[Pollinator] Community Science Powers New Western Monarch Studies

[Jenni Denekas]

Community Science Powers New Western Monarch Studies

Western monarch researchers and community scientists have been busy,
contributing information vital to understanding the situation facing this
imperiled population of America’s most well-known butterfly.

Four new studies on western monarchs were recently published as part of the
special issue of *Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution* titled *North
American Monarch Butterfly Ecology and Conservation*
<https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/7657/north-american-monarch-butterfly-ecology-and-conservation#articles>
(the
online issue has been gradually published since May 2019, and these papers
are each available for free). A fifth study on western monarchs is also
about to be published—more details below. All of these studies draw, at
least in part, on the findings of community science projects like the *Western
Monarch Milkweed Mapper* <https://www.monarchmilkweedmapper.org/>—which has
collected 53,097 records of monarchs and milkweeds in total, including
nearly 500 sightings in 2019 alone.

Together, these studies contribute to our understanding of the western
monarch population, including where monarchs and milkweeds occur, the
habitats they rely on, and what actions are most likely to help the
population recover. These papers also underscore the importance of
community science efforts, which have provided key information. At the end
of this blog post, we provide a list of ways in which community members can
contribute to monarch research efforts—in the western United States and
beyond.

Read the full blog post here:
https://xerces.org/2019/07/30/new-western-monarch-studies/

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*Jenni Denekas*

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