2015
Published October 30, 2015Species images sourced from Flickr's Creative CommonsSubject EditorsAudrey Appudurai, Blair Bentley, Mikaela Ciprian, Dr Margaret Collins, Angela Eads, Sonja Jacob, Anton Kuhar, Natalie Rosser, Joseph Steer, Jamie Tedeschi
Australian indigo
ClimateWatch data proves insufficient in establishing impacts of climate change on the phenology of the shrub Australian Indigo (Indigofera australis)
Mostert, R., Castlehow, B., de Vos, D., Higgins, D. and Townsend, K.Weird science: citizen science data too unreliable to determine impact of climate change on phenophases of Indigofera australis
Rowlinson, B., Hamersveld, L., Currie, L. and Mitchell, J.
Black-eared cuckoo
Long-term change in the breeding seasonality of Chalcites osculans, a result of rising temperatures
Carrick, H., Crozier, F., Jackson, S and Potter, N.Climate change is pushing the migration and breeding of Chalcites osculans forward as well as altering the length of the breeding season
Sims, Z., Cornock-Ross, C., McGrath, F. and Nyberg, C.
Black swan
Climate change yet to be confirmed as the explanation of the change in breeding pattern in Cygnus atratus
Krauss, I., D'Souza, J., Clarke, S. and Lindley, A.
Bronze orange bug
A study of the Bronze orange bug (Musgraveia sulciventris), a proxy for the reliability of ClimateWatch data
Bryant, L., Grogan, K., Hadlow, G. and Rogers, K.ClimateWatch data shows little evidence of changes in climate and latitude affecting seasonal events of Musgraveia sulciventris
Tot, K., Tot, K., Garlett, C. and Grey, M.
Dusky moorhen
Further research is required to validate if the lengthened autumnal breeding season of Gallinula tenebrosa is in response to increased temperature in Australia
Capurso, R., McLennan, A., Parkinson-Stewart, S. and Woodiss-Field, S.Climate change has a possible impact on the timing of breeding events for the Dusky Moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa)
Lutz, N., Pullella, L., Vermeulen, N., Woods, A. and Wesson, J.
Lewin's honeyeater
Who’s watching the ClimateWatchers? Meliphaga lewinii dataset brings reliability of citizen science into question
Berger, C., Brooke, K., Howell, R. and Stockwell, K.Citizen Science as a method of data collection: ClimateWatch data for the Lewin’s honeyeater (Meliphaga lewinii) found to be unreliable
Kammann, J., Enderes, D., McAllister, T. and Button, T.
Poinciana
An analysis of the effectiveness of Citizen Science in providing accurate data on the population characteristics of the Poinciana tree (Delonix regia)
Collins, J., Gomez-Jackson, A., Lobo, D. and Oppermann, L.
Spotted Jelly
A citizen science dataset is inadequate for use in phenological analysis of Phyllorhiza punctata
Castle, S., Smith, L. and Smith, GCitizen scientists’ collection methods for Phyllorhiza punctata require significant improvement; relevance of study doubtful
Marshall, L., Uzonwanne, M.R., Cigulev, M. and Shaw, N.
Surf barnacle
The Surf Barnacle is going down! Or is it? ClimateWatch data is to an extent unreliable to determine the distribution of Catomerus polymerus
Dorrington, J., Hedges, H. Storey, N., and Tapscott, E.ClimateWatch data are insufficient to determine link between climatic conditions and variation in abundance and distribution of Catomerus polymerus
Leclezio, I., Mennie, A., Podhorodecki, A. and Tacey, J.
Wickham's grevillea
Rainfall and temperature drive phenological events of Wickham’s Grevillea and may be altered by climatic conditions in the future
Ince, M., Campbell, A., and Benninghaus, E.S.Climate Watch data insufficient to determine impact of climate change on phenological variations for Grevillea wickhamii
Mahli, A., Rick, K., and Teoh, G.