articleNature Reviews Methods PrimersAug 25, 2022HYBRID OA

Citizen science in environmental and ecological sciences

DFDilek FraislGHGerid HagerBBBaptiste BedessemMMMargaret M. GoldPHPen‐Yuan Hsing

International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis · University of Namur · +12 more institutions

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Abstract

Citizen science is an increasingly acknowledged approach applied in many scientific domains, and particularly within the environmental and ecological sciences, in which non-professional participants contribute to data collection to advance scientific research. We present contributory citizen science as a valuable method to scientists and practitioners within the environmental and ecological sciences, focusing on the full life cycle of citizen science practice, from design to implementation, evaluation and data management. We highlight key issues in citizen science and how to address them, such as participant engagement and retention, data quality assurance and bias correction, as well as ethical considerations…

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  • Citizen science
  • Data sharing
  • Open science
  • Engineering ethics
  • Data collection
  • Diversity (politics)
  • Data science
  • Political science
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