Social networks and ornithology studies: an innovative method for rapidly accessing data on conspicuous bird species

We developed an innovative method for finding individuals of a conspicuous species in complex urban habitats. The aim of this study was to detect as many burrowing owl nests as possible in order to develop an ecological and behavioral study. We performed an online survey through the social network,...

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Published in:Biodiversity and conservation 2014-07, Vol.23 (8), p.2127-2134
Main Authors: Cavalli, Matilde, Baladrón, Alejandro V, Isacch, Juan P, Bó, María S, Martínez, Guadalupe
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Applied ecology
Athene cunicularia
Aves
Biodiversity
Biological and medical sciences
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Birds
Brief Communication
Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts
Conservation Biology/Ecology
Conservation, protection and management of environment and wildlife
cost effectiveness
Ecology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
General aspects
habitats
Life Sciences
Methods
Nests
new methods
ornithology
Owls
Polls & surveys
Social networks
surveys
Urban areas
Vertebrates: general zoology, morphology, phylogeny, systematics, cytogenetics, geographical distribution
Wildlife conservation
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Summary:We developed an innovative method for finding individuals of a conspicuous species in complex urban habitats. The aim of this study was to detect as many burrowing owl nests as possible in order to develop an ecological and behavioral study. We performed an online survey through the social network, Facebook. The results of this survey allowed us to detect and locate 36 new burrowing owl nests. We conclude that developing online surveys through social networks is an innovative and cost-effective method to obtain information about bird locations, and can complement traditional methods such as field surveys.
ISSN:0960-3115
1572-9710
DOI:10.1007/s10531-014-0704-8