The role of citizen science in monitoring small-scale pollution events

Kieran Hyder, Serena Wright, Mark Kirby, Jan Brant — Tue, 06 Jun 2017 18:00:58 +0000

Abstract: Small-scale pollution events involve the release of potentially harmful substances into the marine environment. These events can affect all levels of the ecosystem, with damage to both fauna and flora. Numerous reporting structures are currently available to document spills, however there is a lack of information on small-scale events due to their magnitude and...

Advancing Citizen Science for Coastal and Ocean Research

Tue, 06 Jun 2017 18:00:13 +0000

Summary: In Citizen Science, members of the general public collaborate with scientists to generate and use data relating to the natural world. For the many fields of marine research, this is a particularly powerful approach which should not be overlooked. The sheer scale of coastal and ocean environments mean that it would take several lifetimes...

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The role of citizen science in monitoring small-scale pollution events

Advancing Citizen Science for Coastal and Ocean Research