2014
Published May 30, 2014Species images sourced from Flickr's Creative CommonsSubject EditorsAudrey Appudurai, Blair Bentley, Mikaela Ciprian, Dr Margaret Collins, Peter Derbyshire, Eduardo Garza Gisholt, Anton Kuhar, Leanda Mason, Stacey Plug, Carlos Salas, Ghislaine Small, Gayle Sommerville, Joseph Steer, Dr Sabrina Trocini, Jamie Tedeschi, Maggie Triska
Australian water dragon
ClimateWatch data is inadequate to identify a change in distribution of the Australian Water Dragon, Intellagama lesuerii
Burnett, H., Rick, Z., Whitmee, M. and Lazarte, J.Citizen Science inaccurately represents any effect of climate change on the distribution of the Australian Water Dragon
Bartulovich, A., Drummond, S., Miller, A. and Newfield, K.
Black-faced cuckoo shrike
Climate change has an impact on calling behaviour but not the distribution of the Black-faced cuckoo-shrike
Honter, K., McFarlane, H., Mitra, R. and Toomey, L.The Black-faced cuckoo-shrike is not presently affected by climate change, but there are indications of future impacts
Rand, R., Thomas, A., Halie, J. and Hilgenberg, I.
Blue bottle
Potential for improvement is identified in ClimateWatch data collection for the Bluebottle jellyfish, Physalia utriculus
Turner, K., Khoo, S., Maitland, M., Marshall, L and Scully, J.Rising sea temperatures are affecting the distribution of the Bluebottle Jellyfish, Physalia utriculus
Draper, S., Musca, L., Peng, Y. and Wang, T.
Cape lilac
The influence of temperature on flowering and indication of a shift in distribution of Cape Lilac (Melia azedarach) in Australia
Byrne, C., Yong, E., Ryan, E. and Williams, S
Common starling
Suboptimal reliability linked to citizen science data for Sturnus vulgaris
Mei, A., Pham, F., Nicholson, K. and Anderson, K.
Eastern spinebill
Increase in temperature in the eastern states of Australia has had no major effect on the distribution of the Eastern Spinebill, Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
Caldwell, A., Saxton, J. and Engelbrecht, Z.Is the changing migratory pattern of the Eastern Spinebill due to climate change or to unreliable citizen science data?
Coxon, C., Kelly, J., Neilson, J. and Robertson, S.
English oak
Rising temperatures and decreased rainfall causing increased defoliation and delayed flowering in Quercus robur
Ahmad, A., Bryne, D., Afiq, M. and Richards, A.A critical study of ClimateWatch sightings using citizen scientist data on Quercus robur
Hutchison, N., Eckardt-Cheong, K., Moldrich, H. and Harrison, L.
European wasp
Citizen science shown to be unreliable: a case study of the ClimateWatch species Vespula germanica
Falsay, J., Bonner, K., Crawford, K and Phillips, R.
Garden skink
Inconsistencies in sightings of phenological variation in the Southern garden skink (Lampropholis guichenoti) by citizen scientists
Jobson, E., Matwiejew, E. Nejatian, M. and Pang, G.
Giant orb spider
The distribution of Nephila pilipes shows a correlation with rainfall patterns: a citizen science case study
Hodges, B., Plunkett, K., Nguyen, A. and Wong, N.Unreliable citizen scientists: a study of data collected on the Giant golden orb spider, Nephila pilipes
Datar, A., Huynh, S., van Wyngaarden, S. and Wilcox, T.
Gymea lily
Citizen Science data on the Gymea lily (Doryanthes excelsa) is reliable, but not suitable for climate change research
Fiori, J., Tam, K., Vignesvaran, L. and Kerr, R.Citizen Science is a reliable tool for assessing variation in the phenological events of the Gymea Lily, Doryanthes excelsa
Alleman, T., Boukhoubza, M., Burnett, H. and Moreno, R.
Pencil pine
The commencement of female cone development may become increasingly early for the Pencil pine (Athrotaxis cupressoides)
Capurso, R., Er, J., Nyuyen, J. and Wang, N.
Pied butcher bird
ClimateWatch data suggests advances in the annual breeding of the Pied Butcherbird (Cracticus nigrogularis) in conjunction with increasing temperature
Patrick, R.M., Seneviratne, S.P.D., Lee, S.Q.Y. and Wong, Y M.The reliability of ClimateWatch data in relation to changes in breeding patterns of the Pied Butcherbird, Cracticus nigrogularis
Parkyn, C., Malone, J. and Cummins, D.
Ribwort plantain
ClimateWatch records for the Ribwort Plantain (Plantago lanceolata) do not show a distinct phenophase
Grigg, D., Loh, R., Ta.K. and Zhang, X.ClimateWatch data indicate increases in temperature may alter the distribution of Plantago lanceolata in Australia
Eggers, J., Etchells, H., Galante, S. and Tapper, B.
Silver banksia
Turning up the heat: increased temperatures may alter the flowering times of the Silver banksia, Banksia marginata
Barden, H., Dolecki, E., Gupta, A. and Walker, C.Silver banksia in times of change; latitudinal shift corresponds to variation in timing of phenophases
Binks, A., Collins, L., and Lambert, K.
Southern brown tree frog
An investigation proves the reliability of citizen science through an examination of the Southern brown tree frog (Litoria ewingii)
Irving, K., Krol, L., Barter, L. and Ferguson, R.Analysis of climate change effects on Litoria ewingii is inconclusive due to unreliable data
Delaporte, D., Elliott, K., Fowler, C. and White, M.
Sweet-scented wattle
Flowering of Acacia suaveolens is not influenced by latitude
Bowen, H., Koning, H., Triplett, H., Lennon, S. and Cranswick, T.It counts who counts: ClimateWatch citizen scientists data unreliable for Acacia suaveolens
Pennington, H., Tothill, T. and Chen, Z.
Swift parrot
ClimateWatch and the Swift parrot: an unusable citizen science dataset
Vogel, K., Gilmore, K., Hashemi, M. and Hashemi, P.Should ClimateWatch be watching its citizen scientists? ClimateWatch data is found to be unreliable for Lathamus discolour recordings
Dumbrava, R., Abbas, Z. and Caspersz-Loney, J.
Yellow-faced honeyeater
Missing the target: ClimateWatch citizen scientists produce an inaccurate and unreliable dataset for the Yellow-faced honeyeater, Lichenostomus chrysops
Barnett, C., Ghattas, M., Niazi, S and Schaillee, M.Questioning the reliability of citizen science data for the Yellow-faced honeyeater, Lichenostomus chrysops
Middleton, K., Muller, E., Cerna, J. and Robertson, K.