Protected insect species in Italy: occurrence data from a 10-year citizen science initiative
Occurrence data provide an important baseline for the planning of conservation strategies and for the protection of species and habitats. However, collecting such data usually requires energy and it is time-consuming. Recently, citizen science has been shown to be a suitable approach for the study a...
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| author | Alice Lenzi Silvia Gisondi Marco Bardiani Sönke Hardersen Emanuela Maurizi Fabio Mosconi Gianluca Nardi Alessandro Campanaro |
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| description | Occurrence data provide an important baseline for the planning of conservation strategies and for the protection of species and habitats. However, collecting such data usually requires energy and it is time-consuming. Recently, citizen science has been shown to be a suitable approach for the study and monitoring of biodiversity, as it allows for the collection of a large number of records, distributed spatially and over time. Additionally, this approach enable the generation of new knowledge and fosters environmental awareness in the participating volunteers.The present paper describes the data collected during the first citizenscience project on protected insect species in Italy. The dataset contains occurrence records of 31 taxa observed all over Italian national territory in 10 years for a total of 5,975 records. The aim of the project was to increase the knowledge, to document the distribution of the target taxa and to provide valuable data useful for the reporting of these insects as required by Articles 11 and 17 of the Habitats Directive. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-67d31cc8230f4b3db76e1ed38dc80bb72025-08-20T02:56:09ZengPensoft PublishersBiodiversity Data Journal1314-28282025-05-011311810.3897/BDJ.13.e151742151742Protected insect species in Italy: occurrence data from a 10-year citizen science initiativeAlice Lenzi0Silvia Gisondi1Marco Bardiani2Sönke Hardersen3Emanuela Maurizi4Fabio Mosconi5Gianluca Nardi6Alessandro Campanaro7University of Siena, Department of Life SciencesCouncil for Agricultural Research and Economics, Research Centre for Plant Protection and CertificationCentro Nazionale Carabinieri Biodiversità “Bosco Fontana”Centro Nazionale Carabinieri Biodiversità “Bosco Fontana”Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Research Centre for Plant Protection and CertificationCouncil for Agricultural Research and Economics, Research Centre for Plant Protection and CertificationCentro Nazionale Carabinieri Biodiversità “Bosco Fontana”Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Research Centre for Plant Protection and CertificationOccurrence data provide an important baseline for the planning of conservation strategies and for the protection of species and habitats. However, collecting such data usually requires energy and it is time-consuming. Recently, citizen science has been shown to be a suitable approach for the study and monitoring of biodiversity, as it allows for the collection of a large number of records, distributed spatially and over time. Additionally, this approach enable the generation of new knowledge and fosters environmental awareness in the participating volunteers.The present paper describes the data collected during the first citizenscience project on protected insect species in Italy. The dataset contains occurrence records of 31 taxa observed all over Italian national territory in 10 years for a total of 5,975 records. The aim of the project was to increase the knowledge, to document the distribution of the target taxa and to provide valuable data useful for the reporting of these insects as required by Articles 11 and 17 of the Habitats Directive.https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/151742/download/pdf/ColeopteraconservationdatasetentomologyGBI |
| spellingShingle | Alice Lenzi Silvia Gisondi Marco Bardiani Sönke Hardersen Emanuela Maurizi Fabio Mosconi Gianluca Nardi Alessandro Campanaro Protected insect species in Italy: occurrence data from a 10-year citizen science initiative Biodiversity Data Journal Coleoptera conservation dataset entomology GBI |
| title | Protected insect species in Italy: occurrence data from a 10-year citizen science initiative |
| title_full | Protected insect species in Italy: occurrence data from a 10-year citizen science initiative |
| title_fullStr | Protected insect species in Italy: occurrence data from a 10-year citizen science initiative |
| title_full_unstemmed | Protected insect species in Italy: occurrence data from a 10-year citizen science initiative |
| title_short | Protected insect species in Italy: occurrence data from a 10-year citizen science initiative |
| title_sort | protected insect species in italy occurrence data from a 10 year citizen science initiative |
| topic | Coleoptera conservation dataset entomology GBI |
| url | https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/151742/download/pdf/ |
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