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Citizen science as a monitoring tool in aquatic ecology: trends, gaps, and futu...
Lameira, Helton Luis Nina; Guerrero-Moreno, Mayerly Alexandra; Silva, Everton Cruz da; Oliveira, Fernando Abreu; Teodosio, Maria; Dias-Silva, KarinaAquatic 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 publi...
Citizen science from the perspective of Higher Education professors
Lameira, Helton Luis Nina; Guerrero-Moreno, Mayerly Alexandra; Silva, Everton Cruz; Santos, Paulo Roberto Brasil; Teodosio, MariaCitizen science (CS) has the potential to be a crucial tool to effectively address positive contributions in the global context of the challenges of change in our societies and environment. Recent research highlights the growth of CS in formal education, but little is known about scientists’ perceptions. This study investigated the perception of 170 faculty members from 32 Brazilian federal universities regardi...
Neotropical dragonflies (Insecta: Odonata) as key organisms for promoting commu...
Guerrero-Moreno, Mayerly Alexandra; Juen, Leandro; Puig-Cabrera, Miguel; Teodosio, Maria; Oliveira-Junior, José Max BarbosaIncorporating insects into ecotourism activities increases awareness of their importance in ecosystems. However, the inclusion of this group in ecotourism activities is still rare. In this context, we identified the perception of indigenous and non-indigenous leaders and residents about the potential of Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) as key organisms for promoting community- based ecotourism (CBET) in th...
Alternative tourism and environmental impacts: perception of residents of an ex...
Medeiros, Heloise Michelle Nunes; Guerreiro, Quêzia Leandro de Moura; Vieira, Thiago Almeida; Silva, Sandra Maria Sousa da; Renda, Ana IsabelAlternative tourism (AT) contributes to conservation, valuing the environment and recipient cultures with minimal impact, especially in protected areas. In this context, this article identified, considering the residents’ perception, the possible environmental impacts resulting from alternative tourism in communities of the Tapajós-Arapiuns Extractive Reserve (RESEX), Brazilian Amazonia. Thus, between February ...