Using citizen science to monitor pollination services
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18 yield 19 20 21 22 Citizen science and pollination services 2 Abstract 23 1) Pollination by insects is a vital ecosystem service and the need for its 24 assessment is increasing in recognition and political pressure, but there are 25 currently no large-scale systematic monitoring schemes in place to measure 26 the direct provision of this service. 27 2) This study tested a protocol for using a Citizen science approach to quantify 28 pollination service provision in gardens and allotments, requiring participants 29 to grow Vica faba plants and carry out some simple manipulations of the 30 pollination environment (flowers with bees excluded, flowers hand-pollinated, 31 or flowers left for local pollinators to visit). Volunteers assessed yield in the 32 three treatments. 33 3) Eighty participants from across the UK successfully completed all parts of the 34 protocol; a further ninety three participants were unsuccessful but actively 35 engaged with the project 36 4) Overall, our results suggest that pollination services for V. faba are currently 37 not limiting in gardens or allotments in the UK. It is possible and cost-effective 38 to recruit volunteers to collect data on pollination deficits using this protocol. 39 5) The approach used in this paper, which could readily be extended to 40 incorporate other plant species reliant on different guilds of pollinators, is 41 feasible for adoption as a national monitoring scheme for pollination services.
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Using citizen science to monitor pollination services
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