Synergistic use of facebook, online questionnaires and local ecological knowledge to detect and reconstruct the bioinvasion of the Iberian Peninsula by Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Izquierdo-Gómez
Keyword(s):  
Iberian Peninsula ◽  
Callinectes Sapidus ◽  
Local Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Ecological Knowledge

scholarly journals Four years on the track of Callinectes sapidus (Rathbun, 1986): reconstructing the invasion of the Iberian Peninsula using social networks sites and citizen science.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Izquierdo Gomez
Keyword(s):  
Iberian Peninsula ◽  
Citizen Science ◽  
Callinectes Sapidus ◽  
Local Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Alien Invasive Species ◽  
Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Western Basin ◽  
Portunid Crab ◽  
Spatio Temporal

Abstract Callinectes sapidus (Rathbun, 1896) is one of the 100 worst alien invasive species in the Mediterranean Sea, first reported in Venice in 1949. Firstly, the portunid crab colonized the Northern Levantine basin, and half a century later the species spreads rapidly in the Western basin. The general use of social network sites and smart phones have derived in the bloom of citizen science, which enlists the general public in gathering scientific information across large spatio-temporal scales. This research, describes the use of citizen science to unveil the colonization of C. sapidus in the Iberian Peninsula, using the Local Ecological Knowledge of recreational fishermen. Overall, C. sapidus has been detected in more than 300 locations, including a number of Natura2000 areas and 18 rivers. Eventually, recreational fishermen perceived the presence of the portunid crab as detrimental for the ecosystem.

The role of local ecological knowledge for the conservation and sustainable fisheries of the sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus, 1758) in the Iberian Peninsula

2020 ◽  
Vol 198 ◽  
pp. 105345
Author(s):  
Heitor Oliveira Braga ◽  
Mário Jorge Pereira ◽  
Joelson Musiello-Fernandes ◽  
Fernando Morgado ◽  
Amadeu M.V.M. Soares ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Iberian Peninsula ◽  
Local Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Petromyzon Marinus ◽  
Sea Lamprey ◽  
Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Sustainable Fisheries

The missing wetlands: using local ecological knowledge to find cryptic ecosystems

2011 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amber L. Pitt ◽  
Robert F. Baldwin ◽  
Donald J. Lipscomb ◽  
Bryan L. Brown ◽  
Joanna E. Hawley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Local Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Ecological Knowledge

Building ecological networks with local ecological knowledge in hyper‐diverse and logistically challenging ecosystems

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Ong ◽  
Ahimsa Campos‐Arceiz ◽  
Vivienne P. W. Loke ◽  
Param bin Pura ◽  
Charang Muhamad Tauhid bin Tunil ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Local Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Ecological Networks ◽  
Ecological Knowledge

scholarly journals An Environmental Education and Communication Project on Migratory Fishes and Fishing Communities

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 337
Author(s):  
Sara Costa Carvalho ◽  
Heitor Oliveira Braga ◽  
Sofia de Santa-Maria ◽  
Beatriz Fonte ◽  
Mário Jorge Pereira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Environmental Education ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Local Governance ◽  
Local Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Communication Tool ◽  
Migratory Species ◽  
Ocean Literacy ◽  
New Perspective

This study aims at evaluating the environmental education (EE) and communication intervention for the valorization of migratory fish resources in an estuary of northern Portugal. The EE component intervention was implemented among Middle School pupils of that region. Students’ knowledge was quantitatively evaluated with an experimental approach of pre-testing and post-testing, on the ocean and estuarine literacy (OEL) and biology of migratory species, such as sea lamprey. This study also analyzes the communication component developed via social media. Results of the EE component show an evident increment of OEL (p < 0.05). It is also highlighted that students had previous knowledge on issues that are not covered in the curriculum. Social media has shown to be an effective communication tool mostly among the scientific community (e.g., Ethnobiology). The research has various implications to OEL since it brings a new perspective towards the integration of ocean literacy in formal education; as well as the valorization of Students’ local ecological knowledge and of inter-generational dynamics. This study contributed to promoting local biodiversity, OEL, and participatory local governance of these ecosystems.

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