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Citizen Science and the Urban Ecology of Birds and Butterflies - A Systematic...
Citizen science has gained widespread currency as a tool for ecological research over the\ud past decade. However, in the discipline of urban ecology, the existing contributions... -
Citizen science: An alternative way for water monitoring in Hong Kong
Nowadays, citizen science has become increasingly popular, especially in Western countries. In Hong Kong, citizen science projects are mostly used for public education, while... -
Building flux capacity: Citizen scientists increase resolution of soil greenh...
Though citizen science programs have been broadly successful in diverse scientific fields, their adoption has lagged in some disciplines, including soil science and ecosystem... -
Scientific crowdsourcing in wildlife research and conservation: Tigers (Panth...
With around 3,200 tigers (Panthera tigris) left in the wild, the governments of 13 tiger range countries recently declared that there is a need for innovation to aid tiger... -
Crowdsourcing: It Matters Who the Crowd Are. The Impacts of between Group Var...
Volunteered geographical information (VGI) and citizen science have become important sources data for much scientific research. In the domain of land cover, crowdsourcing can... -
A citizen science approach: A detailed ecological assessment of subtropical r...
Subtropical reefs provide an important habitat for flora and fauna, and proper monitoring is required for conservation. Monitoring these exposed and submerged reefs is... -
Citclops: A next-generation sensor system for the monitoring of natural water...
41 pages, 28 figures, 1 table, supporting information https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0230084.s001.-- Through the interface at [http://www.citclops.eu/search/welcome.php]... -
What Is Citizen Science? – A Scientometric Meta-Analysis
Context The concept of citizen science (CS) is currently referred to by many actors inside and outside science and research. Several descriptions of this purportedly new... -
"Anyone Know What Species This Is?" – Twitter Conversations as Embryonic Citi...
Social media like blogs, micro-blogs or social networks are increasingly being investigated and employed to detect and predict trends for not only social and physical phenomena,... -
Citizen scientists and university students monitor noise pollution in cities ...
Noise pollution can cause increased stress, cognitive impairment and illness in humans and decreased fitness and altered behavior in wildlife. Maps of noise pollution are used... -
Predicting the distribution of poorly-documented species, Northern black wido...
Predicting species distributions requires substantial numbers of georeferenced occurrences and access to remotely sensed climate and land cover data. Reliable estimates of the... -
Biosecurity messages are lost in translation to citizens: Implications for de...
The increasing focus of marine biosecurity agencies on transferring management responsibilities to citizens and industry begs the question whether devolved responsibility is a... -
History of nonnative Monk Parakeets in Mexico
Nonnative Monk Parakeets have been reported in increasing numbers across many cities in Mexico, and were formally classified as an invasive species in Mexico in late 2016.... -
Dispersal patterns of an introduced wild bee, Megachile sculpturalis Smith, 1...
Biodiversity monitoring programs are the baseline of species abundancy studies, which in case of introduced species are especially critical. Megachile sculpturalis Smith, 1853... -
Accuracy of long-term volunteer water monitoring data: A multiscale analysis ...
An increasing number of citizen science water monitoring programs is continuously collecting water quality data on streams throughout the United States. Operating under quality... -
Citizen science improves our understanding of the impact of soil management o...
Native bees provide essential pollination services in both natural and managed ecosystems. However, declines in native bee species highlight the need for increased understanding... -
Traditional scientific data vs. uncoordinated citizen science effort: A revie...
Data generated by citizen science is particularly valuable in ecological research. If used discerningly with data from traditional scientific references, citizen science can... -
Sonic Kayaks: Environmental monitoring and experimental music by citizens
AbstractThe Sonic Kayak is a musical instrument with which to investigate nature, developed during open hacklab events. Kayaks rigged with underwater environmental sensors allow... -
Shifts in bird ranges and conservation priorities in China under climate change
Climate change is one of the most significant causes of species range shift and extinction. Based on a citizen science dataset of birds in China, the Bird Report, we developed a... -
Understanding the (inter) disciplinary and institutional diversity of citizen...
Citizen science has become more popular in recent years, quickly taking on a variety of potentially conflicting characteristics: a way to collect massive data sets at relatively...
