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TI Citizen Science, a promising tool for detecting and monitoring outbreaks of the crown-of-thorns starfish Acanthaster spp.
BT 
AF DUMAS, Pascal
   FIAT, Sylvie
   DURBANO, Amaury
   PEIGNON, Christophe
   MOU-THAM, Gerard
   HAM, Jayven
   GEREVA, Sompert
   KAKU, Rocky
   CHATEAU, Olivier
   WANTIEZ, Laurent
   N'YEURT, Antoine De Ramon
   ADJEROUD, Mehdi
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C1 IRD, UMR 9220, ENTROPIE, BP A5, Noumea, New Caledonia.
   Fisheries Dept Vanuatu, PMB 9045, Port Vila, Vanuatu.
   Aquarium Lagons Noumea, 61 Promenade Roger Laroque, Noumea 98800, New Caledonia.
   Univ Nouvelle Caledonie, BP R4, Noumea 98851, New Caledonia.
   Univ South Pacific, Pacific Ctr Environm & Sustainable Dev, Suva, Fiji.
   IRD, UMR 9220, ENTROPIE, UPVD 52 Ave Paul Alduy, F-66860 Perpignan, France.
C2 IRD, FRANCE
   FISHERIES DEPT VANUATU, VANUATU
   AQUARIUM LAGONS NOUMEA, FRANCE
   UNIV NOUVELLE CALEDONIE, FRANCE
   UNIV SOUTH PACIFIC, FIJI
   IRD, FRANCE
UM ENTROPIE
IN WOS Cotutelle UMR
   DOAJ
   copubli-france
   copubli-int-hors-europe
   copubli-sud
IF 4.379
TC 9
UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00698/81018/85019.pdf
   https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00698/81018/85020.docx
LA English
DT Article
AB Monitoring potentially devastating coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS) populations at scales relevant to management is a challenging task. Here, we investigated a citizen science approach to detect COTS outbreaks and prioritize management responses. Between 2014 and 2018, 38 000 COTS were recorded through 641 online observation reports submitted across New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Fiji by private stakeholders (51%), NGOs (22%), business operator (11%), research/government agencies (16%). COTS were observed in multiple areas, including in remote/inhabited reefs where they had never been reported. A three-level classification was developed to discriminate risk areas and propose operational guidelines to streamline management actions. About two-thirds of reports had low abundances (<10 starfish sighted) and could be addressed with low priority. Verification surveys at 65 reef sites confirmed outbreaks in half of the cases, along with high peak densities (7 000 ind.ha(-1)). Combining professional and non-professional observers increased the detection range (+27%) and the number of COTS detections (+129%). Citizen reports were eventually followed by removal campaigns organized within diverse institutional frameworks. While citizen monitoring has intrinsic limitations, we advocate that it constitutes a complementary and promising approach to support the ongoing management efforts in all countries affected by COTS. 
PY 2020
PD JAN
SO Scientific Reports
SN 2045-2322
PU Nature Publishing Group
VL 10
IS 1
UT 000551365200002
DI 10.1038/s41598-019-57251-8
ID 81018
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