Programa Marino, Aves Argentinas. Matheu 1246 (C1249AAB), CABA, Argentina
Leandro L. Tamini
Programa Marino, Aves Argentinas. Matheu 1246 (C1249AAB), CABA, Argentina
Gustavo E. Chiaramonte
Estación Hidrobiológica de Puerto Quequén–Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales “Bernardino Rivadavia”, CONICET. Av. Almirante Brown 390 (B7631XAF), Quequén, Argentina
Cecilia M. Riestra
Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Pesquero (INIDEP). Paseo Victoria Ocampo Nº1 (B7602HSA), Escollera Norte, Mar del Plata, Argentina
Juan J. Bonanno Derndich
Área Desarrollo Institucional, Aves Argentinas. Matheu 1246. (C1249AAB) CABA, Argentina
Maia B. Acosta
Programa ECOFAM - Equipo Costero de Observadores de Fauna y Ambiente Marinos
Analía Belaus
Programa ECOFAM - Equipo Costero de Observadores de Fauna y Ambiente Marinos
Bárbara N. Biene Palacios
Programa ECOFAM - Equipo Costero de Observadores de Fauna y Ambiente Marinos
Franco Bogel
Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Funes 3350 (B7602AYL), Mar del Plata, Argentina
M. Agustina Blanco
Programa ECOFAM - Equipo Costero de Observadores de Fauna y Ambiente Marinos
Eugenia A. Bonetti
Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (IIMyC), Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata–CONICET, Rodiguez Peña 4046 Nivel 1 (B7602GSD), Mar del Plata, Argentina
Axel Brost
Programa ECOFAM - Equipo Costero de Observadores de Fauna y Ambiente Marinos
Joaquín Brost
Programa ECOFAM - Equipo Costero de Observadores de Fauna y Ambiente Marinos
Jürgen Brost
Programa ECOFAM - Equipo Costero de Observadores de Fauna y Ambiente Marinos
Klaus Brost
Programa ECOFAM - Equipo Costero de Observadores de Fauna y Ambiente Marinos
Walter Brost
Programa ECOFAM - Equipo Costero de Observadores de Fauna y Ambiente Marinos
Susana Cabrelli
Programa ECOFAM - Equipo Costero de Observadores de Fauna y Ambiente Marinos
Mateo Carelli
Programa ECOFAM - Equipo Costero de Observadores de Fauna y Ambiente Marinos
Sandra Despósito
Programa ECOFAM - Equipo Costero de Observadores de Fauna y Ambiente Marinos
Andrea Di Fabio
Programa ECOFAM - Equipo Costero de Observadores de Fauna y Ambiente Marinos
Ricardo Doumecq Milieu
Programa ECOFAM - Equipo Costero de Observadores de Fauna y Ambiente Marinos
L. Alejandro Duvieilh
Programa ECOFAM - Equipo Costero de Observadores de Fauna y Ambiente Marinos
Rodolfo A. Fangauf
Programa ECOFAM - Equipo Costero de Observadores de Fauna y Ambiente Marinos
Lucía López
Programa ECOFAM - Equipo Costero de Observadores de Fauna y Ambiente Marinos
Malena Lorente
Centro de Estudios Integrales de la Dinámica Exógena–CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Calle 64 N°3 (1900), La Plata, Argentina
Hugo Luján
Programa ECOFAM - Equipo Costero de Observadores de Fauna y Ambiente Marinos
Julia Mazzutti
Programa ECOFAM - Equipo Costero de Observadores de Fauna y Ambiente Marinos
Camila B. Merodio
Programa ECOFAM - Equipo Costero de Observadores de Fauna y Ambiente Marinos
Walter Moorlag
Programa ECOFAM - Equipo Costero de Observadores de Fauna y Ambiente Marinos
José L. Nogueira
Programa ECOFAM - Equipo Costero de Observadores de Fauna y Ambiente Marinos
Graciela Panisello
Programa ECOFAM - Equipo Costero de Observadores de Fauna y Ambiente Marinos
Laura R. Pérez
Programa ECOFAM - Equipo Costero de Observadores de Fauna y Ambiente Marinos
Mariela E. Politano Möller
Programa ECOFAM - Equipo Costero de Observadores de Fauna y Ambiente Marinos
Silvina S. Romero
Programa ECOFAM - Equipo Costero de Observadores de Fauna y Ambiente Marinos
Lucas Rui
Programa ECOFAM - Equipo Costero de Observadores de Fauna y Ambiente Marinos
Paula A. Taraborelli
Grupo de Ecología y Diseño de Paisaje, Unidad de Estudios Agropecuarios (UDEA–CONICET), Centro de Investigaciones Agropecuarias (INTA–CIAP). Av. 11 de septiembre 4755 (X5014MGO), Córdoba, Argentina
Julieta Varela
Programa ECOFAM - Equipo Costero de Observadores de Fauna y Ambiente Marinos
Lucía N. Vila
Programa ECOFAM - Equipo Costero de Observadores de Fauna y Ambiente Marinos
María B. Villa
Programa ECOFAM - Equipo Costero de Observadores de Fauna y Ambiente Marinos
César A. Zehnder
Programa ECOFAM - Equipo Costero de Observadores de Fauna y Ambiente Marinos
Keywords
Argentina beach surveys birds marine mammals sea turtles stranded carcasses
How to Cite
Dellacasa, Rubén F., Leandro L. Tamini, Gustavo E. Chiaramonte, Cecilia M. Riestra, Juan J. Bonanno Derndich, Maia B. Acosta, Analía Belaus, et al. 2024. “ECOFAM Program: Integrating Citizen Science and Marine Fauna on the Coast of Buenos Aires Province ”. El Hornero 39 (1): 105-17. https://doi.org/10.56178/eh.v39i1.1484.
The Coastal Team of Marine Fauna and Environment Observers (ECOFAM) is a citizen science program that promotes, through the participation of volunteers from local communities, the generation of quality information about the environment and marine fauna on the Atlantic coast of Argentina. During the first two years of activities on the coast of Buenos Aires Province (September 2020-August 2022), 82 volunteers conducted beach patrols for 953 hours and recorded 2297 carcasses of a total of 53 species, including birds (n= 2069, 35 species), sea turtles (n=7, 3 species), and marine mammals (n=221, 16 species). The observations were recorded through the iNaturalist portal, and an additional application was developed to facilitate the identification of carcasses. Among the birds, penguins (Fam. Spheniscidae) were the most abundant (n=1712), followed by petrels and shearwaters (Procellariidae, n=136), albatrosses (Diomedeidae, n=66), grebes (Podicipedidae, n= 57), and gulls (Laridae, n=47). The Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) was the species with the highest number of observations (n=1691) and exhibited an abundance pattern with peaks from the months of February to May. For the distribution of other species with numerous records (Ardenna gravis and Puffinus puffinus), a seasonal trend was also observed from January to May and from November to March, respectively. The program’s features, the activities carried out by volunteers, and the diversity of the records are presented.
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