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Plant-Insect Ecosystems

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Grad Poster Competition: P-IE and FIT, Biodiversity and Conservation

D3054: Plant-pollinator community and network structures using citizen science data and conventional sampling

Monday, November 11, 2024
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM MST
Location: Phoenix Convention Center, Exhibit Hall 6, PCC
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As technology continues to dominate today’s world, the opportunity for citizens to contribute to natural science research expands. Citizen science is any collection or analysis of data done by the general public. A popular channel for these observations is the ‘iNaturalist’ app; through the iNaturalist app, users can submit their photographical observations for experienced individuals to identify. In entomological science applications, citizen science has been used to monitor insect populations and calculate population metrics. This study aimed to document plant-pollinator networks composed of data obtained through both citizen science and using conventional sampling techniques.  Over 2,000 observations at Lubbock Lake National Historic Landmark have been recorded by iNaturalist observers in the last decade. Research grade observations were compiled according to the photographed insect and the identifiable plant species.  Beginning in April 2024, traditional sampling methods were initiated at  Lubbock Lake National Historic Landmark, using both active and passive sampling. Using available data, plant-insect network metrics will be calculated using the R package bipartite; including species richness and abundance, connectedness, niche overlap, nestedness, modularity, network specialization, and core generalist species.