An overview of the history, current contributions and future outlook of iNaturalist in Australia

T Mesaglio, CT Callaghan - Wildlife Research, 2021 - CSIRO Publishing
Citizen science initiatives and the data they produce are increasingly common in ecology,
conservation and biodiversity monitoring. Although the quality of citizen science data has …

Observing the observers: How participants contribute data to iNaturalist and implications for biodiversity science

GJ Di Cecco, V Barve, MW Belitz, BJ Stucky… - …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The availability of citizen science data has resulted in growing applications in biodiversity
science. One widely used platform, iNaturalist, provides millions of digitally vouchered …

[HTML][HTML] Status of urban ecology in Africa: A systematic review

AG Awoyemi, JD Ibánez-Álamo - Landscape and Urban Planning, 2023 - Elsevier
Urbanization is an extreme human activity and is expanding worldwide, consequently
increasing the attention of scientists across research areas of urban ecology. Recent studies …

[HTML][HTML] Wildness and habitat quality drive spatial patterns of urban biodiversity

C Aznarez, JC Svenning, G Taveira, F Baró… - Landscape and Urban …, 2022 - Elsevier
Urban green and blue spaces (UGBS) are key for biodiversity conservation. Many studies
focus on UGBS benefits for well-being, but how UGBS ecological and quality influence …

Differential reporting of biodiversity in two citizen science platforms during COVID-19 lockdown in Colombia

LM Sánchez-Clavijo, SJ Martínez-Callejas… - Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the potential of using data from long-term citizen
science projects to answer questions about the impacts of unexpected events on …

Quantifying error in occurrence data: Comparing the data quality of iNaturalist and digitized herbarium specimen data in flowering plant families of the southeastern …

E White, PS Soltis, DE Soltis, R Guralnick - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
iNaturalist has the potential to be an extremely rich source of organismal occurrence data.
Launched in 2008, it now contains over 150 million uploaded observations as of May 2023 …

[HTML][HTML] Are traditional urban greening actions compliant with the European Greening Plans guidance?

L Costadone, K Vierikko - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, embedded in the European Green Deal, is a key
policy agenda promoted by the European Commission to protect nature and biodiversity …

Using smartphone-GPS data to quantify human activity in green spaces

A Filazzola, G **e, K Barrett, A Dunn… - PLoS Computational …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Cities are growing in density and coverage globally, increasing the value of green spaces
for human health and well-being. Understanding the interactions between people and green …

Assessing ecological interactions in urban areas using citizen science data: Insights from hummingbird–plant meta-networks in a tropical megacity

OH Marín-Gómez, CR Flores… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2022 - Elsevier
Urbanization is one of the most intensive threats to biodiversity worldwide. The rapid sprawl
of urban settings often comprises a drastic landscape transformation due to the replacement …

[PDF][PDF] A threshold for citizen science projects: Complex thinking as a driver of holistic development

J Sanabria, JMM Espinosa, BA Ponce… - … de Educación a …, 2022 - redalyc.org
Emerging technologies and community empowerment have driven citizen science (CS)
projects. However, their impact remains vague, partly because of the difficulties in …