The diversity and evolution of ecological and environmental citizen science

Tue, 02 May 2017 18:00:51 +0000

Abstract: Citizen science—the involvement of volunteers in data collection, analysis and interpretation—simultaneously supports research and public engagement with science, and its profile is rapidly rising. Citizen science represents a diverse range of approaches, but until now this diversity has not been quantitatively explored. We conducted a systematic internet search and discovered 509 environmental and ecological...

Spatial and landscape ecology – Citizen Science Today

The diversity and evolution of ecological and environmental citizen science