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Turning observations into biodiversity data: Broadscale spatial biases in community science

Ecosphere, 2023
Biodiversity community science projects are growing rapidly in popularity. The enormous amounts of data generated by these programs are transforming how we conduct ecological research and conservation management.
Ellyne M. Geurts, John D. Reynolds, Brian M. Starzomski   +2 more
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Potential for online crowdsourced biological recording data to complement surveillance for arthropod vectors.

PLoS ONE, 2021
Voluntary contributions by citizen scientists can gather large datasets covering wide geographical areas, and are increasingly utilized by researchers for multiple applications, including arthropod vector surveillance.
Benjamin Cull
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Not all who wander are lost: Trail bias in community science.

PLoS ONE, 2023
The exponential growth and interest in community science programs is producing staggering amounts of biodiversity data across broad temporal and spatial scales.
Ellyne M Geurts, John D Reynolds, Brian M Starzomski   +2 more
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Examining the influence of sociodemographics, residential segregation, and historical redlining on eBird and iNaturalist data disparities in three U.S. cities

Ecology and Society
Ecologists often leverage contributory science, also referred to as citizen science, to answer large-scale spatial and temporal biodiversity questions.
Cesar O Estien, Elizabeth J Carlen, Christopher J Schell   +2 more
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A pipeline for assessing the quality of images and metadata from crowd-sourced databases

Peer Community Journal, 2022
Crowd-sourced biodiversity databases provide easy access to data and images for ecological education and research. One concern with using publicly sourced databases; however, is the quality of their images, taxonomic descriptions, and geographical ...
Billotte, Jackie
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Exploring the participation of young citizen scientists in scientific research: The case of iNaturalist.

PLoS ONE, 2021
Online citizen science projects have broadened options for accessing science and enabled different forms of participation in scientific research for adult and young volunteers.
Maria Aristeidou, Christothea Herodotou, Heidi L Ballard, Alison N Young, Annie E Miller, Lila Higgins, Rebecca F Johnson   +6 more
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Lessons learned from compiling a flora checklist for the Cape Peninsula, South Africa

Koedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science
Checklists form an important component of biodiversity conservation, underpinning species monitoring, conservation planning and management prioritisation.
Anthony G. Rebelo, Patricia M. Holmes, Dian Spear, Ronell R. Klopper, Nicola J. van Wilgen   +4 more
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Linking community structure and climate vulnerability in desert plant assemblages of southern California

American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise Desert plant assemblages in southern California provide an opportunity to link patterns of community structure with climate‐driven vulnerability in a rapidly changing environment. California sustains an exceptionally diverse flora of approximately 4300 plant species, with 31% identified as endemic.
Hector Zumbado‐Ulate, Luis E. Barrios, Danelle A. Baronia, G. Darrel Jenerette, Lynn C. Sweet   +4 more
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iNaturalist Users Exhibit Distinct Spatiotemporal Sampling Preferences, with Implications for Biodiversity Science and Project Planning

Citizen Science: Theory and Practice
Biodiversity-focused contributory science platforms generate massive quantities of opportunistic records for research, but data are spatially, temporally, and taxonomically biased. While research attempting to quantify these biases abounds, less is known
Erin L. Grady, Caitlin J. Campbell, Corey T. Callaghan, Robert P. Guralnick   +3 more
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Turning a new leaf: PhenoVision provides leaf phenology data at the global scale

Applications in Plant Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise Plant phenology dictates many aspects of community function and ecosystem dynamics. Yet, global phenology data are still limited, especially in areas lacking monitoring programs. Here we present a new data resource, PhenoVision–Leaf, which extends a computer vision pipeline utilizing iNaturalist digital image vouchers to produce global‐
Erin L. Grady, Ellen G. Denny, Carrie E. Seltzer, John Deck, Daijiang Li, Russell Dinnage, Robert P. Guralnick   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source