Species monitoring, defined here as the repeated, systematic collection of data to detect
long‐term changes in the populations of wild species, is a vital component of conservation …

Insects are reportedly experiencing widespread declines, but we generally have sparse data
on their abundance. Correcting this shortfall will take more effort than professional …

Biodiversity monitoring usually involves drawing inferences about some variable of interest
across a defined landscape from observations made at a sample of locations within that …

Many pressing conservation issues are complex problems caused by multiple social and
environmental drivers; their resolution is aided by interdisciplinary teams of scientists …

Oak decline is a general term used for the progressive dieback and eventual mortality of oak
trees due to many compounding stressors, typically a combination of predisposing, inciting …

Many long‐term wildlife population monitoring programmes rely on citizen scientists for data
collection. This can offer several benefits over traditional monitoring practices as it is a cost …

Although quality control for accuracy is increasingly common in citizen science projects,
there is still a risk that spatial biases of opportunistic data could affect results, especially if …

Long-term monitoring programs are a fundamental part of both understanding ecological
systems and informing management decisions. However, there are many constraints which …

Predator–prey interactions are important for regulating populations and structuring
communities but are affected by many dynamic, complex factors across large scales, making …

The global decline of pollinators, particularly insects, underscores the importance of
enhanced monitoring of their populations and habitats. However, monitoring some pollinator …