From Phenology and Habitat Preferences to Climate Change: Importance of Citizen Science in Studying Insect Ecology in the Continental Scale with American Red Flat Bark Beetle, Cucujus clavipes, as a Model Species

0542919 - ÚVGZ 2022 RIV CH eng J - Journal Article
Jaskuła, R. - Kolanowska, Marta - Michalski, M. - Schwerk, A.
From Phenology and Habitat Preferences to Climate Change: Importance of Citizen Science in Studying Insect Ecology in the Continental Scale with American Red Flat Bark Beetle, Cucujus clavipes, as a Model Species.
Insects. Roč. 12, č. 4 (2021), č. článku 369. E-ISSN 2075-4450
Institutional support: RVO:86652079
Keywords : puniceus coleoptera cucujidae * saproxylic beetle * cinnaberinus scopoli * distribution patterns * british butterflies * biotic interactions * extinction risk * alaskan beetle * l. coleoptera * social media * Coleoptera * Cucujidae * North America * usa * Canada * phenological activity * macrohabitat preferences * habitat loss * citizen scientific data * iNaturalist
OECD category: Entomology
Impact factor: 3.141, year: 2021
Method of publishing: Open access
https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/12/4/369

Studies of widely distributed species often are problematic as such research usually needs to engage a lot of time, a large team of field workers, and big financial support before good quality data will be collected. Citizen scientists allow to study different aspects of species biology and ecology with significantly reduced basic operational costs of such studies. Based on the data deposited in the iNaturalist database, we studied the ecology of the American flat bark beetle in the entire area of its species range. The results clearly show high value of citizen science, particularly in studies focused on habitat preferences and phenology in both recognized subspecies of this taxon.
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0320249