The accuracy of citizen science data: a quantitative review

E Aceves-Bueno, AS Adeleye, M Feraud… - Bulletin of the Ecological …, 2017 - JSTOR
Citizen science involves volunteers who participate in scientific research by collecting data,
monitoring sites, and even taking part in the whole process of scientific inquiry (Roy et al …

Influence of volunteer and project characteristics on data quality of biological surveys

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 …

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 …

The lure of rationality: Why does the deficit model persist in science communication?

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 …

The science of citizen science: Exploring barriers to use as a primary research tool

HK Burgess, LB DeBey, HE Froehlich, N Schmidt… - Biological …, 2017 - Elsevier
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 …

Public participation in scientific research: a framework for deliberate design

JL Shirk, HL Ballard, CC Wilderman, T Phillips… - Ecology and society, 2012 - JSTOR
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 …

The invisible prevalence of citizen science in global research: migratory birds and climate change

CB Cooper, J Shirk, B Zuckerberg - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
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 …

Volunteer-run cameras as distributed sensors for macrosystem mammal research

WJ McShea, T Forrester, R Costello, Z He, R Kays - Landscape Ecology, 2016 - Springer
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 …

Individual-and community-level impacts of volunteer environmental monitoring: a synthesis of peer-reviewed literature

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 …

Evaluating the ability of citizen scientists to identify bumblebee (Bombus) species

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 …