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The study reports over 6,000 participants, 136 municipalities across three-quarters of Italian regions, and 62 identified native and non-native species during 2012–2023. DIRECT_TEXT

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Source: Engaging the public to unveil urban biodiversity: a decade of ant monitoring in Italy · locator {} · excerpt hash sha256:824583ec4bc8966fcfd41c2d4d25b7894566e6e748174c107eec834f56961d23

The Italian “School of Ants” project aimed to fill this gap by engaging over 6,000 participants from diverse backgrounds between 2012 and 2023 to monitor urban ant diversity across the country. Data were collected from 136 municipalities across three-quarters of Italian regions, resulting in the identification of 62 species, both native and non-native.