Ribero, Laura, Hegarty, Susan, Regan, Fiona and Clinton, Ruth (2024) Urban Citizen's 6.3.2: monitoring Dublin’s rivers and streams through citizen science. In: RRC Annual Conference, 24-26 Apr 2024, Llandudno, UK.
Abstract
Urban Citizen's 6.3.2 is an ongoing citizen science project, monitoring rivers and streams across the UNESCO Dublin Bay Biosphere. Volunteers from the general public and community groups are trained to conduct regular surveys, that include visual observations, nutrients testing, and macroinvertebrate monitoring. In order to examine geographical and temporal patterns, the project spans over two years and involves four different catchments, that are surveyed monthly. The project aims at filling existing data gaps, detecting unnoticed issues, and ultimately creating a scalable model that can be expanded to other geographical areas for river restoration. Through training workshops, regular interactions and co-creation, volunteers are provided with background knowledge and practical monitoring skills, empowering them to become long-term river stewards. Here, we are presenting insights on the project development, current results, challenges and lessons learnt, and potential outcomes.
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Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Poster) |
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Event Type: | Conference |
Refereed: | No |
Additional Information: | This is a pdf file containing the slides, presented as a oral presentation. |
Subjects: | Biological Sciences > Biochemistry Humanities > Biological Sciences > Biochemistry Biological Sciences > Bioinformatics Humanities > Biological Sciences > Bioinformatics |
DCU Faculties and Centres: | UNSPECIFIED |
ID Code: | 29979 |
Deposited On: | 17 May 2024 10:27 by Laura Ribero . Last Modified 17 May 2024 10:27 |
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