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iNaturalist as a Tool to Improve Agroecological Biodiversity Knowledge: An Ecuadorian Case Study Cover

iNaturalist as a Tool to Improve Agroecological Biodiversity Knowledge: An Ecuadorian Case Study

Open Access
|Jul 2026

Figures & Tables

Figure 1

(a) Spatial distribution of Agri Andes Ecuador records. Grid cells are 5.7 km²; green indicates areas above 2000 m with no observations. (b) Typical agricultural landscape in the Ecuadorian Andes.

Figure 2

Alluvial chart of iNaturalist projects filtered with the keyword “Ecuador” with their main focuses according to geographic area and taxonomic groups. Source: iNaturalist 2023.

Figure 3

Temporal evolution of observers over 53 months of the Agri Andes project. (a) Observers and observations over time (VC, virtual classes; C, face-to-face classes). (b) Relationship between observations and identifiers (see Supplemental Table 1). (iNaturalist, accessed January 1, 2024).

Figure 4

Diversity of insects, plants, birds, and spiders reported and identified in the Agri Andes project (2019–2023). The three most recorded species are detailed in the upper right of each box.

Figure 5

Relationship between initial–final identification levels and taxonomic improvement across insect families in four orders. For Hemiptera, Diptera, and Coleoptera: 4 = class, 8 = infraorder, 12 = tribe; for Hymenoptera: 4 = class, 8 = infraorder, 12 = subfamily.

Figure 6

Alluvial chart of plant–insect interactions from 494 Agri Andes records. Insects are identified to species and plants to family. Main floral resources per family were obtained from information linked to iNaturalist.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/cstp.819 | Journal eISSN: 2057-4991
Language: English
Page range: 17 - 17
Submitted on: Nov 26, 2024
Accepted on: Jun 16, 2026
Published on: Jul 23, 2026
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2026 Diego Mina, Rommel Montúfar, Mayra Coro, Olivier Dangles, published by Ubiquity Press
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.