Jellyfish Sightings Along the Italian Coastline from 2009 to 2017

The lack of gelatinous blooms data reveals scant attention to such phenomena due to their irregular occurrence (Boero et al. 2008), to modern publication trends that give no importance to observations (Boero 2013b), to current monitoring programs that usually do not cover jellyfish (Riisgård et al. 2012) and to the lack of remote sensing tools to detect jellyfish. From 2009 the Italian project Occhio alla Medusa started involving citizens to record sightings of gelatinous organisms. In 2010 till 2015, the Italian popular science magazine FOCUS supported the campaign dedicating a webpage and releasing a smartphone app to upload records.

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Publication Date
2021-03-11
Title
Jellyfish Sightings Along the Italian Coastline from 2009 to 2017
Abstract
The lack of gelatinous blooms data reveals scant attention to such phenomena due to their irregular occurrence (Boero et al. 2008), to modern publication trends that give no importance to observations (Boero 2013b), to current monitoring programs that usually do not cover jellyfish (Riisgård et al. 2012) and to the lack of remote sensing tools to detect jellyfish. From 2009 the Italian project Occhio alla Medusa started involving citizens to record sightings of gelatinous organisms. In 2010 till 2015, the Italian popular science magazine FOCUS supported the campaign dedicating a webpage and releasing a smartphone app to upload records.
Dataset Language
en
 
Dataset Creator
  Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)
BE
http://www.vliz.be
Metadata Provider
  Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)
BE
http://www.vliz.be
Dataset Contact
  Serena Zampardi
Keywords (ASFA )
  • Citizen science
  • Gelatinous zooplankton
  • Jellyplankton: jellyfish blooms

Geographic CoverageMRGID:3314

Geographic Description
MED, Adriatic Sea

Geographic CoverageMRGID:3351

Geographic Description
MED, Ionian Sea

Geographic CoverageMRGID:3363

Geographic Description
MED, Ligurian Sea

Geographic CoverageMRGID:3386

Geographic Description
MED, Tyrrhenian Sea

Temporal Coverage

Range of Dates

Begin Date

2009-01-01

End Date

2017-01-01

Taxonomic Coverageurn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1267

General Taxonomic Coverage
1267

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name
phylum
Taxonomic Rank Value
Cnidaria

Taxonomic Coverageurn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1248

General Taxonomic Coverage
1248

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name
phylum
Taxonomic Rank Value
Ctenophora

Taxonomic Coverageurn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:22626

General Taxonomic Coverage
22626

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomic Rank Name
class
Taxonomic Rank Value
Thaliacea

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