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Citizen science as a monitoring tool in aquatic ecology: trends, gaps, and future perspectives

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dc.contributor.authorLameira, Helton Luis Nina
dc.contributor.authorGuerrero-Moreno, Mayerly Alexandra
dc.contributor.authorSilva, Everton Cruz da
dc.contributor.authorOliveira, Fernando Abreu
dc.contributor.authorTeodosio, Maria
dc.contributor.authorDias-Silva, Karina
dc.contributor.authorMoura, James Ferreira
dc.contributor.authorJuen, Leandro
dc.contributor.authorOliveira-Junior, José Max Barbosa
dc.date.accessioned2025-07-18T09:06:11Z
dc.date.available2025-07-18T09:06:11Z
dc.date.issued2025-05-28
dc.description.abstractAquatic ecosystems are essential for biodiversity and ecosystem services, but anthropogenic pressures threaten them. In this context, citizen science has emerged as an innovative strategy for biodiversity conservation and environmental monitoring. We conducted a scientometric analysis to identify patterns and gaps in the scientific literature on citizen science in aquatic ecology. We analyzed 185 articles published between 2003 and 2024 on the Web of Science and Scopus databases, with the highest number of publications on the topic (15.14%) in 2023. The United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom were the most productive and frequently studied countries. Studies focused on marine ecosystems (50.28%), while freshwater environments, such as rivers (12.99%), remain under-represented. Taxonomic groups such as fish (30.64%) and aquatic mammals (13.87%) were most commonly studied. The focus of monitoring was on ecology and species conservation. The projects adopted a contributory model of citizen engagement (92.97%), with a predominance of urban citizens (60.51%). Participants were trained through online platforms (25.75%) and in-person courses (21.56%), while communication methods involved sharing photos and videos (38.77%) and online uploads (23.79%). Therefore, expanding studies on freshwater ecosystems and rural and traditional communities, and integrating different levels of citizen participation, is essential.eng
dc.description.sponsorshipCNPq/MCTIC/INCT-2022 58/2022, (CNPq/MCTI/FNDCT No. 07/2023
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/su17114972
dc.identifier.issn2071-1050
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/27447
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.relationAlgarve Centre for Marine Sciences
dc.relationAlgarve Centre for Marine Sciences
dc.relationCentre for Marine and Environmental Research
dc.relation.ispartofSustainability
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectOpen science
dc.subjectAquatic ecosystems
dc.subjectCitizen engagement
dc.subjectEnvironmental education
dc.subjectScientific democratization
dc.titleCitizen science as a monitoring tool in aquatic ecology: trends, gaps, and future perspectiveseng
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.issue11
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oaire.citation.titleSustainability
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person.givenNameMaria
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project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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