Caitlin Marie Mandeville

About

I am a researcher at NTNU's Gjærevoll Centre for Biodiversity Foresight Analyses. As a conservation scientist, I apply interdisciplinary approaches to understand the status of biodiversity and its response to changing environmental conditions, with the goal of promoting socioecological resilience. I regularly work in partnership with communities and the public sector.

My research interests span citizen and community science and other participatory research approaches; spatial ecological modeling; planning, monitoring, and assessing land use change, including in the renewable energy sector; translational science; and open and FAIR data sharing and reuse. I am committed to teaching, mentorship, and outreach, and pursue additional lines of research related to improving the effectiveness of these commitments. I am enthusiastic about interdisciplinary collaboration and work that extends outside of the academic sector.

Projects

I lead or co-lead the following:

FOOTPRINTS-CITSCI (Feedback Loop: Taxonomic ID from Photo Recognition, Integrated Species distribution modeling, and Citizen Science). 2024 – 2025. Funded as a 3rd Party Project within the framework of the TETTRIs Project funded under Grant Agreement Nr 101081903 of the European Union's Horizon Europe Research and Innovation programme. Co-principal investigator. This project integrates citizen science biodiversity monitoring via snow track surveys with machine learning image recognition and biodiversity hotspot mapping to enhance public engagement with biodiversity in Norway.

Nordic Symposium for Biodiversity Across the Natural and Social Sciences. 2024 – 2025. Funded by the Nordic Board for Wildlife Research. Principal investigator. The Symposium brings together selected researchers to explore, discuss, and write together, with a goal of advancing interdisciplinary collaboration related to biodiversity, nature, and wildlife in the Nordic region.

Against Research Monoculture: Nurturing Transdisciplinary Biodiversity Research & Pedagogy. 2024. Funded by Gjærevoll Centre Seed Funding. Co-principal investigator. The project facilitates collaboration related to biodiversity and nature across the arts, sciences, and humanities.

I contribute to the following:

BiodiverCITY - Island Hopping. 2024 – 2027. Funded by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research "Sparkling Science" program. The project engages students and citizen science participants to investigate the role of urban green spaces as "biodiversity islands" that support pollinator species. My role in the project deals primarily with extending and testing citizen science methods to monitor restored urban habitats in Trondheim.

NEXUS. 2025 – 2028. Funded by the Research Council of Norway. NEXUS will help move the debate about the development of new hydropower in protected watercourses from a debate about the knowledge base to a debate about priorities between different societal goals. My role in the project deals primarily with participatory mapping of diverse values and uses associated with watercourses.

Hotspots. Funded by Miljødirektoratet. The Hotspots project develops an open and verifiable tool that addresses the major imbalances in Norwegian species data, with the goal of providing managers, municipalities and businesses with a good knowledge base to balance development needs with consideration for nature. My role in the project deals mainly with biodiversity data priorization and mobilization.

Research networks

I contribute to national and international networks including the DiverSea Horizon Europe consortium, Living Norway Ecological Data Network, GBIF Norway, the Global Citizen Science Partnership, and the American Geophysical Union Thriving Earth Exchange.

Publications

2026

Solman, Helena; Mandeville, Caitlin Marie. (2026) Toward sustainable outcomes for offshore wind and biodiversity in the digital era: Principles for collaborative digital ecosystem-based governance. iScience
Academic literature review

2025

Mandeville, Caitlin P.. (2025) Citizen Science Offers Untapped Potential for Conservation Through Research Flexibility. Conservation Letters
Academic literature review
Gould, Elliot; Fraser, Hannah S.; Parker, Timothy H.; Nakagawa, Shinichi; Griffith, Simon C.; Vesk, Peter A.; Fidler, Fiona; Hamilton, Daniel G.; Abbey-Lee, Robin N.; Abbott, Jessica K.. (2025) Same data, different analysts: variation in effect sizes due to analytical decisions in ecology and evolutionary biology. BMC Biology
Academic article

2024

Mandeville, Caitlin Marie; Finstad, Anders Gravbrøt; Kålås, John Atle; Stokke, Bård Gunnar; Øien, Ingar Jostein; Nilsen, Erlend Birkeland. (2024) Interspecific competition impacts the occupancy and range limits of two ptarmigan species along the elevation gradient in Norway. Wildlife Biology
Academic article
Gutierrez Gonzalez, Maria Azucena; Mandeville, Caitlin Marie; Edwards, Ferne Leigh; Rice, Paula Maria. (2024) Innovating Interdisciplinarity in Higher Education: Exploring the Impact of a Grassroots Community of Practice. Teaching and Learning Inquiry
Academic article
Wehn, U.; Ajates, R.; Mandeville, Caitlin Marie; Somerwill, L.; Kragh, G.; Haklay, M.. (2024) Opening science to society: how to progress societal engagement into (open) science policies. Royal Society Open Science
Academic article

2023

Mandeville, Caitlin Marie; Nilsen, Erlend Birkeland; Herfindal, Ivar; Finstad, Anders Gravbrøt. (2023) Participatory monitoring drives biodiversity knowledge in global protected areas. Communications Earth & Environment
Academic article
Mandeville, Caitlin Marie; Finstad, Anders; Nilsen, Erlend; Verones, Francesca; O’Hara, Robert Brian. (2023) Applications of participatory monitoring in biodiversity science and conservation. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Doctoral thesis
Simmonds, Emily Grace; Adjei, Kwaku Peprah; Cretois, Benjamin; Dickel, Lisa; González-Gil, Ricardo; Laverick, Jack H; Mandeville, Caitlin Marie; Mandeville, Elizabeth G; Ovaskainen, Otso Tapio; Sicacha Parada, Jorge Armando. (2023) Recommendations for quantitative uncertainty consideration in ecology and evolution. Trends in Ecology & Evolution
Academic article

2022

Simmonds, Emily Grace; Adjei, Kwaku Peprah; Andersen, Christoffer Wold; Aspheim, Janne Cathrin Hetle; Battistin, Claudia; Bulso, Nicola; Christensen, Hannah M.; Cretois, Benjamin; Cubero, Ryan John Abat; Davidovich, Ivan Andres. (2022) Insights into the quantification and reporting of model-related uncertainty across different disciplines. iScience
Academic article
Mandeville, Caitlin; Nilsen, Erlend Birkeland; Finstad, Anders Gravbrøt. (2022) Spatial distribution of biodiversity citizen science in a natural area depends on area accessibility and differs from other recreational area use. Ecological Solutions and Evidence
Academic article
Wehn, Uta; Hepburn, Libby; Hsing, Pen-Yuan; Ajates, Raquel; Kragh, Gitte; Mandeville, Caitlin Marie; Somerwill, Luke; al., (28 additional) et. (2022) Guidance for the implementation of the UNESCO Open Science Recommendation re. "Opening science to society". Zenodo
Research report

2021

Rubert-Nason, Kennedy; Casper, A.M. Aramati; Jurjonas, Matt; Mandeville, Caitlin; Potter, Rebecca; Schwarz, Kirsten. (2021) Ecologist engagement in translational science is imperative for building resilience to global change threats. Rethinking Ecology
Academic article
Mandeville, Caitlin; Finstad, Anders Gravbrøt. (2021) Community science supports research on protected area resilience. Conservation Science and Practice (CSP)
Academic article
Mandeville, Caitlin; Koch, Wouter; Nilsen, Erlend Birkeland; Finstad, Anders Gravbrøt. (2021) Open Data Practices among Users of Primary Biodiversity Data. BioScience
Academic article

2019

Mandeville, Caitlin; Rahel, Frank J; Patterson, Lindsay S; Walters, Annika. (2019) Integrating fish assemblage data, modeled stream temperatures, and thermal tolerance metrics to develop thermal guilds for water temperature regulation: Wyoming case study. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society
Academic article

2018

Walters, Annika; Mandeville, Caitlin; Rahel, Frank J. (2018) The interaction of exposure and warming tolerance determines fish species vulnerability to warming stream temperatures. Biology Letters
Academic article

Journal publications

Solman, Helena; Mandeville, Caitlin Marie. (2026) Toward sustainable outcomes for offshore wind and biodiversity in the digital era: Principles for collaborative digital ecosystem-based governance. iScience
Academic literature review
Mandeville, Caitlin P.. (2025) Citizen Science Offers Untapped Potential for Conservation Through Research Flexibility. Conservation Letters
Academic literature review
Rubert-Nason, Kennedy; Casper, A.M. Aramati; Jurjonas, Matt; Mandeville, Caitlin; Potter, Rebecca; Schwarz, Kirsten. (2021) Ecologist engagement in translational science is imperative for building resilience to global change threats. Rethinking Ecology
Academic article
Simmonds, Emily Grace; Adjei, Kwaku Peprah; Andersen, Christoffer Wold; Aspheim, Janne Cathrin Hetle; Battistin, Claudia; Bulso, Nicola; Christensen, Hannah M.; Cretois, Benjamin; Cubero, Ryan John Abat; Davidovich, Ivan Andres. (2022) Insights into the quantification and reporting of model-related uncertainty across different disciplines. iScience
Academic article
Mandeville, Caitlin Marie; Nilsen, Erlend Birkeland; Herfindal, Ivar; Finstad, Anders Gravbrøt. (2023) Participatory monitoring drives biodiversity knowledge in global protected areas. Communications Earth & Environment
Academic article
Mandeville, Caitlin; Finstad, Anders Gravbrøt. (2021) Community science supports research on protected area resilience. Conservation Science and Practice (CSP)
Academic article
Mandeville, Caitlin; Nilsen, Erlend Birkeland; Finstad, Anders Gravbrøt. (2022) Spatial distribution of biodiversity citizen science in a natural area depends on area accessibility and differs from other recreational area use. Ecological Solutions and Evidence
Academic article
Mandeville, Caitlin; Koch, Wouter; Nilsen, Erlend Birkeland; Finstad, Anders Gravbrøt. (2021) Open Data Practices among Users of Primary Biodiversity Data. BioScience
Academic article
Mandeville, Caitlin Marie; Finstad, Anders Gravbrøt; Kålås, John Atle; Stokke, Bård Gunnar; Øien, Ingar Jostein; Nilsen, Erlend Birkeland. (2024) Interspecific competition impacts the occupancy and range limits of two ptarmigan species along the elevation gradient in Norway. Wildlife Biology
Academic article
Gould, Elliot; Fraser, Hannah S.; Parker, Timothy H.; Nakagawa, Shinichi; Griffith, Simon C.; Vesk, Peter A.; Fidler, Fiona; Hamilton, Daniel G.; Abbey-Lee, Robin N.; Abbott, Jessica K.. (2025) Same data, different analysts: variation in effect sizes due to analytical decisions in ecology and evolutionary biology. BMC Biology
Academic article
Gutierrez Gonzalez, Maria Azucena; Mandeville, Caitlin Marie; Edwards, Ferne Leigh; Rice, Paula Maria. (2024) Innovating Interdisciplinarity in Higher Education: Exploring the Impact of a Grassroots Community of Practice. Teaching and Learning Inquiry
Academic article
Mandeville, Caitlin; Rahel, Frank J; Patterson, Lindsay S; Walters, Annika. (2019) Integrating fish assemblage data, modeled stream temperatures, and thermal tolerance metrics to develop thermal guilds for water temperature regulation: Wyoming case study. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society
Academic article
Wehn, U.; Ajates, R.; Mandeville, Caitlin Marie; Somerwill, L.; Kragh, G.; Haklay, M.. (2024) Opening science to society: how to progress societal engagement into (open) science policies. Royal Society Open Science
Academic article
Walters, Annika; Mandeville, Caitlin; Rahel, Frank J. (2018) The interaction of exposure and warming tolerance determines fish species vulnerability to warming stream temperatures. Biology Letters
Academic article
Simmonds, Emily Grace; Adjei, Kwaku Peprah; Cretois, Benjamin; Dickel, Lisa; González-Gil, Ricardo; Laverick, Jack H; Mandeville, Caitlin Marie; Mandeville, Elizabeth G; Ovaskainen, Otso Tapio; Sicacha Parada, Jorge Armando. (2023) Recommendations for quantitative uncertainty consideration in ecology and evolution. Trends in Ecology & Evolution
Academic article

Report

Wehn, Uta; Hepburn, Libby; Hsing, Pen-Yuan; Ajates, Raquel; Kragh, Gitte; Mandeville, Caitlin Marie; Somerwill, Luke; al., (28 additional) et. (2022) Guidance for the implementation of the UNESCO Open Science Recommendation re. "Opening science to society". Zenodo
Research report

Student thesis or dissertation

Mandeville, Caitlin Marie; Finstad, Anders; Nilsen, Erlend; Verones, Francesca; O’Hara, Robert Brian. (2023) Applications of participatory monitoring in biodiversity science and conservation. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Doctoral thesis

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