IAS). Our findings show how motivations fit three broad themes, reflecting environmental concerns, social motivations, and personal reasons. An important outcome of this study is the description of motivations that are unique to the IAS context: supporting IAS management, protecting native species and habitats, and livelihood/food/income protection or opportunities. In addition, our study reflects on important methodological choices for investigating volunteer motivations as well as ethical issues that may arise in practice. We conclude with a set of recommendations for project design and future research on volunteer motivations in IAS contexts, emphasizing the importance of collaboration with social scientists.",
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Anđelković, A., Lawson Handley, L., Marchante, E., Adriaens, T., Brown, P., Tricario, E.,& Verbrugge, L.. (2022). A review of volunteers’ motivations to monitor and control invasive alien species. in NeoBiota
Pensoft Publishers., 73, 153-175.
https://doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.73.79636

Anđelković A, Lawson Handley L, Marchante E, Adriaens T, Brown P, Tricario E, Verbrugge L. A review of volunteers’ motivations to monitor and control invasive alien species. in NeoBiota. 2022;73:153-175.
doi:10.3897/neobiota.73.79636 .

Anđelković, Ana, Lawson Handley, Lori, Marchante, Elizabete, Adriaens, Tim, Brown, Peter, Tricario, Elena, Verbrugge, Laura, "A review of volunteers’ motivations to monitor and control invasive alien species" in NeoBiota, 73 (2022):153-175,
https://doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.73.79636 . .

TY  - CONF
AU  - Anđelković, Ana
AU  - Lawson Handley, Lori
AU  - Marchante, Elizabete
AU  - Verbrugge, Laura
PY  - 2021
UR  - https://plantarum.izbis.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/803
AB  - The ongoing transport and spread of alien species worldwide are among the
distinguishing characteristics of the Anthropocene. Likewise, despite its long history, citizen science (CS) is increasingly being recognized as a 21st century phenomenon.
The critical mass of citizen scientists is evident by the steady increase in the number
of projects depending on volunteer participation. The same is true of projects dealing
with the problem of invasive alien species (IAS), which rely heavily on volunteers’
help for the initial detection of new invaders and their subsequent control and
eradication. However, despite their importance for the success of many CS IAS
projects, little is known about the motivations guiding volunteers to participate in IAS
projects. Consequently, the goal of this research was to uncover the main motivations
leading volunteers to take part in IAS projects and thus ensure a better and more
successful design of future IAS CS project initiatives. A meta-synthesis approach was
used to search for, analyze and synthesize the results obtained from the selected
publications. Relevant studies were searched for using multiple databases (Web of
Science, Scopus, Google Scholar and Google), using a search string encompassing
(through a set of relevant synonyms) the three relevant topics: motivations, citizen
science and invasive alien species. Filtering of the resulting documents was
performed on several levels, aiming to finally include only those studies with empirical
evidence pertaining to the participants’ motivations, leading to the final set of 27
relevant publications. A list of 202 statements pertaining to volunteer motivations was
retrieved from the selected documents, and the listed motivations were further
assigned to broader motivation categories using an iterative coding approach. The
process of iterative categorization of the motivation statements yielded 16 different
motivations affecting the participation of volunteers in IAS CS actions. These
motivations have been further divided into those which are primarily environmental
(supporting IAS management, helping the environment and protecting native species
and habitats), those with a social connotation (social interaction, community
responsibility and contribution to science) and those which are more personal
(learning something new, personal and career development, feeling of
accomplishment, health and wellbeing, enjoyment and fun). Some of the listed
motivations are influenced by more than one aspect. For example, outdoor recreation,
contact with nature and attachment to a particular place are motivations which refer to
both a personal and an environmental aspect, while wanting to share existing
knowledge and livelihood/food/income protection or opportunities are equally part of
the social and personal aspect of motivations. An important outcome of this research
is its recognition of previously unreported motivations, unique to IAS CS initiatives: 1)
supporting invasive alien species (IAS) management, 2) protecting native species and
habitats, and 3) livelihood/food/income protection or opportunities, as these aspects
could be the cornerstones of future IAS CS project campaign.
PB  - Herbološko društvo Srbije
C3  - XI Kongres o korovima i savetovanje o herbicidima i regulatorima rasta Palić, 20-23. septembra 2021.Zbornik rezimea: 74-75
T1  - Motivations of citizen scientists to engage in projects on invasive alien species
ER  - 

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author = "Anđelković, Ana and Lawson Handley, Lori and Marchante, Elizabete and Verbrugge, Laura",
year = "2021",
abstract = "The ongoing transport and spread of alien species worldwide are among the
distinguishing characteristics of the Anthropocene. Likewise, despite its long history, citizen science (CS) is increasingly being recognized as a 21st century phenomenon.
The critical mass of citizen scientists is evident by the steady increase in the number
of projects depending on volunteer participation. The same is true of projects dealing
with the problem of invasive alien species (IAS), which rely heavily on volunteers’
help for the initial detection of new invaders and their subsequent control and
eradication. However, despite their importance for the success of many CS IAS
projects, little is known about the motivations guiding volunteers to participate in IAS
projects. Consequently, the goal of this research was to uncover the main motivations
leading volunteers to take part in IAS projects and thus ensure a better and more
successful design of future IAS CS project initiatives. A meta-synthesis approach was
used to search for, analyze and synthesize the results obtained from the selected
publications. Relevant studies were searched for using multiple databases (Web of
Science, Scopus, Google Scholar and Google), using a search string encompassing
(through a set of relevant synonyms) the three relevant topics: motivations, citizen
science and invasive alien species. Filtering of the resulting documents was
performed on several levels, aiming to finally include only those studies with empirical
evidence pertaining to the participants’ motivations, leading to the final set of 27
relevant publications. A list of 202 statements pertaining to volunteer motivations was
retrieved from the selected documents, and the listed motivations were further
assigned to broader motivation categories using an iterative coding approach. The
process of iterative categorization of the motivation statements yielded 16 different
motivations affecting the participation of volunteers in IAS CS actions. These
motivations have been further divided into those which are primarily environmental
(supporting IAS management, helping the environment and protecting native species
and habitats), those with a social connotation (social interaction, community
responsibility and contribution to science) and those which are more personal
(learning something new, personal and career development, feeling of
accomplishment, health and wellbeing, enjoyment and fun). Some of the listed
motivations are influenced by more than one aspect. For example, outdoor recreation,
contact with nature and attachment to a particular place are motivations which refer to
both a personal and an environmental aspect, while wanting to share existing
knowledge and livelihood/food/income protection or opportunities are equally part of
the social and personal aspect of motivations. An important outcome of this research
is its recognition of previously unreported motivations, unique to IAS CS initiatives: 1)
supporting invasive alien species (IAS) management, 2) protecting native species and
habitats, and 3) livelihood/food/income protection or opportunities, as these aspects
could be the cornerstones of future IAS CS project campaign.",
publisher = "Herbološko društvo Srbije",
journal = "XI Kongres o korovima i savetovanje o herbicidima i regulatorima rasta Palić, 20-23. septembra 2021.Zbornik rezimea: 74-75",
title = "Motivations of citizen scientists to engage in projects on invasive alien species"
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Anđelković, A., Lawson Handley, L., Marchante, E.,& Verbrugge, L.. (2021). Motivations of citizen scientists to engage in projects on invasive alien species. in XI Kongres o korovima i savetovanje o herbicidima i regulatorima rasta Palić, 20-23. septembra 2021.Zbornik rezimea: 74-75
Herbološko društvo Srbije..

Anđelković A, Lawson Handley L, Marchante E, Verbrugge L. Motivations of citizen scientists to engage in projects on invasive alien species. in XI Kongres o korovima i savetovanje o herbicidima i regulatorima rasta Palić, 20-23. septembra 2021.Zbornik rezimea: 74-75. 2021;..

Anđelković, Ana, Lawson Handley, Lori, Marchante, Elizabete, Verbrugge, Laura, "Motivations of citizen scientists to engage in projects on invasive alien species" in XI Kongres o korovima i savetovanje o herbicidima i regulatorima rasta Palić, 20-23. septembra 2021.Zbornik rezimea: 74-75 (2021).