Despite their high diversity and importance for humankind, invertebrates are often neglected
in biodiversity conservation policies. We identify seven impediments to their effective …

Citizen science has gained widespread currency as a tool for ecological research over the
past decade. However, in the discipline of urban ecology, the existing contributions and …

Comprising a substantial part of living biomass on earth, ants are integral to the functioning
of terrestrial ecosystems. More than 12,000 species have been described to date, and it is …

Soils are integral to agricultural productivity, biodiversity, and the maintenance of ecosystem
services. However, soil ecosystem research depends on foundational biological knowledge …

Environmental education is essential to stem current dramatic biodiversity loss, and
childhood is considered as the key period for developing awareness and positive attitudes …

Abstract The Invaders of Texas program is a successful citizen science program in which
volunteers survey and monitor invasive plants throughout Texas. Invasive plants are being …

Conservation in urban areas faces growing financial challenges and inadequate
stakeholder involvement. Conservation psychology can mitigate these challenges in many …

In Madrid, as in many European cities, air pollution is known about and made accountable
through techno-scientific monitoring processes based on data, and the toxicity of the air is …

Insects do not live in isolation. They interact with the abiotic environment and are major
components of the terrestrial and freshwater biotic milieus. They are crucial to so many …

The active participation of citizens in scientific research, through citizen science, has been
proven successful. However, knowledge on the potential of citizen science within formal …