Citizen Science Data on Urban Forageable Plants: A Case Study in Brazil

Filipi Miranda Soares*, Luis Ferreira Pires, Maria Carolina Garcia, Lidio Coradin, Natália Pirani Ghilardi-Lopes, Rubens Rangel Silva, Aline Martins de Carvalho, Anand Gavai, Yamine Bouzembrak, Benildes Coura Moreira dos Santos Maculan, Sheina Koffler, Uiara Bandineli Montedo, Debora Pignatari Drucker, Raquel Santiago, Maria Clara de Carvalho, Ana Carolina da Silva Lima, Hillary Dandara Elias Gabriel, Stephanie Gabriele Mendonça de França, Karoline Reis de Almeida, Bárbara Junqueira dos SantosAntonio Mauro Saraiva

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Abstract

This paper presents two key data sets derived from the Pomar Urbano project. The first data set is a comprehensive catalog of edible fruit-bearing plant species, native or introduced in Brazil. The second data set, sourced from the iNaturalist platform, tracks the distribution and monitoring of these plants within urban landscapes across Brazil. The study encompasses data from all 27 Brazilian state capitals, focusing on the ten cities that contributed the most observations as of August 2023. The research emphasizes the significance of citizen science in urban biodiversity monitoring and its potential to contribute to various fields, including food and nutrition, creative industry, study of plant phenology, and machine learning applications. We expect the data sets to serve as a resource for further studies in urban foraging, food security, cultural ecosystem services, and environmental sustainability.
Original languageEnglish
PublisherbioRxiv
Number of pages12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 25 Jan 2024

Keywords

  • Fruit-bearing plants
  • Urban foraging
  • Wild food
  • Urban Food Trees
  • Food Forest
  • Fruit Tree

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    Miranda Soares, F. (Creator), Ferreira Pires, L. (Creator), Garcia, M. C. (Creator), Coradin, L. (Creator), Ghilardi-Lopes, N. P. (Creator), Rangel Silva, R. (Creator), Martins de Carvalho, A. (Creator), Gavai, A. (Creator), Bouzembrak, Y. (Creator), Moreira dos Santos Maculan, B. C. (Creator), Koffler, S. (Creator), Montedo, U. B. (Creator), Pignatari Drucker, D. (Creator), Santiago, R. (Creator), Peres de Carvalho, M. C. (Creator), da Silva Lima, A. C. (Creator), Elias Gabriel, H. D. (Creator), Mendonça de França, S. G. (Creator), Reis de Almeida, K. (Creator), Junqueira dos Santos, B. (Creator) & Saraiva, A. M. (Creator), DataCite Commons, 2024

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    Soares, F. M., Pires, L. F., Garcia, M. C., Coradin, L., Ghilardi-Lopes, N. P., Silva, R. R., Martins de Carvalho, A., Gavai, A., Bouzembrak, Y., Moreira dos Santos Maculan, B. C., Koffler, S., Montedo, U. B., Pignatari Drucker, D., Santiago, R., Carvalho, M. C. P. D., da Silva Lima, A. C., Elias Gabriel, H. D., Mendonça de França, S. G., Reis de Almeida, K. & Junqueira dos Santos, B. & 1 others, Saraiva, A. M., 21 Feb 2024, In: GigaByte. 16 p.

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  • Optimizing the Monitoring of Urban Fruit-Bearing Flora with Citizen Science: An Overview of the Pomar Urbano Initiative

    Miranda Soares, F., Ferreira Pires, L., Garcia, M. C., Martins de Carvalho, A., Koffler, S., Ghilardi-Lopes, N. P., Rangel Silva, R., Moreira dos Santos Maculan, B. C., Bertolini, A. M., Rigote, G., Coradin, L., Montedo, U. B., Pignatari Drucker, D., Santiago, R., de Carvalho, M. C., da Silva Lima, A. C., Reis de Almeida, K., Mendonça de França, S. G., Elias Gabriel, H. D. & Junqueira dos Santos, B. & 1 others, Saraiva, A. M., 5 Sept 2023, In: Biodiversity Information Science and Standards. 7, e112009.

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