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Utilizing the iNaturalist Application for Biology Research and Learning [PDF]

Mangifera Edu, 2023
This literature study aims to describe the utilization of the iNaturalist application (https://www.inaturalist.org/) in biology research and learning activities. iNaturalist is an Online Citizen Science (OCS) application available on the web and Android (
Aden Arif Gaffar
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Cultivating Bioliteracy, Biodiscovery, Data Literacy, and Ecological Monitoring in Undergraduate Courses With iNaturalist

Citizen Science: Theory and Practice, 2021
iNaturalist is a large and growing open-source online platform connecting a global community of users to the natural world and to each other. iNaturalist makes it simple for anyone to share observations, get identifications, and make identifications of ...
Colleen Hitchcock, Jon Sullivan, Kelly O'Donnell   +2 more
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Geographic Proximity and Homophily Effects Drive Social Interactions Within VGI Communities: An Example of iNaturalist

International Journal of Digital Earth
Social interactions among online community members contributing to volunteered geographic information (VGI) are a key element and often crucial to VGI project success.
Guiming Zhang, Xi Gong, Di Zhu
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iNaturalist Projects Represent a Valuable Resource for Aggregating Plant Observations and Engaging Society: A Case Study of the Flora of Mongolia Project

Plants People Planet
Societal Impact Statement Citizen science – collaboration between scientists and the public – has the potential to advance biodiversity monitoring. Using a case study from Mongolia, called the Flora of Mongolia project in iNaturalist, we illustrate how ...
Hyeok Jae Choi, Narangarvuu Dashdondog, Urgamal Magsar   +2 more
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Contribution of the public to the modelling of the distributions of species: Occurrence and current and potential distribution of the ant Manica rubida (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

European Journal of Entomology, 2023
Maps and models of the distributions of animals and plants are important for assessing their current and future status. Such models rely on information on the environment and occurrence of species.
Patrick KRAPF
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Combining Physical and Digital Data Collection for Citizen Science Climate Research

Citizen Science: Theory and Practice, 2022
In this paper, we present our experience designing and implementing a hybrid citizen science protocol combining local data collection reported digitally with the return of physical samples by mail.
Heather Killen, Lucy Chang, Laura Soul, Richard Barclay   +3 more
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Recognizing the importance of near-home contact with nature for mental well-being based on the COVID-19 lockdown experience

Ecology and Society, 2023
Several urban landscape planning solutions have been introduced around the world to find a balance between developing urban spaces, maintaining and restoring biodiversity, and enhancing quality of human life.
Magdalena L. Lenda, Piotr Skórka, Małgorzata Jaźwa, Hsien-Yung Lin, Edward Nęcka, Piotr Tryjanowski, Dawid Moroń, Johannes M. H. Knops, Hugh P Possingham   +8 more
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Looking More Carefully: A Successful Bioblitz Orientation Activity at an Urban Public University

Citizen Science: Theory and Practice, 2022
A college freshman orientation activity incorporating citizen science was designed and implemented by a partnership between the University of Massachusetts Boston and the National Park Service.
Megan Rokop, Rajini Srikanth, Marc Albert, Catherine Radonic, Rachel Vincent, Robert Stevenson   +5 more
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Bicolored Hawk, Accipiter bicolor in Guayaquil city (Western Ecuador)

Revista Peruana de Biología, 2023
Accipiter bicolor is a widely distributed Neotropical raptor but knowledge about its ecology is poor, particularly in urban areas. In this work, we document the presence of A. bicolor in the city of Guayaquil and in nearby forested areas, in addition, we
Jaime A. Salas, Daniel Arias-Cruzatty, Miguel Aguilar-Gómez, Carolina Bravo-Mejía, Ronny Matamoros   +4 more
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Nuevos registros de la poco conocida Dardarina gaucha Mielke, 1980 (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) en la Reserva de la Biósfera Pereyra Iraola, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Revista Chilena de Entomología, 2021
La pequeña saltarina Dardarina gaucha Mielke, 1980, hasta ahora conocida solamente para su localidad tipo en el sur de Brasil y un espécimen recolectado dieciocho años atrás en el noreste de Argentina cerca del Río Uruguay, ha sido encontrada cerca de la
Michelle Delaloye, Martin Arregui, Holger Braun   +2 more
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