presentation of the pollinators program

MONITORING OF POLLINATORS IN KOREA THROUGH A CITIZEN SCIENCE PROGRAM Dr. Hortense Serret, Prof. Yikweon Jang PhD in ecology Post-doctoral researcher Ewha Womans University [email protected]

SUMMARY

• Why citizen sciences for biodiversity monitoring in Korea? • Photographic monitoring of pollinators: first experiments and feedbacks • Perspectives of development and research

SUMMARY

• Why citizen sciences for biodiversity monitoring in Korea? • Photographic monitoring of pollinators: first experiments and feedbacks • Perspectives of development and research

Citizen science Anybody can help researchers at one’s level, according to one’s skills and time!

Why do scientists need the general public?

Collection at a large scale

Data Ordering Exploration Analysis

DIFFERENT LEVELS OF PARTICIPATION

Level 1: Data collection

Level of participation

Opportunistic data, citizen as sensors…

Level 2: Contribution to the interpretation of the data Pictures analysis, ordering, identification, etc.

Level 3: Contribution to research question and data collection Definition of a problem, elaboration of a research plan, data collection

DIFFERENT LEVELS OF INVOLVEMENT, UNDERSTANDING OF THE SCIENTIFIC PROBLEMATIC AND DATA QUALITY Observer’s attitude

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Provide ressources (computers power) Data collection

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Data collection with a protocol

Identification of pictures, interpretation of the data

Contribution to scientific questions, total comprehension of the scientific issues

Structured data

Quantitative analyses, comparision between communities composition, dynamics trends, etc.

Level 2: Contribution to the interpretation of the data

Level 3 : Contribution to research questions and data collection •

Opportunistic data

General, descriptive analysis

Level of participation

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Researcher’s point of view

Level 1: Data collection

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Data almost ready to analyze!

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Co-construction of scientific knowledge

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Study of problematics linked to citizen intrerests

In ecology, citizen sciences address different objectives • Data collection at different scales during several years o Long-term monitoring, population dynamics

• Development of monitoring index (species speciality, sensitivity to urbanization, etc.) o Urban planning, conservation and management policies orientations

• Enhance the general public knowledges and increase people’s awareness about biodiversity stakes

THE INTERESTS OF CITIZEN SCIENCES IN KOREA •

A lack of knowledge about urban biodiversity

% of the population living in urban areas

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Seoul is the 5th biggest city in the world (World Bank, 2015) 82,6 % of Korean people are living in urban areas

82,6 %

1976-1977

2007

54,3 %

THE INTERESTS OF CITIZEN SCIENCES IN KOREA • Hard to find standardized data from long term monotoring! • A lack of indicators to assess and monitor the

quality of the biodiversity

THE INTERESTS OF CITIZEN SCIENCES IN KOREA •

« Raising people awareness and participation » •

Priority 1. Mainstreaming Biodiversity – Action 2 Have you ever heard about biodiversity? Could you find a definition?

SUMMARY

• Why citizen sciences for biodiversity monitoring in Korea? • Photographic monitoring of pollinators: first experiments and feedbacks • Perspectives of development and research

Examples of citizen science programs in South Korea A partnership with Donga Science • Field guide book edition • Education activities • A digital application dedicated to data collection

PRESENTATION OF THE POLLINATORS PROGRAM

2016 – A program focused on Honey Bees and other pollinators Instructions: • • •

Choose a flowering flower Take pictures of honey bees If you see other pollinators, you can take pictures of them as well

MAP OF THE POINTS - 2016

822 GPS points among them 300 in Seoul

WHAT DO WE LEARN FROM THESE DATA?

2%

7%

1%

• 158 species identified • 39 genius

1%

19% 70%

Hymenoptera Diptera Lepidoptera Coleoptera Hemimoptera Other (ara, odo, ort, man)

THE PREDOMINANCE OF HONEYS BEES IN THE PICTURES

Honey bees (Apis mellifera/cerana) 45 % of the observations 68 % of the hymenoptera

WHAT DO WE LEARN FROM THESE DATA? THE MOST FREQUENT FAMILY OR SPECIES Hymenoptera

Diptera

Halictus group 11 %

E. arbustorum & cerealis 30 % of the Diptera

Eristralis 12 % Bombus 10 %

Episyrphus balteatus 6% 18 % of the Diptera

Among the Bombus genius, 74 % of Bombus ignitus

Syrrita pipiens 3% Xylocopa appendiculata 4%

WHAT DO WE LEARN FROM THESE DATA? THE MOST FREQUENT FAMILY OR SPECIES Lepidoptera

Pieris 3%

Lyceanaceae 4%

19 % of the Lepidoptera

30 % of the Lepidoptera

Coleoptera

Hesperidae 2%

14 % of the Lepidoptera

Popillia mutans 1% 30 % of the Coleoptera

HOW INTERESTING THESE RESULTS ARE?

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A total of 368 species in 115 families • 43% of the species have been observed (158)

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Hymenoptera and Diptera are also the most represented orders • Same here!

COMPARISION OF THE MOST COMMON SPECIES According to the litterature

Apis mellifera Apis mellifera Bombus sp Eristalis cerealis

According to our data

Halictus sp

Tetralonia nipponensis Eristalis cerealis

Xylocopa appendiculata

Eristalis tenax Helophilus virgatus

Artogeia rapae

Eristalis arbustorum Episyrphus balbeatus Xylocopa appendiculata

Helophilus virgatus

FROM OPPORTUNISTIC TO STRUCTURED DATA •

Launching of a protocol inspired from Vigie-Nature, the French plat-form of citizen sciences in ecology o

Not focused on Honey bee anymore   

Choice of a flowering flower Localise it with GPS During 15 min, pictures of all of the pollinators and other insects present

FROM APRIL 2017… •

Equivalent amount of collections •

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Increase in the number of geolocalised pictures • •

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1774 collections for now (2 672 in 2016)

1571 are geolocalised (94 %) 1111 unique GPS points (833 in 2016)

Increase in participation •

116 observers in 2017 for now (84 in 2016, + 40 %)

SUMMARY

• Why citizen sciences for biodiversity monitoring in Korea? • Photographic monitoring of pollinators: first experiments and feedbacks • Perspectives of development and research

NEXT STEP: ENHANCE THE LEVEL OF PARTICIPATION OF THE OBSERVERS Level 1: Data collection

Launching of identification materials in order to incite the participants to identify the pictures •

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Opportunistic data, citizen as sensors…

Level 2: Contribution to the interpretation of the data

Online key, guide book, etc.

Construction of a community of observers which could validate the identifications

Level of participation

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Pictures analysis, ordering, identification, etc.

Level 3: Contribution to research question and data collection

Definition of a problem, elaboration of a research plan, data collection

SPIPOLL’S EXPERIENCE Participants are learning!

THE KEY OF SUCCESS A tool developped by The Informatic ans Systematic Laboratory of the Pierre and Marie Curie University • A collaborative platform of biodiversity data managment

An online identification key

RESEARCH INTERESTS Ecology •

Structure on communities according to habitats, management practices, connectivities, etc.

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Pollination in urban areas

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Plant-Pollinators interactions

Social Sciences and Citizen Science Theory •

Comparision from the French experience of: o o

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The motivations of the observers The success of a program according to its organization and management

How to « export » a protocol into different geographical – social contexts

BUILDING AN ARMY…

To be continued…

… and to the observers

고맙습니다!!

Hortense Serret [email protected]