Biodiversity Citizen Science in Ireland

Objectives of this survey

This survey aims to gather information about biodiversity-related citizen science activities in Ireland and to identify opportunities to expand upon existing initiatives. There are 19 questions and it takes less than 10 min to complete. Thank you for your time and support.

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* 1. What is the title of the citizen science project?

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* 2. Who is the lead organisation co-ordinating the project?

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* 3. Who are funding the project? (In order of financial contribution, largest first, incl. funding in kind)

Funder 1

Funder 2

Funder 3

Funder 4

Funder 5

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* 4. What is the spatial scale of this project?

Local (single site or multiple sites all within 10 km2)

Regional (multiple sites all within 50 km2)

National (incl. Exclusive Economic Zone)

All-island

Other (please specify)

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* 5. In what year did this project begin?

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* 6. What is the expected duration of this project

< 5 years

6 - 10 years

11 - 20 years

> 20 years

Other (please specify)

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* 7. Over this time period, what is the frequency biological recording activities?

Continuous, every year

Phased, every ca. 5 years

Phased, every ca. 10 years

Phased, funding dependent

Other (please specify)

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* 8. At present, what are the principle goals of the project? (Please rank where appropriate)

Engagement and education

N/A

Primary data gathering (general biological recording)

N/A

Surveying (repeated surveys, no specific hypothesis being tested)

N/A

Monitoring (repeated surveys, specific hypotheses of change)

N/A

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* 9. Is your project habitat- or taxon-specific?

Taxon specific

Habitat specific

Neither, recording occurs across multiple taxa and habitats

Other (please specify)

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* 10. If your project is taxon-specific, please identify the relevant group(s).

Algae

Amphibians & reptiles

Birds

Bryophytes

Fishes

Fungi

Insects

Lichens

Marine Mammals

Non-insect Invertebrates

Terrestrial Mammals

Vascular Plants

Other (please specify)

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* 11. If your project is habitat-specific, please identify the relevant habitat(s).

BC - Cultivated land

BL - Built land

CB - Shingle and gravel banks

CC - Coastal constructions

CD - Sand dune systems

CM - Salt marshes

CS - Sea cliffs and islets

CW - Brackish waters

ED - Disturbed ground

ER - Exposed rock

EU - Underground rock & caves

FL - Lakes and ponds

FP - Springs

FS - Swamps

FW - Watercourses

GA - Improved grassland

GM - Freshwater marsh

GS - Semi-natural grassland

HD - Dense bracken

HH - Heath

LR - Littoral rock

LS - Littoral sediment

MW - Marine Water

PB - Bogs

PF - Fens and flushes

SR - Sublittoral rock

SS - Sublittoral sediment

WD - Highly modified/nonnative woodland

WL - Linear woodland/scrub

WN - Semi-natural woodland

WS - Scrub/transitional woodland

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* 12. What type(s) of change is your project aiming to detect? (Please tick all relevant)

Spatial distribution

Population size

Community composition

Habitat condition

Phenology

Other (please specify)

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* 13. How many and what types of individuals are supporting the delivery of the project?

Professional Expert (paid scientist; a consultant or at a research institute)

Volunteer Expert (unpaid experts e.g. scientist volunteering their time or trained citizen scientist)

Professional Non-expert (paid non-expert, playing a supporting role)

Volunteer Non-expert (member of the public, individuals not covered by the Volunteer Expert category)

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* 14. How many participants have contributed biological records to the project over the past 5 years?

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* 15. What training do you provide in support of your project? (Please tick all that apply)

Online resources (downloadable guidelines, videos etc.)

Distance-learning

'In the field' training

Other (please specify)

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* 16. How do you capture the data from the project? (Please tick all that apply)

Posted paper forms

Online form (e.g. surveymonkey, Google Forms etc.)

Emailed datasheets

Bespoke online data capture tool

Bespoke phone application

Bespoke data logger and rugged tablet/laptop

Other (please specify)

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* 17. How do you manage the data from the project? (Please tick all that apply)

Spreadsheets

Generic database tools (e.g. Microsoft Access, QGIS)

Bespoke database tools (e.g. MySQL)

Other (please specify)

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* 18. How do you report on the project? (Please tick all that apply)

Detailed report to funders

Detailed report to all stakeholders

Detailed report aimed at the general public

Summary report aimed at the general public

Peer-reviewed data paper

Peer-reviewed publication

Other (please specify)

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* 19. How do you provide access to data from the project and what is the data license? (e.g. open data licence would be Creative Common CC-BY-4.0; anything else should be treated as restricted)

Restricted data licence, provided on request directly from lead organisation

Open data licence, provided on request directly from lead organisation

Restricted data licence, provided on request from a funder of the project

Open data licence, provided on request from a funder of the project

Restricted data licence, available online from a national database

Open data licence, available online from a national database (e.g. National Biodiversity Data Centre)

Restricted data licence, available online from a international database

Open data licence, available online from a international database (e.g. Global Biodiversity Information Facility)

Open data licence, available as supplementary materials to a report or peer-reviewed publication

Other (please specify)