Can School Children Support Ecological Research? Lessons from the 'Oak Bodyguard' Citizen Science Project

Can School Children Support Ecological Research? Lessons from the 'Oak Bodyguard' Citizen Science Project

Scientific knowledge in the field of ecology is increasingly enriched by data acquired by the general public participating in citizen science (CS) programs. Yet, doubts remain about the reliability of such data, in particular when acquired by schoolchildren. We built upon an ongoing CS program, ...

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Main Authors: Bastien Castagneyrol, Elena Valdés-Correcher, Audrey Bourdin, Luc Barbaro, Olivier Bouriaud, Manuela Branco, Giada Centenaro, György Csóka, Mihai-Leonard Duduman, Anne-Maïmiti Dulaurent, Csaba B. Eötvös, Maria Faticov, Marco Ferrante, Ágnes Fürjes-Mikó, Andrea Galmán, Martin M. Gossner, Deborah Harvey, Andy G. Howe, Michèle Kaennel-Dobbertin, Julia Koricheva, Gábor L. Löveï, Daniela Lupaștean, Slobodan Milanović, Anna Mrazova, Lars Opgennoorth, Juha-Matti Pitkänen, Marija Popović, Tomas V. Roslin, Michael Scherer-Lorenzen, Katerina Sam, Markéta Tahadlová, Rebecca Thomas, Ayco J. M. Tack
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ubiquity Press 2020-03-01
Series:Citizen Science: Theory and Practice
Subjects:
artificial prey
citizen science
data quality
insect herbivory
measurement bias
predation
schoolchildren
Online Access:https://theoryandpractice.citizenscienceassociation.org/articles/267

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