iNaturalist como plataforma para documentar la funga chilena

2024 · doi:10.32942/x25g9d
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This study analyzes iNaturalist's impact on documenting Chilean fungi, revealing its strengths in citizen science for biodiversity monitoring and its limitations due to geographic and user biases.

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The paper studies how iNaturalist has influenced the recording and documentation of fungi in Chile between 2008 and 2024, using community-driven observation data summarized by geography, taxonomy, and user behavior. It reports more than 63,000 observations across 1,245 species, concentrated in central and southern regions and mainly in urban areas, with a small group of highly prolific users contributing 44.40% of records, alongside an increase in observations since 2020 that may reflect growing interest in mycology. The authors emphasize that while iNaturalist can expand taxonomic, spatial, and temporal coverage beyond traditional logistical limits, the data are subject to biases and they note structural challenges in Chilean mycology such as limited funding and training. The paper does not explicitly discuss endometriosis or adenomyosis; it was included in the corpus via a keyword match in the upstream search index.

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Este estudio analiza el impacto de iNaturalist en el registro y documentación de hongos en Chile desde 2008 hasta 2024, destacando su rol en la integración de la ciencia ciudadana al monitoreo de biodiversidad. Este esfuerzo comunitario —que actualmente suma más de 63000 observaciones que representan 1245 especies— se concentra en las regiones centro y sur del país, principalmente en áreas urbanas, donde un reducido grupo de usuarios hiperprolíficos genera el 44,40 % de los registros. Desde 2020, se ha observado un aumento en el número de observaciones, que puede estar ligado a un creciente interés en la micología. El uso de iNaturalist permite superar las limitaciones logísticas tradicionales, ampliando la cobertura taxonómica, espacial y temporal de las observaciones de hongos, pero estas ventajas no están exentas de sesgos. Además, la micología en Chile enfrenta desafíos estructurales, como el financiamiento y la formación de nuevos especialistas. La colaboración entre aficionados y micólogos profesionales es fundamental para validar los datos y extraer el potencial de este tipo de herramientas. Este enfoque complementa los métodos convencionales de los estudios de biodiversidad y fortalece las políticas de conservación. Aunque iNaturalist ha demostrado ser una herramienta efectiva, se requieren más esfuerzos y recursos para abordar los vacíos de conocimiento de la biodiversidad fúngica. Este estudio refuerza el potencial de la ciencia ciudadana como fuente de datos valiosos y potencialmente útiles para hacer frente a la crisis ambiental.
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This study analyzes the impact of iNaturalist on the recording and documentation of fungi in Chile from 2008 to 2024, highlighting its role in integrating citizen science into biodiversity monitoring. This community effort—which currently totals more than 63,000 observations representing 1,245 species—is concentrated in the central and southern regions of the country, mainly in urban areas, where a small group of hyperprolific users generates 44.40% of the records. Since 2020, an increase in the number of observations has been observed, which may be linked to a growing interest in mycology. The use of iNaturalist allows overcoming traditional logistical limitations, expanding the taxonomic, spatial, and temporal coverage of fungal observations, but these advantages are not without biases. In addition, mycology in Chile faces structural challenges, such as funding and training of new specialists. Collaboration between amateurs and professional mycologists is essential to validate the data and extract the potential of this type of tools. This approach complements conventional methods of biodiversity studies and strengthens conservation policies. Although iNaturalist has proven to be an effective tool, more effort and resources are required to address the knowledge gaps of fungal biodiversity. This study reinforces the potential of citizen science as a source of valuable and potentially useful data to address the planetary crisis. DOI https://doi.org/10.32942/X25G9D Subjects Biodiversity, Environmental Policy, Life Sciences, Other Life Sciences

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Chile, ciencia ciudadana, fungi, iNaturalist Dates Published: 2024-12-09 13:41 Last Updated: 2025-04-02 12:22 Older Versions License CC-BY Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International Additional Metadata Conflict of interest statement: None Data and Code Availability Statement: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14223732 Language: espanol

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