Decision-making of citizen scientists when recording species observations

DE Bowler, N Bhandari, L Repke, C Beuthner… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Citizen scientists play an increasingly important role in biodiversity monitoring. Most of the
data, however, are unstructured—collected by diverse methods that are not documented …

Demographic and motivational differences between participants in analog and digital citizen science projects for monitoring mosquitoes

B Dekramanjian, F Bartumeus, H Kampen… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Worldwide, citizen scientists help to map the distribution of native and introduced mosquito
species in a variety of programs, contributing to environmental research and management …

The known unknowns: what citizen science projects in Germany know about their volunteers—and what they don't know

N Moczek, S Hecker, SL Voigt-Heucke - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
The citizen science landscape in Germany offers an enormous range for participation. More
than 170 projects currently present themselves on the national citizen science platform. In …

Fascination and joy: emotions predict urban gardeners' pro-pollinator behaviour

U Sturm, TM Straka, A Moormann, M Egerer - Insects, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The protection of pollinating insects depends on public support. Citizen
science (CS) is frequently discussed as a way to promote interest and conservation action …

Partial mowing of urban lawns supports higher abundances and diversities of insects

J Wintergerst, T Kästner, M Bartel, C Schmidt… - Journal of Insect …, 2021 - Springer
Within the citizen science project “Flowering meadows for Saxonian butterflies”, more than
640 meadows are partially and at maximum three times annually mowed in order to change …

Towards insect-friendly road lighting—a transdisciplinary multi-stakeholder approach involving citizen scientists

S Schroer, K Austen, N Moczek, G Kalinkat, A Jechow… - Insects, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Road lighting is a service provided at night, mainly to ensure the secure
and safe passage of humans. However, lighting at night can have adverse effects on insects …

Transference of citizen science program impacts: A theory grounded in public participation in scientific research

LI Lynch-O'Brien, WA Babchuk, JM Dauer… - Diversity, 2021 - mdpi.com
Citizen science is known for increasing the geographic, spatial, and temporal scale from
which scientists can gather data. It is championed for its potential to provide experiential …

Sustainable Management of the African Great Lake Coastal Areas: Motivations and Perspectives of Community Citizen Scientists

HA Moshi, DA Shilla, J Brehim, I Kimirei… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
The long-term sustainability of the African Great Lakes is strongly connected to the
management and monitoring of their coastal areas. Yet, the communities that live in these …

BODENTIERhoch4: A new citizen science tool for the determination and monitoring of soil organisms

A Neu, A Allspach, K Baber, P Decker… - Soil …, 2022 - soil-organisms.org
Although citizen science (CS) has proven to be a powerful tool to detect man-made
biodiversity loss, existing CS monitoring programs are highly biased towards …

Cultural, philosophical and legal aspects of volunteering in Kyrgyzstan: Current challenges

L Ji, S Abdrasulov, C Xi… - Social and Legal …, 2023 - sls-journal.com.ua
The relevance of the study of volunteer activity in Kyrgyz society is due to the
epistemological need for a comprehensive understanding of this sphere of human activity at …