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Engaging the public in plant science : communication facilitators and barriers of scaling up a citizen science campaign
Kristiina Gibson, Monika Suškevičs, Baiba Prūse, Marta Barberis, Sara A. O. Cousins, Živa Fišer, Margaux Julien, Marianne Kivastik, Marcin Miroslav Klisz, Attila Lengyel, 2026, izvirni znanstveni članek

Opis: Volunteers have been involved in nature observations for decades through citizen science initiatives, providing large data sets as well as problem identification that allow a more complete understanding of many natural phenomena. Although communication is a core component in citizen science, the key factors that determine its effectiveness in national and transboundary campaigns aimed at broad audiences have remained unclear. Using the pan-European citizen science campaign ‘Looking for Cowslips’ spanning across 31 European countries as an example, we explored the main communication facilitators and barriers campaign organisers face in different European regions when engaging the public in citizen science. To do so, we conducted interviews, questionnaires and discussion groups with the campaign organisers. The results indicate that communication in citizen science initiatives poses a challenge, particularly for researchers, who often do not have sufficient time or means for the necessary engagement and communication efforts. In addition to the ecological characteristics of the focal species in the different regions of Europe, the key aspects that need to be considered for planning effective communication in transboundary citizen science projects include various socio-cultural factors, such as the traditions related to citizen science in different countries as well as local indigenous knowledge. Our study shows that collaboration between academic institutions and environmental non-governmental organisations, but also the contribution by local co-organisers at the national level, is crucial for the effectiveness of international citizen science campaigns. In addition, facilitators and barriers of communication need to be considered in each region separately as even at the European scale, we observed a high variability of environmental and socio-cultural settings. Synthesis. In an era of detrimental consequences of human activities on natural ecosystems, it is vital to include society in observations to determine the impact of environmental change on biodiversity through citizen science approaches. Substantial advances in technological tools have helped to foster these initiatives across vast spatial scales. Nevertheless, it is also crucial to select the right pathways for communication to compete with vast amounts of other information and to reach potential participants in varying socio-cultural contexts of different countries.
Ključne besede: citizen science, communication, community science, Europe, fragmentation, grasslands, landscape change, Primula veris
Objavljeno v RUP: 08.09.2026; Ogledov: 383; Prenosov: 11
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Importance of traditional landscapes in Slovenia for conservation of endangered butterfly
Sara Zupan, Elena Bužan, Valentina Brečko Grubar, Jure Jugovic, 2020, izvirni znanstveni članek

Ključne besede: mosaic landscape, cultural heritage, habitat fragmentation, False Ringlet, western and central Slovenia, Coenonympha oedippus
Objavljeno v RUP: 10.11.2020; Ogledov: 4852; Prenosov: 44
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Can the river act as genetic barrier for alpine chamois population?
Andrea Rezić, Toni Safner, Elena Bužan, Sandra Potušek, Nikica Šprem, 2018, objavljeni povzetek znanstvenega prispevka na konferenci

Ključne besede: chamois, habitat fragmentation, genetic barrier, Slovenia-Croatia border, fence
Objavljeno v RUP: 18.07.2018; Ogledov: 6222; Prenosov: 20
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The status of a rare phylogeographic lineage of the vulnerable European souslik Spermophilus citellus, endemic to central Macedonia
Boris Kryštufek, Peter Glasnović, Svetozar Petkovski, 2012, drugi znanstveni članki

Opis: The conversion of grasslands for agriculture has triggered a serious decline of the European ground squirrel or souslik Spermophilus citellus, categorized as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 1996. The Jakupica phylogeographic lineage of central Macedonia is the smallest of the three major evolutionary lines of the European souslik. This lineage is an important reservoir of within-species diversity and should be regarded as an independent unit for conservation management purposes. It is endemic to Mount Jakupica, where it lives in mountain pastures at 1,500-2,250m altitude. The total area occupied by sousliks (884 ha) is fragmented and 94% of individuals occur in four colonies. Densities (0.8-5.5 adults ha-1) are lower than those reported elsewhere for the species, with the total population probably ,2,000 adults. One large colony, reportedly of c. 1,000 sousliks, was decimated in 2007 by a catastrophic fire and had still not recovered bz 2010. A steady decline in livestock grazing, together with the predicted advance of the tree line as a consequence of climate change, will probably reduce the optimal habitat for the souslik and negatively affect population fitness. Monitoring needs to be implemented, at least for the largest colonies, to provide early warning of any declines
Ključne besede: Spermophilus citellus, souslik, European souslik, density, endemic, distance sampling, fragmentation, Macedonia
Objavljeno v RUP: 15.10.2013; Ogledov: 6685; Prenosov: 84
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