Ensemble de données

Mission monarque

À propos

Résumé de l’ensemble de données

The main objective of Mission Monarch is to locate and quantify monarch reproduction habitats in North America.

Saison(s) et fréquence

Updated Annually

Région géographique couverte

North America

Principales espèces couvertes

monarch (Danaus plexippus) and milkweeds (Asclepias spp.)

Objectifs

The main objective of Mission Monarch is to locate and quantify monarch reproduction habitats in North America.

Méthodologie

Plan d’échantillonnage

The Mission Monarch protocol consists in looking at milkweed plants and documenting the abundance of monarchs at any life stage. Examined milkweed stems and monarchs are counted. Number of examined milkweed stems is up to the observer.

Méthodes de terrain

Drapeau Picard, Charest & Larrivée. 2019. Mission Monarch: Engaging citizens for the conservation of a species at risk. Being written.

AQ/CQ

All observations are vetted by a regional expert. Prior to upload into the TMKN, data are screened to remove duplicates and outliers.All removed observations can be requested to the data owner.