The role of citizen science and plant phenology studies in evaluation of the local effects of climate change
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https://doi.org/10.56617/tl.3975Keywords:
citizen science, climate change, temperature, precipitation, local dataAbstract
Climate change is the greatest global challenge for present and future generations, destabilizing life-support systems with its diverse interrelationships and interactions. The real solutions to global problems at the local levels can only be expected through the widest possible social cohesion, the effective transmissions of the results of science to all ages and social strata. One of the best ways to do this is involving present or historical data from reliable sources of qualified and reliable amateur (citizen) scientists, which is an outstanding methodological opportunity to expand and increase the efficiency of scientific research. Therefore, citizen science has become more and more widespread within and between different disciplines in recent decades. One of the significant practical examples of this, with the persistent and accurate work of a late enthusiastic amateur data collector, Mr. László Cseh), who measured the most important local climate data (daily temperatures measured at 7 and 12 AM, and precipitation) in Csemő–Ereklyés, near Cegléd, central Hungary, for decades. We also show here the dynamics of the temperature averages in the four seasons, of which the largest increase (+2.0 °C) was measured in winter. Based on these data, we also examined the tendency of the number of hot days (Tmax = ≥ 35 °C), as well as the number of frosty (T < 0 °C) and extremely cold (T < 10 °C) days. We observed the increasing tendency in heat days, whereas the decreasing trends of frosty and extremely cold days. The comparison of these data sets with those of the national data and the possibilities of their use in explaining plant phenology shifts are presented here. Our local data sets fit well with the national trend and can increase the effectiveness of nature conservation by demonstrating the effects of climate change on plant phenology. Community science provides an opportunity for greater social recognition and acknowledgement of scientific results. To detect the complex ecological interactions of climate change in the local scale, the use of the spider orchid species is recommended also in Hungarian environmental conditions, as it is a characteristic and strictly protected species in Hungary.
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