Community science (also often referred to as citizen science) provides a unique opportunity
to address questions beyond the scope of other research methods whilst simultaneously …

Bioblitzes are a popular approach to engage people and collect biodiversity data. Despite
this, few studies have actually evaluated the multiple outcomes of bioblitz activities. We used …

The COVID-19 global pandemic and resulting effects on the economy and society (eg,
sheltering-in-place, alterations in transportation, changes in consumer behaviour, loss of …

This work presents refined, updated subregional and regional non-indigenous species (NIS)
inventories for the Mediterranean Sea, validated by national and taxonomic experts, with …

Invasive alien species (IAS) are a key driver of global biodiversity loss. Reducing their
spread and impact is a target of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG target 15.8) and …

Biological invasions are a major threat to global biodiversity with particularly strong
implications for island biodiversity. Much research has been dedicated towards …

The current article presents 18 new records from seven Mediterranean countries. These
records include one rhodophyte, four nudibranchs, two crustaceans, one stingray and 10 …

Observations reported by citizens are crucial to the ability of scientists to inform policy on
biodiversity. This is particularly relevant in the case of preventing and controlling biological …

In this paper, we focus on different roles in citizen science projects, and their respective
relationships. We propose a tripartite model that recognises not only citizens and scientists …

This is the second collective paper issued in 2019, currently amalgamates new knowledge
on the Mediterranean geographic distributions of 17 species from five phyla (six aliens, three …