GigaByte (Feb 2024)

Citizen science data on urban forageable plants: a case study in Brazil

  • Filipi Miranda Soares ,
  • Luís Ferreira Pires ,
  • Maria Carolina Garcia ,
  • Lidio Coradin ,
  • Natalia 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 Peres de Carvalho ,
  • Ana Carolina da Silva Lima ,
  • Hillary Dandara Elias Gabriel ,
  • Stephanie Gabriele Mendonça de França ,
  • Karoline Reis de Almeida ,
  • Bárbara Junqueira dos Santos ,
  • Antonio Mauro Saraiva

DOI
https://doi.org/10.46471/gigabyte.107

Abstract

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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 to 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 includes data from the capitals of all 27 federative units of Brazil, 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 presented in this paper to serve as resources for further studies in urban foraging, food security, cultural ecosystem services, and environmental sustainability.