E Lewandowski, H Specht - Conservation biology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Volunteer involvement in biological surveys is becoming common in conservation and ecology, prompting questions on the quality of data collected in such surveys. In a …
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 …
MJ Simis, H Madden… - Public understanding …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Science communication has been historically predicated on the knowledge deficit model. Yet, empirical research has shown that public communication of science is more complex …
Biodiversity citizen science projects are growing in number, size, and scope, and are gaining recognition as valuable data sources that build public engagement. Yet publication …
Members of the public participate in scientific research in many different contexts, stemming from traditions as varied as participatory action research and citizen science. Particularly in …
Citizen science is a research practice that relies on public contributions of data. The strong recognition of its educational value combined with the need for novel methods to handle …
Context Variation in the abundance of animals affects a broad range of ecosystem processes. However, patterns of abundance for large mammals, and the effects of human …
KF Stepenuck, LT Green - Ecology and society, 2015 - JSTOR
Citizens have long contributed to scientific research about the environment through volunteer environmental monitoring programs. Their participation has also resulted in …
S Falk, G Foster, R Comont, J Conroy, H Bostock… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Citizen science is an increasingly popular way of engaging volunteers in the collection of scientific data. Despite this, data quality remains a concern and there is little published …