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Pollinator Monitoring: Timed Pollinator Count Guide

Author(s): Mindi Summers

University of Calgary

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The Pollinator Monitoring: Timed Pollinator Count Guide aims to enhance understanding of pollinator diversity and the plants that support them. This guide empowers community scientists to contribute to this knowledge by conducting timed counts of…

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The Pollinator Monitoring: Timed Pollinator Count Guide aims to enhance understanding of pollinator diversity and the plants that support them. This guide empowers community scientists to contribute to this knowledge by conducting timed counts of pollinators visiting flowers in their neighborhoods, gardens, and yards. By standardizing data collection methods, participants help researchers compare pollinator activity across locations and flowers. Through participation, individuals can help support native pollinators by identifying optimal plant species to be used in gardens, landscaping, and city planning in urban environments.

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Version 1.0 - published on 24 May 2024 doi:10.25334/QZD0-NX23 - cite this

Keywords

  1. survey
  2. Plant-insect interactions
  3. #iNaturalist
  4. insects
  5. BLUE
  6. pollinators

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This guide provides clear instructions for conducting timed counts of pollinators visiting flowers. Following either a quadrat or transect method, participants observe a designated area for 5 or 10 minutes, documenting all insect visits to flowers. The guide emphasizes the importance of standardizing data collection for comparative analysis and offers resources for sharing results. This guide enables community members to contribute valuable data for understanding and supporting urban pollinator biodiversity through systematic monitoring. 

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