Crowdsourcing methods for data collection in geophysics: State of the art, issues, and future directions
Data are essential in all areas of geophysics. They are used to better understand and
manage systems, either directly or via models. Given the complexity and spatiotemporal …
manage systems, either directly or via models. Given the complexity and spatiotemporal …
Outstanding challenges and future directions for biodiversity monitoring using citizen science data
A Johnston, E Matechou… - Methods in Ecology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
There is increasing availability and use of unstructured and semi‐structured citizen science
data in biodiversity research and conservation. This expansion of a rich source of 'big …
data in biodiversity research and conservation. This expansion of a rich source of 'big …
Desertification
A Mirzabaev, J Wu, J Evans, F García-Oliva… - 2019 - philpapers.org
Abstract IPCC SPECIAL REPORT ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND LAND (SRCCL) Chapter 3:
Climate Change and Land: An IPCC special report on climate change, desertification, land …
Climate Change and Land: An IPCC special report on climate change, desertification, land …
The potential for citizen science to produce reliable and useful information in ecology
ED Brown, BK Williams - Conservation Biology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
We examined features of citizen science that influence data quality, inferential power, and
usefulness in ecology. As background context for our examination, we considered topics …
usefulness in ecology. As background context for our examination, we considered topics …
Civic reporting indicators and biocultural conservation: opportunities and challenges for sustainable tourism
Citizen science (CS) within sustainable tourism is an underutilized tool for biocultural
conservation. The aims of this research integrate conceptual and applied approaches to …
conservation. The aims of this research integrate conceptual and applied approaches to …
Opportunistic citizen science data transform understanding of species distributions, phenology, and diversity gradients for global change research
Opportunistic citizen science (CS) programs allow volunteers to report species observations
from anywhere, at any time, and can assemble large volumes of historic and current data at …
from anywhere, at any time, and can assemble large volumes of historic and current data at …
Born‐digital biodiversity data: Millions and billions
Given the dramatic pace of change of our planet, we need rapid collection of environmental
data to document how species are coping and to evaluate the impact of our conservation …
data to document how species are coping and to evaluate the impact of our conservation …
An evaluation of stringent filtering to improve species distribution models from citizen science data
VA Steen, CS Elphick, MW Tingley - Diversity and Distributions, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Citizen science data are increasingly used for modelling species distributions because
they offer broad spatiotemporal coverage of local observations. However, such data are …
they offer broad spatiotemporal coverage of local observations. However, such data are …
Citizen science can complement professional invasive plant surveys and improve estimates of suitable habitat
Aim Citizen science is a cost‐effective potential source of invasive species occurrence data.
However, data quality issues due to unstructured sampling approaches may discourage the …
However, data quality issues due to unstructured sampling approaches may discourage the …
Mapping connectivity and conflict risk to identify safe corridors for the Persian leopard
A Ghoddousi, B Bleyhl, C Sichau, D Ashayeri… - Landscape …, 2020 - Springer
Context Many large carnivores depend on habitat patches outside protected areas, as well
as safe corridors between them. However, corridor assessments typically ignore potential …
as safe corridors between them. However, corridor assessments typically ignore potential …